The 10-year anniversary of Jodie Meeks’ 54-point performance vs. Tennessee was January 13, and Kyle Tucker has a great article out today about it that deserves some of your time. Through interviews with Meeks, Billy Gillispie, Patrick Patterson, Bruce Pearl, John Calipari, and others, Tucker compiled an oral history of that great night.
The quotes from Gillispie are particularly interesting. The story goes that the former Kentucky coach refused to hand out commemorative “Witness” shirts Nike sent to the team, but Gillisipe claims he never knew about them.
“Most things in Kentucky take on a life of their own, and that did too.