Most Kentucky basketball fans reading this remember the sound of Mike Pratt’s voice accompanying our favorite wins alongside Tom Leach. A part of UK radio broadcasts for more than two decades, he has an even further-reaching legacy. Without Pratt on the search committee, John Calipari may have never become the Wildcats’ head coach.
Mike Pratt served as a connecting force that brought together the new generation with the old guard. He was able to do it because he was one of Adolph Rupp’s brightest stars. Before his No. 22 is hung in the rafters of Rupp Arena at halftime of Saturday’s game against Florida, let’s not forget why he got there by revisiting his best performances in a Kentucky uniform.