Reggie Warford, an NIT Champion and the first African-American men’s basketball player to graduate from the University of Kentucky, passed away Thursday at the age of 67, UK announced.
Warford (1973-76) appeared in 50 games for the Kentucky Wildcats and scored 206 career points. He was a member of the 1976 NIT Championship team and part of the 1975 team that finished as the NCAA Tournament runner-up.
“Reggie Warford passed away this morning at home surrounded by his loving family,” UK head coach John Calipari said in a press release. “I know how much Reggie meant to Kentucky and how he inspired others, including Jack Givens and James Lee.