To get fans ready for college basketball season, ESPN’s Jon Gasaway undertook the monumental task of picking the best player at each jersey number in the history of the sport. Surprisingly, only one Kentucky Wildcat made the list: Tony Delk at No. 00.
“A first-team All-American and the leading scorer on the 1996 UK squad known as The Untouchables, Delk won most outstanding player honors at the NCAA tournament and led his 34-2 team to a national title. Nevertheless, No. 00 remains, somewhat surprisingly, a rather underutilized jersey option.”
Several other former Cats were in the running at other numbers (Gasaway’s first choice in parentheses):
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