Roger Harden, former Mr. Basketball in Indiana and McDonald’s All-American, was a three-year starter at the point guard position during his four year career at Kentucky from 1982 to 1986.
During his senior year, Harden set a single-season assist record with a total of 232. Harden’s 498 career assists puts him third overall Kentucky history behind Dirk Minefield (646) and Anthony Epps (544). He was also named Third-Team All-SEC and to the All-SEC Tournament team during his senior year. Harden scored a total of 478 points as a Wildcat.
When the Kentucky basketball program switched to Nike from Converse for the 1984-85 season, Harden was the only player to continue wearing Converse, while his teammates wore the “Kentucky Dunk” shoe.