The Most Impactful Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Players (1981-1982-Present): #32 Travis Ford, #31 Deron Feldhaus

#31 Deron Feldhaus (1987-1992)
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/16/1968
Maysville, KY

The Unforgettables. That was the name placed on the 1992 squad of Kentucky seniors that led Kentucky back from the dredges of probation to the resurgence of an Elite 8 heart wrenching loss to powerhouse Duke. It was a squad of four players that signed with Eddie Sutton, stayed with the program when it was put on probation, and transformed it under Rick Pitino.

Richie Farmer, John Pelphrey, and Sean Woods took that name recognition and all managed to capitalize on the fame. State government campaigns, head coaching positions, and product endorsements have kept them in the limelight of Kentucky fans for the last 20 years.

Feldhaus has stayed out of public attention since his most memorable moment. One that is simply hard to forget, as CBS shows it multiple times a day in countless replays during March Madness. The one where he, along with John Pelphrey, was guarding Christian Laettner’s game winning shot in 1992.

Between golfing with Pelfrey or lunch with Woods and the causal run-ins with Farmer, Feldhaus says each have went their own way but will forever be tied with those 4 years. They’re all too busy to relive 2.1 seconds from 20 years ago.

KENTUCKY CAREER:
124 Games played
1232 Points scored (9.9)
540 Rebounds (4.3)
49.3% Field Goals

After his 4 years at Kentucky Feldhaus spent 5 years in Japan playing basketball. After the nearly 9 straight years of wear and strain, the 6’7″ Forward was burnt out. He found himself back to in Maysville at the same golf course he worked in during the early 1990s. He’s now co-owner of that golf course, along with his father,  and continues his low key, easy lifestyle out of the public spotlight.

Feldhaus still watches every Kentucky basketball game and when he makes a journey to Lexington to catch a game in person, when he walks into Rupp and sees his jersey hanging, he still shakes his head in disbelief. The same thing the other 22,000 patrons do when they realize that it has been 20 years since that fateful night that spawned the current generation of Kentucky fans’ passion for their Wildcats.

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