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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking the top 25 Wildcats through 2010

By Frank Spencer

LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Sam Bowie didn’t have the page turning statistics but he was a player nonetheless. Bowie was drafted second overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1984 NBA Draft. He was drafted ahead off the great Michael Jordan. Bowie was a 6-foot-10 force in the paint that took the college basketball world by storm. In an injury plagued career, he managed to turn out three seasons wearing a Kentucky Basketball uniform. Even then, he managed to score 1,258 career points. He ranks in the top 30 in the all time scoring list at Kentucky. He also pulled down 843 rebounds which ranks eighth all time on Kentucky’s rebound list.

Bowie was definitely a sensation. At 218 Blocked shots, Sam Bowie comes in at fourth overall in the career blocks category at Kentucky.

  • 1,258 career points (30th All-Tim)
  • 843 career rebounds (8th All-Time)
  • 218 career Blocks (4th All-Time)
  • 2x All-SEC First Team
  • 1984 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2x Second Team All-American
  • No. 2 overall NBA Draft Pick
  • Olympic Gold Medalist
  • University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Jersey No. 31 retired by the University of Kentucky
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