With apologies to 17th century English poet John Milton, the theme for Kentucky men’s college basketball’s two marquee programs since 2015 has been “Paradise Lost.”
From 2011 through 2015, the men’s hoops teams at Kentucky and Louisville combined to go 34-7 in NCAA Tournament games.
Of the seven losses, two were by U of L to UK and another by the Cardinals to Morehead State. That meant our state’s two flagship men’s hoops programs were 32-4 vs. teams from other states in the NCAA Tournament for a five-year period.
