Kentucky heavy favorite in SEC tourney
March 10, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Maybe Kentucky coach John Calipari wants to ease thepressure on his young Wildcats.
He’s busy talking about playing for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament,though ending a drought with Kentucky’s first Southeastern Conference tournamenttitle since 2004 would be good.
All those blue-clad fans heading to Nashville, determined to sneak throughevery nook and cranny to watch? They want to see the Wildcats resume theirrightful place atop the SEC. Kentucky is the heavy favorite to take home a 26thtournament title after running to its 44th regular season title.
It won’t be easy starting Thursday. Mississippi State won four games in fourdays to take last year’s title, while Georgia did just that in 2008.
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