Kentucky slapped around overmatched Drexel en route to an 88-44 win, the 2,000th in the storied program’s history, according to the Associated Press.
The Wildcats doubled up the Dragons with freshman DeMarcus Cousins and senior Patrick Patterson putting up 18 points apiece. They each scored more than the entire Kentucky team did in its first win as a program: an 11-10 game against Lexington YMCA Feb. 18, 1903.
The program has had numerous legendary coaches, with Adolph Rupp, Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith patrolling the sidelines and racking up the wins for the Wildcats. Rupp led Kentucky to its 1,000th win in 1969, and 40 years later, the Wildcats doubled that number.
