European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 25, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 29ncaa men s basketball championship o c 1st round March 19-20 Midwest 2nd round March 21-22 regional semifinals semifinals regional 2nd round March 2122. 1st round March 19-20 t ast Kansas 261 100 1 Kansas 60 Howard 17-131 67 Evansville 24-�?T5. I Texas Elpaso 66 Texas Elpaso 25-61 551 Michigan is. 21-7 61 i s Michigan is 65 sumo. St. 23-7 7 Cincinnati 25-4 85 a i 4 Cincinnati 77 Delaware 27-3 47 Memphis St. 120-10 80 i 6 Memphis St. 82 Pepperdine 24-6 70111. A Arkansas 25-7 80 a a i .3 Arkansas 80 Murray St. 17-12 69i a. Tech. 21-11 65--1 ? a tech. 79 Houston 25-5 60 Lim a us 23-5 _84 a . Louisiana 19-9 54 i i Ohio St. 23-5 83 i 1 Ohio St 78 miss. Valley St 16-13 56j Nebraska 19-9 zl.8. 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A Quot i 98 Iowa St. R Kentucky to 78 6 106 Kentucky 1 8b 0 mass 78 58 i on Ham 18 17 76 Iowa St 20 17 88 Kentucky 26 6 69 old Dominion 15 14 Minneapolis april 4 85 Urcla 73 wit. 1 Urcla 25 4 Lucia 27-4 69 Louisville 53 Robert moms 19 11 Louisville 18 10 41 58 73 81 new Mexico St s new Mexico St ?5 n Albuquerque March 26 81 28 12l Wake f West 17 11 Denul 70 8 87 new Mexico St 73 7 73swu. 41 63 Oklahoma 71 8 87 s w la 70 10 75 Georgetown 719 Lorida St 22-9 68 Georgetown 617 60 South Honda 19 9 78 Florida state 78 Flonda state 20 9 4e Montana 77 3 79lsu 94 Indiana 41 1su 20 9 83 Brigham Young 25 6 28-7 25 6 94 87 Indiana Indiana 23 6 551 astern Illinois 1/ 1.7 faithful Kentucky Trio reaps rewards by George Vecsey the new York times Worcester mass. In that first season the air freight packages would be thrown onto the court by opposing fans a graphic reminder that Kentucky was on major probation. A monopoly Money phony Money a John Pelphrey recalled. A you had to have a sense of humor about  the taunts Hurt everybody at Kentucky especially Pelphrey Richie Farmer and Daren Feldhaus three freshmen from Rural Kentucky who had been persuaded to come to the school to play or sit on the Bench but not to be ridiculed. That was three seasons ago and Kentucky is on its Way Back from disgrace now. Allowed into the National tournament for the first time in four years the wildcats have advanced to the regional by outrunning and outrunning Iowa state 106-98, on sunday. By winning the wildcats extended the 39-year broadcasting career of Cawood Ledford for at least another game. All Over the Commonwealth of Kentucky life tends to slow Down considerably while the wildcats Are playing and Ledford is Barking into the Mike. A a there Are two kinds of fans a says Rick Pitino the new yorker who is still bemused at the frenzy for the sport he coaches. A there Are fans like kicks fans who have other interests maybe the theater maybe books restaurants. And there Are rangers and Providence fans who care about nothing else. Of sure god and family and that kind of  what kind of fans Are Kentucky fans Pitino smiled and said a like rangers and Providence  the Cali of the wildcats is so great that All state players Are pressured into enrolling at Kentucky even if they have no realistic Chance of playing. 1 hey become the Kentucky version of the Vestal Vir Kentucky a John Pelphrey was ridiculed As a freshman on probation but is playing in the Sweet 16 As a senior. Gins of More primitive societies raised to be sacrificed for the communal Good. With eyes wide open and filled with realistic Zeal Farmer Pelphrey and Feldhaus came to Kentucky just in time to play on the worst Kentucky team in the modern Era 13 victories 19 losses. The school was already banned from Post season play because of recruiting violations the most publicized of which was an air freight envelope that had apparently come apart in an Airport with Bills fluttering out presumably sent by a Kentucky assistant to the father of a recruit. These three freshmen had no sense of humor about losing but something Good came out of it for these three Kentucky boys after Eddie Sutton left. In Sutton a place came Rick Pitino a Man known As a the a Nicks coach a entrusted with rebuilding Kentucky. A these three kids had been led to believe they could not play at Kentucky a Pitino recalled. Quot their self esteem was As Low As in be Ever seen. A when i said we were going to press for 94 feet they did no to think they could do it. That Wasny to their style. To be honest if it Hadnot been Kentucky i done to think they would have stayed. But they did no to want to be part of the memory of the Scarlet p on their Chest you know probation. The bad thing was these kids were not responsible for it. They did no to get a cup of Coffee out of  these three Kentucky boys do not concede they would not have been regulars at Kentucky but they admit they got More of a Chance when the Blue Chip recruits began scattering. The three Kentucky boys worked with Rock Oliver the strength coach. They ran the track. They took the places on the court that out of state players would have held. They valued those places because they had grown up listening to tales of Groza and Beard Adolph Rupp and Joe b. Hall. Pitino used the blood loyalty of the Kentucky boys As the mortar of his new program bringing in Talent like Jamal Mashburn from new York. His teams were 14-14 and 22-6 in the last two years of probation. This year the wildcats Are 28-6, and running. On sunday the three kentuckians had 45 of the wildcats Points. Earlier in the week Pelphrey was asked Why he turned Down offers from other schools. He. Replied a where else is there to play a in Kentucky they mean it