With today’s game, Doug Shows has officially worked more Kentucky games than any other referee.
Today was the 151st Kentucky game that Shows has worked in. The Wildcats are 104-47 during games with Shows on the court.
Here are more details from 247 Sports:
This will be Shows’ 151st Kentucky game breaking a tie with John Clougherty, who finished his career in 2005 with 150 UK games and just ahead of Tony Greene, who finished with 149, calling his last game in 2023.
Through the first 150 games with Shows, Kentucky is 103-47, a 68.7 percent win percentage, according to Jon Scott’s Big Blue History website. That includes a 4-1 record this year with wins over Loyola, Indiana, Texas and Arkansas and a loss to Missouri.
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By comparison, UK was 109-41 (72.6%) in games worked by Clougherty and 107-42 (71.8%) under Greene. In fourth place is Don Rutledge, a lightning rod for UK fan criticism from 1978-2000, who worked 143 UK games. The Cats were 111-32 in those games, a 77.6 win percentage.
