LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Big Blue Nation will have another opportunity to celebrate Kentucky’s 2012 National Championship on Thursday-Saturday as the UK men’s basketball staff takes part in the UK Men’s Basketball National Championship Trophy Tour presented by Verizon Wireless.
Fans will have photo opportunities with the trophy beginning on Thursday in Eastern Kentucky, where the tour will begin with three separate stops. On Friday, the tour will hit four cities in Central and Western Kentucky. At each stop, Coach John Calipari will address the fans and take questions from the crowd.
The tour will conclude on Saturday at Verizon retail stores in Lexington (Hamburg) and Louisville (Old Brownsboro Crossing). These stops will be the trophy only.
The tour stops include the following cities, locations and times:
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Thursday, April 12[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Ashland, KY: Kroger (1:00-2:00 pm ET)
711 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Ashland, KY 41101
[URL=”tel:606.325.8231″]606.325.8231[/URL]
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Pikeville, KY: Expo Center Main Street Plaza (3:00-4:00 pm ET)
Billy Johnson Stage
126 Main Street
Pikeville, KY 41501-1144
[URL=”tel:606.444.5500″]606.444.5500[/URL]
[B][U]Thursday, April 12[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Hazard, KY: Perry County Park (5:00-6:00 pm ET)
354 Perry Park Road
Hazard, KY 41701-9522
[URL=”tel:888.857.5263″]888.857.5263[/URL]
On Friday, the staff will board a train in Nicholasville, Ky. that will take them through Midway, Ky. at 11:05 a.m. and arrive in Frankfort, Ky. at 11:45 a.m.
[B][U]Friday, April 13[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Frankfort, KY: Old Capitol Annex (11:45 am-12:45 pm ET)
300 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
[B][U]Friday, April 13[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Elizabethtown, KY: Kroger (2:30-3:30 pm ET)
111 Towne Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
[URL=”tel:270.737.1710″]270.737.1710[/URL]
[B][U]Friday, April 13[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Owensboro, KY: Kroger (4:00-5:00 pm CT)
2630 Frederica Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
[URL=”tel:270.684.9411″]270.684.9411[/URL]
[B][U]Friday, April 13[SUP]th[/SUP][/U][/B]
Paducah, KY: Kroger (7:30-8:30 pm CT)
3141 Park Avenue
Paducah, KY 42001
[URL=”tel:270.444.0596″]270.444.0596[/URL]
(TROPHY ONLY)
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at Verizon Wireless
Lexington: Hamburg (10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET)
1895 Vendor Way
Lexington, KY 40509
[URL=”tel:859.264.9582″]859.264.9582[/URL]
(TROPHY ONLY)
[B][U]Saturday, April 14[SUP]th [/SUP][/U][/B]
at Verizon Wireless
Louisville: Old Brownsboro Crossing (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET)
4830 Norton Healthcare Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40222
[URL=”tel:502.339.4949″]502.339.4949[/URL]
[B]ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE[/B]
