Joker Phillips and John Robic will address a UK Fan Convention in Ohio. It will be the first time a coach from UK has addressed this event. Here’s the rundown from MiddletownJournal.com..
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FRANKLIN — Twenty years ago, a group of eight sports enthusiasts starving for University of Kentucky information gathered around a picnic table in Columbus.
From those humble beginnings, the group has grown to nearly 150, and this year, for the first time, will hear from a head coach at UK during the 21st annual UK Convention.
When asked if he thought the convention would be alive 20 years later, Jim Porter, who calls himself “Ohio’s No. 1 UK Fan,” answered: “No way.”
The afternoon keynote speaker will be John Robic, assistant men’s basketball coach. He joined the UK staff in the summer of 2005. Robic, whose first association with Calipari came when their paths briefly crossed at Kansas in the mid-1980s, joined the Memphis staff after serving as head coach at Youngstown State.
The convention, Porter said, is “Christmas in July” for UK fans who are “hungry for news.”
Other speakers include Tom Leach, radio voice of the Wildcats; Ryan Lemond, UK radio and TV sports; and Larry Vaught, sports editor of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
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To be the first time for a UK Coach to address this group, it’s pretty amazing the number of UK personalities that will be there. I guess anyone and everyone will follow Joker and Robic. I just can’t figure out how they missed Fake Billy Clyde for this event. Oh well, it’s their loss I guess 😉 ….
Here’s Joker speaking to K Fund donors earlier this year. This might be a little of what this small group of 150 can expect…. but then again, a donation might have something to do with the reason so many media personalities and coaches are making the trip to begin with..
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