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Message: [QUOTE="RoysRunts, post: 208690, member: 802"] In 1985, Sutton took the helm of one of the nation's most prestigious college basketball programs at the University of Kentucky. He coached the Wildcats for four years, leading them to the Elite Eight of the [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/1986_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]1986 NCAA Tournament[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Two seasons later, Sutton and the 25-5 Wildcats captured their 37th SEC title (which was later vacated by the SEC) and were ranked as the 6th college basketball team in the nation by the [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Associated_Press'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Associated Press[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/United_Press_International'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]UPI[/COLOR][/U][/URL][URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-UK_1987-88-0'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][1][/COLOR][/U][/URL][URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-UK_Past_Teams-1'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][2][/COLOR][/U][/URL] before losing to [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Villanova_University'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Villanova[/COLOR][/U][/URL] in the [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/1988_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. However Sutton's tenure at Kentucky promptly ended at the close of the 1988–89 season after a scandal and a losing record tarnished the school's basketball program. Kentucky entered the 1988–89 season lacking significant talent in their lineup. The previous season's offensive and defensive stars [URL='http://syracusefan.com/w/index.php?title=Ed_Davender&action=edit&redlink=1'][U][COLOR=#ba0000]Ed Davender[/COLOR][/U][/URL], Robert Lock and [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Winston_Bennett'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Winston Bennett[/COLOR][/U][/URL] had all graduated from school; All-SEC sophomore [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Rex_Chapman'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Rex Chapman[/COLOR][/U][/URL] left school early to enter the [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/1988_NBA_Draft'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]1988 NBA Draft[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Additionally, sophomore standout [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Eric_Manuel'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Eric Manuel[/COLOR][/U][/URL] was suspected of cheating on his college entrance exam and voluntarily agreed to sit out until the investigation was finished. Potential franchise recruit [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Shawn_Kemp'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Shawn Kemp[/COLOR][/U][/URL] transferred out of Kentucky after signing with the school early that year.[URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-Commentary-2'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][3][/COLOR][/U][/URL] As it turned out, Manuel didn't play a single game as the investigation dragged through the entire season, essentially placing the Wildcats in the hands of the inexperienced sophomore [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/LeRon_Ellis'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]LeRon Ellis[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and freshman [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Chris_Mills'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Chris Mills[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. The two underclassmen struggled to fill the talent vacuum on the court and the Wildcats finished with a losing record of 13-19, the team's first losing full-season record since 1927.[URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-UK_Past_Teams-1'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][2][/COLOR][/U][/URL] To add insult to injury, the NCAA announced at the end of the season that its investigation into the basketball program had found the school guilty of violating numerous NCAA policies.[URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-Kentucky_Penalized-3'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][4][/COLOR][/U][/URL] The scandal broke when [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Emery_Worldwide'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Emery Worldwide[/COLOR][/U][/URL] employees discovered $1,000 in cash in an envelope Kentucky assistant coach [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Dwane_Casey'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Dwane Casey[/COLOR][/U][/URL] sent to Mills' father.[URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-york19881211-4'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][5][/COLOR][/U][/URL] Kentucky was already on probation stemming from an extensive scheme of payments to recruits, and the NCAA seriously considered hitting the Wildcats with the [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Death_penalty_(NCAA)'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]"death penalty"[/COLOR][/U][/URL], which would have shut down the entire basketball program (as opposed to simply being banned from postseason play) for up to two years. However, school president [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/David_Roselle'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]David Roselle[/COLOR][/U][/URL] forced Sutton and athletic director [URL='http://syracusefan.com/wiki/Cliff_Hagan'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Cliff Hagan[/COLOR][/U][/URL] to resign. The Wildcats were slapped with three years' probation, a two-year ban from postseason play and a ban from live television in 1989–90. Additionally, Manuel was banned from ever playing again for any NCAA member school.[URL='http://syracusefan.com/#cite_note-SI-5'][U][COLOR=#0066cc][6][/COLOR][/U][/URL] Doug Didn't mention Eddies troubles at OSU either did he? [/QUOTE]

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