This week’s edition of “Ask Mark Anything,” features questions about Dan Issel’s comments on UK men’s basketball’s NCAA title drought, Mark Pope’s ability to relate to players, Kentucky football’s efforts to recruit Mr.
Football Evan Hampton and the arc of the UK baseball season. Let’s get to it. Question one comes from Gene McRoberts on Facebook: “Concerning Dan Issell’s statements that ‘We can’t cheat anymore!’ Do you feel this is KY’s problem now?” Mark’s reply: For those who missed it, Issel, Kentucky men’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, appeared on “Run It Back,” the daily NBA show on FanDuel TV.
Appearing with hosts Michelle Beadle, Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams, Issel was asked by the latter why UK hadn’t won a NCAA men’s hoops title since 2012. Issel’s reply lit up social media: “With NIL, we can’t cheat like we used to,” he said. “I was hoping Boogie (Cousins, the ex-Kentucky and NBA center) was on the show. We need him to kick in more NIL money and help us out a little bit.” If you’ve ever interacted with Issel, he has a sarcastic sense of humor.
I think he was joking in this part of his remarks. Dan Issel on why Kentucky basketball hasn’t won a NCAA Title since 2012: “With NIL, we can’t cheat like we used to… we need Boogie to kick in more NIL money.”
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