Radiated
03-05-2006, 09:31 AM
Sparks leaves his mark
Stoic senior a UK favorite
By Victoria Sun
Post staff reporter
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The mother of all post-game celebrations was happening in the University of Kentucky locker room, where the least likely Wildcat could be found engineering the festivities.
Moments after the Wildcats upset No. 11 Tennessee on the road Wednesday night, stoic senior Patrick Sparks was in the middle of the chaos, yelling, laughing, jumping and reveling in the team's most significant victory since it beat arch enemy Louisville on Dec. 17.
Depending on which UK player you asked, Sparks was so excited that his pasty face turned red and he threw a chair.
"When I saw Pat just get real excited and was pumped up, the team hardly ever sees that from Pat ... it's rare that you see that," UK senior guard Brandon Stockton said. "Just the other night at Tennessee was the first I've ever seen him get that pumped up and the whole team was pumped up with him
Link (http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060304/SPT0104/603040380/1017/SPT0202)
Stoic senior a UK favorite
By Victoria Sun
Post staff reporter
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The mother of all post-game celebrations was happening in the University of Kentucky locker room, where the least likely Wildcat could be found engineering the festivities.
Moments after the Wildcats upset No. 11 Tennessee on the road Wednesday night, stoic senior Patrick Sparks was in the middle of the chaos, yelling, laughing, jumping and reveling in the team's most significant victory since it beat arch enemy Louisville on Dec. 17.
Depending on which UK player you asked, Sparks was so excited that his pasty face turned red and he threw a chair.
"When I saw Pat just get real excited and was pumped up, the team hardly ever sees that from Pat ... it's rare that you see that," UK senior guard Brandon Stockton said. "Just the other night at Tennessee was the first I've ever seen him get that pumped up and the whole team was pumped up with him
Link (http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060304/SPT0104/603040380/1017/SPT0202)
