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The Bluegrass Boys continue to reveal who will be part of their team when they enter The Basketball Tournament.
So far, former Kentucky Wildcats Ramel Bradley, Joe Crawford, Perry Stevenson, Marquis Teague and Mark Krebs have been the confirmed players, but now we know who the head coach is.
It's former NCAA and NBA champion Derek Anderson:
NCAA champ.
— TheBluegrassBoys (@8luegrass8oys) April 14, 2016
NBA champ.
Welcome @DerekLAnderson as Bluegrass Boys coach! #TwoRings
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Anderson was a member of UK's memorable 1996 championship-winning team that is still regarded as one of the greatest squads ever in college basketball. Anderson went on to graduate from UK in 1997 and was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 13th overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, despite missing much of his second senior season at Kentucky due to a torn ACL.
A long NBA career would culminate with Anderson winning the 2006 NBA Championship with the Miami Heat. He did play for a few more ears before calling it a career. It's great to see him back in a Kentucky uniform (sort of) for The Bluegrass Boys.
Here is the latest story on the roster itself and here's a link for you to go vote to help TBB advance.