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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Rick Pitino's 'Untouchable' 1996 Kentucky Wildcats championship team

Brandon Wiggins   

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Rick Pitino's 'Untouchable' 1996 Kentucky Wildcats championship team
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Rick Pitino Kentucky Wildcats 1996 College Basketball National Champions

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Pitino and his team celebrating their national title.

The 1995-96 Kentucky Wildcats basketball team was one of the most dominant in history.

Deemed "The Untouchables," the team only lost two games all season en route to winning the national title, the first for coach Rick Pitino. 

Fittingly, the majority of players on that team went on to enjoy success in basketball after Kentucky as well. Nine players from the team went on to play in the NBA, and a few broke into the coaching ranks. Below, we take a look at what happened to "The Untouchables." 

 

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