During last weekend’s celebration of Kentucky’s Final Four team of 1993, Rick Pitino was not the only person conspicuous by his absence.
Jamal Mashburn was no where to be seen. Not present at the reunion. Not included in video greetings by players who could not attend, such as Travis Ford and Tony Delk. What?! Mashburn was the team’s best player, the main reason for its success and arguably one of the most transformational figures in program history.
Brooks Downing, a student intern in UK’s sports information office at the time, credited Pitino, Mashburn and then Director of Athletics C.