Kentucky Basketball Freshman Flashback: Rex Chapman

King Rex was a centerpiece of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry and remains among UK's greatest in-state players.

Rex Chapman remains one of the more important basketball recruits the University of Kentucky has reeled in.

The high-flying, sharpshooting McDonalds All-American from Owensboro, KY had a legendary prep career and was a guaranteed program-changer. And due to the implications his commitment would create, Kentucky and Louisville turned the Commonwealth into a recruiting battleground.

Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of FameIn 1986, UK and UofL were both at crucial points for their respective futures. Louisville finished the 1985-86 season with its second NCAA Championship and looked…