A Kentucky basketball icon is gone.
Mike Pratt, a former UK basketball player who later called games on the radio for two decades, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 73.
Pratt, born August 4, 1948, played for Kentucky from 1967-70. The Wildcats managed a record of 71-12 in that span, including 48-6 in the SEC. He finished his career scoring 1,359 points, good for 26th in program history. He earned All-SEC honors as a junior and senior, including All-America honors his final season at Kentucky.
Pratt was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.