LOOK: Walter McCarty is BACK in Rupp Arena

@UEAthletics_MBBFormer Kentucky star Walter McCarty is back on the Rupp Arena floor, this time as a coach.

This morning, McCarty – the head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces – led his team in its morning shootaround prior to their matchup against Kentucky this evening.

McCarty joined Ryan Lemond and Drew Franklin this morning on Kentucky Sports Radio, where he discussed how excited he was to be back in Rupp Arena.

“This is awesome to come back here in this fashion,” McCarty said on KSR. “I never would have dreamt it. Being at Rupp playing the No. 1 team in the country is a great opportunity for our program.”McCarty, who played at Kentucky from 1993-96, won a national championship with the…