Sean Woods couldn’t leave his postgame press conference without reminiscing on his days as a player in Rupp Arena. Now the head coach at Southern University, Woods’ Jaguars lost in Rupp to his alma mater, 76-64, in the inaugural Unity Series game. Afterward, the former Wildcat point guard got choked up while speaking about his time and his relationship with the University of Kentucky.
“I envy my players every day because I wish I could still play basketball,” Woods admitted in his postgame comments. “I’d give anything to go back and have my experience that I had here at the University of Kentucky.