Kentucky Sports Radio · Jan 2, 2019
Stoops’ Team was Determined to End Emotional Week with Hardware
The hardest part of New Year’s Day for Mark Stoops was its start.“This morning in the hotel pregame speech, I had to be really intentional with myself to not get emotional because I didn’t want these guys making fun of me if I cried,” said Kentucky’s head coach. “I really mean that because they mean that much to me. I just greatly appreciate them. We’ve had a lot of fun.”
They had fun in victory and in their preparation.
“We had so much fun it ought to be illegal,” said Stoops. “We had so much fun this week just being with each other, spending time and enjoying it.”