WATCH: Nazr Mohammed, Wilbur Hackett talk Graduation Day
Photo: @UKFootball
Today, Nazr Mohammed and Wilbur Hackett will receive their degrees from the University of Kentucky thanks to the Cawood Ledford Post-Eligibility Program. We’ve already shared quotes from the former Cats about their accomplishments, but there are some great videos and pictures to pass along as well.
In this video by UK, Mohammed, a two-time national champion and 18-year NBA vet, talks about what it means to get his degree 25 years after enrolling at the university. It’s well worth three minutes of your time this morning, if only for the reminder of that freak buzzer-beater at Vandy in 1998.
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Hackett, one of four trailblazers to break the color barrier in the SEC, also talked about his journey, which is 53 years in the making.
A 53-year journey culminates this #GraduationWeekend.
Our own Wilbur Hackett, who was one of four trailblazers along with @NateSEC_FIRST, Greg Page and Houston Hogg, to break the color barrier in the @SEC, is graduating from the @universityofky pic.twitter.com/C6uCaLUA93
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) May 7, 2020
UK Football celebrated Hackett by putting a cap and gown on his statue outside of the practice facility, a very cool sight:
Photo: @UKFootball
Photo: @UKFootball
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