Anyone that has been around NCAA athletics very long knows that the state of Kentucky is absolutely crazy about the basketball. The game is as ingrained in the state's fabric as bluegrass, bourbon and horse racing.

It might also be easy to assume that the state's love affair with hoops is solely a byproduct of the historic success experienced by the University of Kentucky basketball program. Considering the fact that The Big Blue Nation will travel just about anywhere to see its team play and follows the school with a passion that borders on (and often crosses the line into) insanity, it's probably what a lot of folks outside of the Bluegrass State think.

But the Wildcats aren't the only game in town. The Louisville Cardina...

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