Mike Pratt and Tom Leach talk Kentucky Basketball

2720 Frankfort Avenue,Louisville KY 40206

20 February, 2022

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In person! Pratt and Leach cover it all here: the games, the players, the coaches, and the moments that stood out. Masks are required for in-person events Join us for a live, in-person Q&A session and book signing! Since 2002, Mike Pratt and Tom Leach have been as much a part of Kentucky basketball as Rupp Arena itself, as longtime color analysts for the UK Radio Network. This collection of candid and intimate conversations between Pratt and Leach gifts fans and readers insights into every season from 2002 to 2021—observations that only they could share. Pratt and Leach cover it all here: the games, the players, the coaches, and the moments that stood out. Mike Pratt is color analyst for the UK Radio Network, alongside Tom Leach. Pratt was a three-year letterwinner under legendary coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky from 1967 through 1970. Tom Leach began his work on the UK Radio Network in 1989 as host of the postgame scoreboard and call-in shows. Eight years later, he was named the play-by-play voice for Kentucky football, adding basketball to his responsibilities in 2001. Leach is an acclaimed sports journalist whose honors include two Eclipse Awards for Thoroughbred racing coverage and six Sportscaster of the Year awards for Kentucky from the National Sports Media Association. Twenty years for Tom and Mike. Can you believe that? And more than half of that time working with me. It's been great fun and I know our fans are going to love reliving so many special moments that they have had a chance to witness from their courtside seat on the UK Sports Network. It's the perfect gift for any Wildcat fan. -John Calipari, head coach of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team Nobody has seen more Kentucky games than Tom Leach and Mike Pratt, with the insiders' information and expert knowledge of one of the most iconic programs in sports. I can't wait to read their insights and views from their two decades on the sidelines and in the locker room. What an amazing opportunity for hoops fans! -Jay Bilas, ESPN If you are a basketball lover like I am, and especially if you are an avid Kentucky basketball fan, you will absolutely love the book by Mike Pratt and Tom Leach. They share many magical moments from their days calling the games for the last 20 years and have a great feel for the Kentucky basketball program and what transpires on a daily basis. Read this book and learn so much about Kentucky basketball. In fact, I would simply say this book is Awesome Baby with a capital A! -Dick Vitale, ESPN