Scenarios for being first to 2,000 wins
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 5:37 PM
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The race to 2,000 wins
Who ya got in the race to 2,000 wins?
What? You haven’t been keeping track of which program – Kentucky, North Carolina or Kansas – will reach 2,000 career victories first? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.
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Only hoopheads and fans of UK, UNC and KU really keep track of which school will hit that milestone first. And it’s really only the big fans. After all, 2,000 wins is just a number. Sure, it’s big, round number, but it doesn’t have any significance on college hoops other than no school has won that many games before. (Most would rather be the first to 12 NCAA tournament championships; though UCLA has a huge head start…)
ANYWAY, it’s still fun to talk about. It was the first question in Ken Davis’ mailbag this week (have a question for Ken? Click here), and he’s going with Kentucky. Smart move. Kansas entered the season 30 wins shy of 2,000, which puts them too far back of the other blue bloods. UNC entered the season 16 shy, while the ‘Cats were just 12 shy. That difference is going to be too much for the Heels to cover.
According to sites that have broken down the race, the odds of Carolina getting to 2,000 first is tiny. After beating Cleveland State on Tuesday, the ‘Cats are seven shy of 2,000. UNC is 11 back. Even if Carolina win the Dec. 5 showdown in Kentucky, that small margin is too great.
More interesting is this tidbit: If Kentucky goes 11-3 (possible), it’ll be going for win No. 2,000 against Rick Pitino and Louisville on Jan. 2.
I can only imagine the sheer number of stories a game like that would produce…
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