Mike Pratt, the long-time UK basketball radio analyst and former Wildcat, died Thursday night due to complications from cancer. The Dayton native came to Lexington in the fall of 1966 after being recruited by Joe B. Hall and would later be named a 2nd team Converse All-American, a two-time 1st team All-SEC performer and helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships. Pratt spent two years with the ABA Kentucky Colonels before getting into the coaching ranks as an assistant at UNC-Charlotte, reaching the 1977 Final Four. In 2001, Pratt joined Tom Leach as color analyst for the UK Radio Network. Pratt was 73. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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