Interview with Deron Feldhaus, January 29, 2019

Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Deron Feldhaus was a member of the University of Kentucky basketball team from 1988-1992. In this interview, he discusses his childhood interest in sports, his father as his high school basketball coach, and his recruitment by various colleges. He talks about his first season at UK as a redshirt freshman. He describes the transition from Coach Sutton to Coach Pitino, and the effects of the team being on probation for two years. He talks about Coach Pitino's attitude and conditioning program that helped revive UK basketball. He talks about going to the 1992 NCAA Tournament and "the shot" by Christian Laettner which resulted in UK's loss to Duke. He talks about his legacy as one of UK's "Unforgettables" and describes UK fans.

Interview Accession

2019oh0071_ukabskm0004

Interviewee Name

Deron Feldhaus

Interviewer Name

Kyle Macy

Interview Date

2019-01-29

Interview Keyword

Maysville (Ky.) Childhood Families. Coach Eddie Sutton Redshirt players Coach Rick Pitino NCAA Tournament Christian Laettner The Unforgettables College sports--Corrupt practices College athletes--Recruiting

Interview LC Subject

Basketball--Coaching Basketball coaches--Kentucky University of Kentucky--Basketball Basketball players--Kentucky Sutton, Eddie College athletes College environment College sports--Coaching Pitino, Rick

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