University of Kentucky men's basketball player Mark Coury has been named First Team Academic All-District as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday.Coury, who boasts a 4.00 grade point average, is majoring in Business Management. The sophomore from West Bloomfield , Michigan is averaging 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Wildcats this season. He has started 19 of UK's 20 games this season, tied for most on the team.
As a first team selection, Coury is now eligible for Academic All-America voting with results being announced later in the season.
Coury and the Wildcats return to action on Saturday when they host Alabama at Rupp Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with the game being broadcast on Raycom Sports, formerly Lincoln Financial.
A limited number of single game tickets remain for Saturday's game. Fans can order tickets by calling the UK Ticket Office (1.800.928.2287), the Rupp Arena Box Office (859.233.3535) or by going to UKathletics.com or ticketmaster.com.
At halftime of the game, the 1978 NCAA Championship team will be honored for it's 30 year anniversary. There will be an autograph session earlier in the day at the Kentucky Basketball Museum. One hundred fans will have an opportunity to get autographs from team members that participated in the 1978 NCAA championship season. The autograph session will take place Saturday, at 11:00 a.m. at the museum. Tickets will be distributed to the first 100 fans at the entrance of the museum on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. One ticket will be given per person and fans will be allowed one item to be autographed. Fans must have a ticket in order to receive autographs.
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