{"id":464491,"date":"2022-06-17T20:38:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-kentucky-player-analyst-mike-pratt-dead-at-73\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T20:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:38:18","slug":"ex-kentucky-player-analyst-mike-pratt-dead-at-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-kentucky-player-analyst-mike-pratt-dead-at-73\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Kentucky player, analyst Mike Pratt dead at 73"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d311df33e1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d311df33e1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-kentucky-player-analyst-mike-pratt-dead-at-73\/#%E2%80%9CEx-Kentucky_player_analyst_Mike_Pratt_dead_at_73%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ex-Kentucky player, analyst Mike Pratt dead at 73&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEx-Kentucky_player_analyst_Mike_Pratt_dead_at_73%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ex-Kentucky player, analyst Mike Pratt dead at 73&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. \u2014 Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer Mike Pratt, who helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships and two Elite Eight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances, has died. He was 73.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, a UK Sports Network men\u2019s basketball radio color analyst since 2001, died Thursday, a statement from the school said. No cause was described.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio native played at Kentucky from 1967-70 and was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009, the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. The 6-foot-4 forward averaged 16.8 points per <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and 8.9 rebounds per outing in 81 career games played at UK. Pratt also amassed 29 double-doubles and finished at Kentucky with 1,359 points and 718 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart and basketball coach John Calipari said he would be missed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Pratt has been part of the fabric of UK Athletics for more than a half-century,\u201d Barnhart said. \u201cAs an All-America and All-SEC player, Mike played a significant role in our basketball history. For the last two decades, he brought our games to life with his insightful commentary on our radio broadcasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-3-3.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Pratt helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships and two Elite Eight appearances.\" class=\"wp-image-22704184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-3-3.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-3-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-3-3.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pratt helped lead the Wildcats to three SEC championships and two Elite Eight appearances.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\/@MaggieDavisTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe lost a family member, a part of the Kentucky family and a friend. If you ever had the pleasure of meeting Mike Pratt, you knew what a special person he was,\u201d Calipari said. \u201cMike knew that the University and the Big Blue Nation loved him, and they never forgot what he did as a player and then later as a connection for the program. I\u2019m going to miss him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pratt played two seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association and was an assistant coach at UNC Charlotte before becoming head coach of the Charlotte 49ers in 1978. After a stint as a professional scout, he went into broadcasting and worked with the Charlotte Hornets Television Network, ESPN and Fox Sports South.<\/p>\n<p>He was at every Kentucky men\u2019s basketball game since the 2001-02 season as the UK Sports Network\u2019s radio color analyst, alongside play-by-play announcer Tom Leach.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-2-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Pratt later went into broadcasting and worked with the Charlotte Hornets Television Network, ESPN and Fox Sports South.\" class=\"wp-image-22704249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-2-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/coach-2-1.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pratt later went into broadcasting and worked with the Charlotte Hornets Television Network, ESPN and Fox Sports South.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@UKSportsNetwork<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is survived by his wife Marcia Schmidt Pratt, a daughter, a son, stepchildren and 10 grandchildren.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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