First Mashburn Scholarship Recipients Graduate

[Administrator]

Like many boys growing up in Lexington, Dougie Allen loved the Kentucky Wildcats.

He fantasized about being an athlete and wearing the UK Blue and White.

As it turned out, he was able to do just that, thanks to an assist from a Kentucky sports icon known more for his scoring than his passing.

Allen was one of six inaugural recipients of the Kentucky Excel Incentive Scholarship, a program developed in 1994 with a $500,000 gift from former Wildcat All-American Jamal Mashburn.

"I loved Jamal as a player," said Allen, a former Kentucky football player who became one of the first two students in the program to graduate on May 4. "But as I watched him play on the court, I never thought he'd be responsible for my college education."

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[KY Kid]

That's what I like to see, great athletes who are also great people.

[ForeverBigBlue]

Mash will always be one of my all-time favorites to ever have worn the Blue.  He was a class act from day one and the class act continues.

[TexasBlue]

Neat post. I remember when Mashburn was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks before I even knew where Kentucky was. One of my favorites from day one. Was very well liked and respected in Dallas. Always remember hearing nothing but good things about him
in the media and sports talk shows.
I have e-mailed a radio sports talk show host and writer for the Dallas Morning  News a couple of times lately, used to listen to his show everyday in Texas.
I will e-mail him Monday and ask for some articles about Mashburn when he was with the Mavericks and pass them on if anyone is interested.

[Administrator]

Of course we're interested.