Madisonville's Zach Tow preps UK for Sweet 16 as a walk-on
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Former Madisonville basketball player Zach Tow will forever be known as a Kentucky Wildcat after he made the roster as a walk on.
Tow joined the Wildcats in his junior year and had to prove himself every practice. After a teammate told Wildcats head coach Mark Pope that Tow deserved a jersey, he got one and was even able to wear it on the court during Kentucky's domination of LSU.
Now UK heads to the Sweet 16 on Friday. Tow is excited for the opportunity to prepare his teammates.
Oh it's awesome, I'm definitely excited,' said Tow. 'Definitely a dream come true to be back. We're all feeling so blessed, especially me. This is my first experience with it so I know I'm feeling amazing. I know the team is feeling amazing and we can't, you know, wait to start the game tomorrow. So I think the best thing I can do is just, you know, support the guys, do whatever they need me to do. Do the practice squad and things like that. But at the end of the day be a great teammate, help my teammates out and hope for the best.'
Kentucky plays Tennessee on Friday night at 6:39 C.T.
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