Where can I find a checklist of all Kentucky Wildcats basketball trading card sets?

Estil

Okay, as you guys are aware I'm starting to collect a run of Topps football sets to go with all my runs of baseball sets. Now, I would do Topps basketball as well, but the problem with that is from 1982-93 to 1991-92, there simply are no Topps basketball sets! So I figure the next best thing would be to collect card sets from my favorite college basketball team, the Cats!

So my question is what are all the Kentucky Wildcats trading card sets that have been released over the years? By far the most interesting ones I've seen on Ebay are the two series of "Kentucky's Finest" trading cards from around 1989 or 1990 or so. I've seen wax boxes of them but how many are in a whole set?

GOODLIEU

Pick up a copy of the Annual Beckett Basketball price guide the have extensive listings of college issued cards.

Estil

<< <i>Pick up a copy of the Annual Beckett Basketball price guide the have extensive listings of college issued cards. >>



How extensive? I picked up a copy of the Annual Beckett Football and it says on the back cover that it lists every "important" football card set from 1894 to present. So what exactly do they define as "important"? It used to be the idea of these annual Beckett guides is to list virtually every card of that sport known to exist (which I hope the Baseball Almanac still does).

Like for example, I remember seeing a few small sets of UK cards sold at the UK bookstores when I went to school there (don't ask me why I didn't pick them up; must've figured I'd just wait for them to show up on Ebay or something); would sets like those be included?

Kid4hof03

Why not just check the Beckett website?

Estil

<< <i>Why not just check the Beckett website? >>



I can't find it, and NO I'm not subscribing to their paysite. In fact, doesn't it (at least it did at first) forbid so-called "free" email accounts from being used to sign up (Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, AOL, etc)?

I did notice in the annual Beckett Football guide they do a section for college football cards (including the 300 card Kentucky's Finest which apparently covered both b-ball and football); does the annual Basketball Beckett do a good comprehensive one also?

dizzle

Estil, I have the basketball annual from 2004 around here somewhere. I'll dig it out and see if I can get you a list or something. I have a few kentucky wildcats cards but there from brands like collector's edge, score board , and pacific all 1996 If you need or want them let me know.

Estil

That'd be very much appreciated; thank you.

dizzle

Estil, in addition to the list below there are the following included as well.

1976-77 Kentucky schedules
1977-78 Kentucky schedules
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Estil

Geez, I could've sworn there were more trading card sets than that... In fact, I remember seeing some small UK trading card sets at their bookstore (don't ask me why I didn't get them at the time). But thanks for the tip noneoftheless.

1980scollector

estill we gotta talk I have been to every game this year minus the Arky game at Fayetville-

I have litterally thousands of UK players on cards and have lots of extras!

frankhardy

I have a small set that my dad got me in 1987. It is called the "Bluegrass State Games" set. It has a few basketball players and also features several famous people that are from the state of KY - like Pee Wee Reese, Doug Flynn, Governor Martha Lane Collins, etc. The set is listed in the SCD catalog. I was very surprised to see that the set booked at $50. I even have a few of them autgraphed - Kyle Macy, Winston Bennett, and Dan Issel. I would like to get these autographed, but they dont' sign TTM - Sam Bowie and Mel Turpin (on the same card), Kenny Walker, and Rex Chapman (he was awesome to watch). This set even has a couple of players from Louisville - Pervis Ellison and Darryl Griffith.