Kentucky’s Michael Porter, left, and Jodie Meeks showed their disappointment at the Cats’ impending loss to Marquette in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 20, 2008, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The Wildcats, under first-year coach Billy Gillispie, lost the game 66-74 and finished the season 18-13. Kentucky opens play Thursday night in a NCAA first-round game against Stony Brook in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by David Stephenson | Staff