▁would ▁have ▁been ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁Case y ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁average ▁ 1 7 . 0 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁His ▁final ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁shot ▁ 5 0 . 4 % ▁from ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Form er ▁coach ▁Ad olph ▁Ru pp ▁said : ▁Case y ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁money ▁player ▁I ▁ever ▁co ached . ▁ ▁When ▁there ▁was ▁money ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁you ▁wanted ▁Mike ▁Case y ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁his ▁hands . ▁ ▁Kentucky ' s ▁record ▁during ▁Case y ' s ▁three ▁years ▁was ▁ 6 7 - 1 6 , ▁an ▁. 8 0 7 ▁winning ▁percentage . ▁ ▁Case y ' s ▁Sh el by ▁County ▁team ▁defeated ▁Louis ville ▁Male ▁ 7 2 - 6 7 ▁for ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁that ▁UK ▁lost ▁to ▁Texas ▁Western ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁title ▁game . ▁ ▁After ▁basketball ▁Case y ▁sold ▁industrial ▁chemical s , ▁then ▁worked ▁for ▁B alf our , ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁makes ▁class ▁rings ▁and ▁gradu ation ▁items , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁retired . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁T N ▁after ▁suffering ▁from ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : B asketball ▁players ▁from ▁Kentucky ▁Category :