PAGE 10   THE CATS' PAUSE, DECEMBER 10, 1977
U.K. INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Rupp Arena  December 16-17, 1977
First Night: Seattle vs. St. John's7:05 p.m. EST
Portland State vs. KentuckyAppx. 9:05 p.m. EST
Second Night: Third Place Game7:05 p.m. EST [ Championship GameAppx. 9:05 p.m. EST
1976 UKIT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMFrom left, UK Athletic Director Cliff Hagan, Rick Robey of UK, Tony Robertson of West Virginia, Jeff Judkins of Utah, Jack Givens and James Lee of UK. Judkins was selected MVP and was the tournament's high scorer with 53 points.
UKIT newcomers Portland State, Seattle and St. John's will give Rupp Arena fans a fresh look despite the Wildcats' having met Seattle and St. John's in the past.
The Wildcats have met Seattle only once, in 1958, when they won their fifth NCAA title by downing the Chieftains and Elgin Baylor, 84-72.
Kentucky and St. John's had an outstanding series going in the forties, where many of the games were played in old Madison Square Garden, but the series ended in 1952 when the Redmen upset the Cats, 64-57, in the NCAA East Regional finals after having been demolished, 81-40, earlier that year in Lexington. The Wildcats hold an 8-3 series lead.
While Kentucky and Portland State have never met, the highlight of the tournament likely will be the Vikings crowd-pleasing Freeman Williams, who led the nation in scoring last year with a 38.8 average and became only the ninth junior in history to surpass the 1,000 point mark.
UKIT PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE YEARS (Listed Alphabetically)
Team                                       Record          Titles Years Played
Air Force...............Won 0, Lost 2 1965
Arizona State............Won 1, Lost 1 1975
Army . .-v. ..............                     Won 1, Lost 1 1968
Bowling Green ...........Won 0, Lost 2 1976
Bradley . . . ..............Won 0, Lost 2 1968
California...............Won 2, Lost 4 1960, '65, '71
Cincinnati...............Won 1, Lost 1 1967
Colorado State...........Won 1, Lost 1 1972
Dartmouth..............Won 0, Lost 2 1973
Dayton.................Won 4, Lost 6 '55         1955-6, '64, -7, -9
De Paul.................Won 0, Lost 2 1970
Duke ..................Won 1, Lost 3 1953, '69
Georgia Tech ............Won 0, Lost 2 1975
Illinois .................Won 3, Lost 3 '64         1956,'60,'64
Indiana.................Won 1, Lost 1 1965
Iowa...................Won 0, Lost 2 1962
Kansas State.............Won 3, Lost 3 1961, '66, '70
KENTUCKY ...........Won 41, Lost 7 (17)     . (Every)
LaSalle.................Won 2, Lost 2 1953, '54
Michigan................Won 1, Lost 1 1968
Minnesota...............Won 1, Lost 3 1955, '57
Missouri ................Won 1, Lost 1 1971
Navy...................Won 0, Lost 2 1970
Nebraska ...............Won 0, Lost 2 1972
North Carolina...........Won 1, Lost 3 1957, '59
Ohio State ..............Won 1, Lost 3 1958,'73
Oklahoma State..........Won 2, Lost 2 1958, '74
Oregon..................Won 1, Lost 1 1972
Oregon State ............Won 3, Lost 3 1962, '66, '75
Penn State ..............Won 0, Lost 2 1966
Princeton...............                            Won 2, Lost 2 1963, '71
Purdue.................Won 2, Lost 0 '70 1970
St. Louis................Won 3, Lost 1 '60         1959, '60
South Carolina...........Won 1, Lost 1 1967
Southern California .......Won 1, Lost 1 1954
Southern Methodist.......Won 1, Lost 1 1956
Stanford................Won 1, Lost 1 1973
Tennessee...............Won 1, Lost 1 1961
UCLA..................Won 1, Lost 1 1953
Utah...................Won 2, Lost 4 '76         1954, '55, '76
Villanova...............Won 1, Lost 1 1974
Wake Forest.............Won 1, Lost 1 1963
Washington State.........Won 0, Lost 2 1974
West Virginia ............Won 7, Lost 5 '57,59    1957-8-9,'62,'64,
Wisconsin...............Won 0, Lost 2 1963 '76
Xavier..................                                 Won 0, Lost 2 1961