HARRY LANCASTER
Assistant Coach
Baron Rupp's capable assistant professor of basketball knowledge and general right hand man is genial, smiling Harry Lancaster. Rivaling his boss in affability and capability, Lancaster is Kentucky's first
full-time assistant coach and also holds down the position of Head Freshman Basketball Coach.
Harry bosses a promising group of freshmen who are being held out of varsity competition this season and helps out with the heavy varsity coaching duties. In his "spare" time the former Georgetown (Ky.) College athlete manages to sandwich in a large slice of scouting duties.
Rupp was one of the first coaches in college basketball to inaugurate an extensive system of scouting his future opponents. That very important task is now assigned to Lancaster. Lancaster spent the summer of 1951 in Greece on a special athletic assignment for the U. S. State Department. The mission called for the Kentucky aide to act as an advisor to Greek Basketball Federation officials on Olympic procedures and other matters. He also conducted numerous clinics, coaching schools and gave public lectures on the cage sport as played in the United States.
Lancaster came to the University in 1942 as instructor in the physical education department.
During the war years, he entered the United States Navy as an Apprentice Seaman and, after 26 months service, Lancaster was discharged with the rank of Liuetenant Senior Grade.
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