UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY BASKETBALL STAFF
HEAD COACH: Joe B. Hall (Kentucky 1955 - Eighth Year at Kentucky — Won 183-59)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Dick Parsons (Kentucky 1961); Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin 1970);
Joe Dean (Mississippi State 1976); Jim Lankster (Cumberland 1970);
Dwane Casey (Kentucky 1979) `
TRAINER: Walt McCombs (Citadel 1971); STUDENT ASSISTANT: Charles Center
EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Bill Keightley
STUDENT MANAGER: George Fletcher; ASSISTANTS: Marshall Harris, Nick Katko, Tony Sosby,
Roger Thomas
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1979-80 KENTUCKY VARSITY NUMERICAL BASKETBALL ROSTER {
NO. NAME POS. CLASS HT;_ WT; AGE_ EXP. HOMETOWN-HIGH SCHOOL
A Kyle Macy G SR. 6-3 188 22 2L Peru, Ind. $
Peru High School
10 Dirk Minniefield G FR. 6-3 180 19 -- Lexington, Ky.
Lafayette High School
12 Bo Lanter G SO. 6-1 180 20 Tr. Versailles, Ky.
Woodford Co. High School
15 Chris Gettelfinger G JR. 6-2 185 21 Sq. Knoxville, Tenn.
Catholic High School
25 Jay Shidler G SR. 6-1 185 22 3L Lawrenceville, Ill.
V Lawrenceville High School
31 Sam Bowie C FR. 7-1 220 18 -- Lebanon, Pa.
Lebanon High School
32 Derrick Hord F FR. 6-6 215 19 -- Bristol, Tenn.
Tennessee High School
33 Tom Heitz F FR. 6-8 220 19 -- Hamilton, Ind.
Hamilton High School
36 Chuck Verderber F SO. 6-6 220 20 lL Lincoln, Ill.
Lincoln High School
A0 Fred Cowan C-F JR. 6-8 210 21 2L Sturgis, Ky.
Union Co. High School
AA Charles Hurt F FR. 6-6 215 18 -- Shelbyville, Ky.
Shelby Co. High School
52 LaVon Williams F SR. 6-7 220 21 3L Denver, Colo.
Manual High School
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1979-80 KENTUCKY ALPHABETICAL BASKETBALL ROSTER é
NAME NOL POS; CLASS HT;_ WT; AGE, EXP. HOMETOWN
Sum Bowie 31 C FR. 7-1 220 18 -- Lebanon, Pa. #
Frvd Cowan @0 C—F JR. 6-8 210 21 2L Sturgis, Ky.
Chris Cuitelfinger 15 G JR. 6-2 185 21 Sq. Knoxville, Tenn. ‘
Tom Hvitz 33 F FR. 6-8 220 19 —— Hamilton, Ind.
Derrick Hurd 32 F FR. 6-6 215 19 -- Bristol, Tenn.
Charles Hurt AQ F FR. 6-6 215 18 -- Shelbyville, Ky.
Un lantwr 12 G SO. 6-1 180 20 Tr. Versailles, Ky.
_ FVlw Navy A G SR. 6-3 188 22 2L Peru, Ind.
Dirk Hinniufield 10 G FR. 6-3 180 19 -- Lexington, Ky.
Jaw Shidlcr 25 G SR. 6-1 185 22 3L Lawrenceville, Ill.
Mhnck Ycrdorbur 3A F SO. 6-6 220 20 1L Lincoln, Ill.
lnYon Williams 52 F SR. 6-7 220 21 3L Denver, Colo.
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