ALL-TIME RECORDS
Date      Team_Site  Ky. Opp.
194849 Continued
Dec. 16   Holy Cross (A)    51 48
Dec. 18   St. John's (A)    57 30
Dec. 22   Tulane (N1)   51 47
SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans. La.)
De. 29    Tulane 78 47
Dec. 30   St. Louis 40 42
Jan. 11   Bowling Green      (N2)   63 61
Jan. 15   Tennessee (A)    66 51
Jan. 17   Georgia Tech        (A)    56 45
Jan. 22   DePaul (A)    56 45
Jan. 29   Notre Dame        (N1)   62 38
Jan. 31   Vanderbilt (A)    72 50
Feb. 2   Alabama (A)    56 40
Feb. 3   Mississippi (N3)   75 45
Feb. 5   Bradley (N4)   62 52
Feb. 8   Tennessee (H)    71 56
Feb. 12   Xavier (H)    96 50
Feb. 14   Alabama (H)    74 32
Feb. 16   Mississippi (H)    85 31
Feb. 19   Georgia Tech        (H)    78 32
Feb. 21   Georgia (H)    95 40
Feb. 24   Xavier (A)    51 40
Feb. 26   Vanderbilt (H)    70 37
SEC TOURNAMENT (Louisville. Ky.)
Mar. 3  Florida 73 36
Mar. 4  Auburn 70 39
Mar. 5  Tennessee 83 44
Mar.   5   Tulane (championship) 68 52
SEC CHAMPIONS
NATIONAL INVITATION TOUR, (New York)
Mar. 14 Loyola of Chicago 56 67
NCAA TOURNAMENT (Eastern Regionals) (New York. N.Y.)
Mar. 21   Villanova 85 72
Mar. 22  Illinois 76 47
NCAA FINALS (Seattle. Wash.)
Mar. 26  Oklahoma A&M 46 36
(champonship) 2320 1492
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (N1) Louisville (N3)Memphis (N2) Cleveland     (N4) Owensboro. Ky.
 Leading Scorers 
Alex Groza (6-7 Sr. C) ..............20.5
Ralph Beard (5-10V2 Sr. G)..........10.8
Wallace Jones (6-4 Sr. F-C)........... 9.6
Cliff Barker (6-2 Sr. G-F) ............ 7.3
Dale Barnstable (6-3 Jr. F-G).......... 6.1
1949-50 - Won 25. Lost 5.
SEC Champions (Tournament) Sugar Bowl Champions NIT Participant (0-1) Ranked 3rd Nationally AP
COACH: Adolph Rupp
CAPTAIN: Dale Barnstable
Dec. 3   Indiana Central      (H)    84 61
Dec. 10   Western Ontario    (H)    90 18
Dec. 15   St. John's (A)    58 69
Dec. 21   DePaul (N1)   49 47
Dec. 25   Purdue (A)    60 54
SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans. La.)
Dec. 29   Villanova 57 -56
Dec. 30   Bradley (championship) 71 66
Jan. 2   Arkansas (A)    57 53
Jan. 4   Mississisppi St.     (N2)   87 55
Jan. 9   N. Carolina U.       (H)    83 44
Jan. 14   Tennessee (A)    53 66
Jan. 16   Georgia Tech        (A)    61 47
Jan. 17   Georgia (A)    60 71
Jan. 21   DePaul (A)    86 53
Jan. 23   Notre Dame (A)    51 64
Jan. 26   Xavier (A)    58 47
Jan. 28   Georgia (H)    88 56
Jan. 30   Vanderbilt (A)    58 54
Feb. 2   Alabama (A)    66 64
Feb. 4   Mississippi (N3)   61 55
Feb. 11   Tennessee (H)    79 52
Feb. 13   Alabama (H)    77 57
Feb. 15   Mississippi (H)    90 50
Feb. 18   Georgia Tech        (H)    97 62
Feb. 23   Xavier (H)    58 53
Feb. 25   Vanderbilt (H)    70 66
SEC TOURNAMENT (Louisville. Ky.)
Mar. 2  Mississippi St. 56 46
Mar. 3  Georgia 79 53
Mar. 4 Tennessee (championship) 95 S8 SEC CHAMPIONS
NATIONAL INVITATION TOUR. (New York)
Mar. 14 City Col. of N.Y. 50 89
'2085 1696
(N1) Louisville     (N2) Owensboro (N3) Memphis
 Leading Scorers 
Bill Spivey (7-0 Soph. C) ............193
Jim Line (6-2 Sr. F}......... 131
Walt Hirsch (6-4 Jr. F)..... 99
Date      Team_Site  Ky. Opp.
Bobby Waston (5-10 Soph. G).........7.5
Dale Barnstable (6-3 Sr. G)...........5.9
MEMORIAL COLISEUM ERA
1950- 51 - Won 32, Lost 2.
National Champions
(NCAA Tournament)
SEC Champions
Ranked 1st Nationally AP-UP
Third Sugar Bowl Tournament
COACH: Adolph Rupp
CAPTAIN: Walt Hirsch
(Including exhibition games. Kentucky won 391/z games and lost 2.)
Dec.  1   W Texas St. (H)    73 43
Dec. 9   Purdue (H)    70 52
Dec. 12   Xavier (A)    67 56
Dec. 14   Florida (H)    85 37
Dec. 16   Kansas (H)    68 39
Dec. 23   St. John's (A)    43 37
SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans. La.)
Dec. 29   St. Louis 42 '43
Dec. 30   Syracuse (consolation) 69 59
Jan. 5   Auburn (H)    79 35
Jan. 8   DePaul (H)    63 55
Jan. 13   Alabama (H)    65 48
Jan. 15   Notre Dame (H)    69 44
Jan. 20   Tennessee (A)    70 45
Jan. 22   Georgia Tech        (A)    82 61
Jan. 27   Vanderbilt (A)    74 49
Jan. 29   Tulane (A)   104 68
Jan. 31   Louisiana St. (A)    81 59
Feb. 2   Mississippi St.       (A)    80 60
Feb. 3   Mississippi (N1)    86 39
Feb. 9   Georgia Tech        (H)    75 42
Feb. 13   Xavier (H)    78 51
Feb. 17   Tennessee (H)    86 61
Feb. 19   DePaul (A)    60 57
Feb. 23   Georgia (H)    88 41
Feb. 24   Vanderbilt (H)    89 57
SEC CHAMPIONS
SEC TOURNAMENT (Louisville. Ky.)
Mar.  1   Mississippi St. 92 70
Mar. 2  Auburn 84 54
Mar. 3  Georgia Tech 82 56
Mar.   3 Vanderbilt 57 61
POST-SEASON GAME
Mar. 13   Loyola of Chicago   (H)    97 61
NCAA TOURNAMENT (First Round  Raleigh, N.C.)
Mar. 20  Louisville 79 68
(Eastern Regional  New York. N.Y.)
Mar. 22  St. John's 59 43
Mar. 24  Illinois 76 74
(National Finals  Minneapolis. Minn.)
Mar. 27 Kansas St. (championship) 68 58 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS                2540 1783
EXHIBITION GAME
Apr. 27   Ky. All-Stars (H)    92 49
PUERTO RICO EXHIBITION TOUR
Aug. 25  San German Ath. 86 38
Aug. 26  Ponce Lions 83 43
Aub. 27  San Turce 93 40
Aug. 29  Univ. of Puerto Rico        91 44
Sept. 2   U.S. Navy 52 23
(Called at half on account of rain)
Sept. 3   Puerto Rico 75 46
All-Stars (N1) Owensboro. Ky.
 Leading Scorers 
Bill Spivey (7-0 Jr. Q...............19.2
Shelby Linville (6-5 Jr. F)............10.4
Bobby Watson (5-10 Jr. G) ..........10.4
Frank Ramsey (6-3 Soph. G) .........10.1
Walt Hirsch (6-3 Sr. F).............. 9.1
1951- 52  Won 29, Lost 3.
Ranked 1st Nationally AP-UP SEC Championship (14-0) NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) Runner-up Sugar Bowl
COACH: Adolph Rupp CAPTAIN: Robert Watson
Dec. 8   Washington & Lee  (H)    96 46
Dec. 10   Xavier (A)    97 72
Dec. 13   Minnesota (A)    57 61
Dec. 17   St. John's (H)    81 40
Dec. 20   DePaul (H)    98 60
Dec. 26   U.C.L.A. (H)     84 53
SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans. La.)
Dec. 28   Brigham Young 84 64
Dec. 29  St. Louis 60 61
Jan. 2   Mississippi-^        (N1)  116 58
Jan. 5   Louisiana St. (H)    57 47
Jan. 7   Xavier (H)    83 50
Jan. 12   Florida (H)    99 52
Jan. 16   Georgia (N2)    95 55
Jan. 19   Tennessee (A)    65 56
Jan. 21   Georgia Tech        (A)    96 51
Date      Team_Site Ky. Opp.
Jan. 26 Alabama (A) 71 67
Jan. 28 Vanderbilt (A) 88 51
Jan. 30 Auburn (A) 88 48
Feb. 2 Notre Dame (N3) 71 66
Feb. 4 Tulane (H) 103 54
Feb.  6 Mississippi (H) 81 61
Feb. 9 Georgia Tech (H) 93 42
Feb. 11 Mississippi St. (H) 110 66
Feb. 16 Tennessee (H) 95 40
Feb. 21 Vanderbilt (H) 75 45
Feb. 23 DePaul (A) 63 61
SEC CHAMPIONS
SEC TOURNAMENT (Louisville. Ky.)* Feb. 28   Georgia Tech 80 59
Feb. 29   Tulane 85 61
Mar.  1   Tennessee 81 66
Mar.   1    Louisiana(championship) 44 43
NCAA TOURNAMENT (Eastern Regionals) (Raleigh. N.C.) Mar. 21   Penn. St. 82 54
Mar. 22 St. John's 57 64
26351774 (N1) Owensboro. Ky.     (N2) Louisville (N3) Chicago
 Leading Scorers 
Cliff Hagan (6-4 Jr. C)..............21.6
Frank Ramsey (6-3 Jr. G) ...........15.9
Bobby Watson (5-10 Sr. G) ..........13.1
Lou Tsioropoulos (6-5 Jr. F) ..........7.9
Lucian Whitaker (6-0 Sr. F) ..........7.8
1952-53  No Schedule
(Under suspension by NCAA) Intra-Squad Scrimmage Results
COACH: Adolph Rupp CO-CAPTAINS: Cliff Hagan
and Frank Ramsey Dec. 13   Varisty        76 Freshman 45 Jan. 19   Ramsey's      71  Hagans 50 Feb. 4   Hagans        68 Ramsey's 55 Feb. 28   Blues 49 Whites 47
264 T57
1953- 54  Won 25, Lost 0.
Ranked 1st Nationally AP. 2nd UPI UKIT Champions SEC Champions (14-0) Declined NCAA Birth
COACH: Adolph Rupp CO-CAPTAINS: Cliff Hagan
and Frank Ramsey Dec. 5   Temple (H)    86 59
Dec. 12   Xavier (A)    81 66
Dec. 14 Wake Forest (H) 101 69 Dec. 18   St. Louis (A)    71 59
UK INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Dec. 21   Duke 85 69
Dec. 22    LaSalle (champicnship) 73 60
Dec. 28   Minnesota (H)    74 59
Jan. 4   Xavier (H)    77 71
Jan. 9 Georgia Tech (H) 105 53 Jan. 11   DePaul (H)    81 63
Jan. 16   Tulane (H)    94 43
Jan. 23   Tennessee (A)    97 71
Jan. 30   Vanderbilt (A)    85 63
Feb. 2 Georgia Tech (N1) 99 48 Feb. 4   Georgia (H)   106 55
Feb. 6   Georgia (N2)  100 68
Feb. 8   Florida (A)    97 55
Feb. 13   Mississippi (H)    88 62
Feb. 15 Mississippi St. (H) 81 49 Feb. 18   Tennessee (H)    90 63
Feb. 20   DePaul (A)    76 61
Feb. 22   Vanderbilt (H)   100 64
Feb. 27   Auburn (N3)  109 79
Mar.  1   Alabama (A)    68 43
SEC PLAYOFF (Nashville. Tenn.) (Playoff game to determine SEC champion and representative in NCAA Tournament. Kentucky and LSU tied for league title due to a schedule disagreement. Kentucky won but declined NCAA.)
Mar. 9  Louisiana St. 63 56
2187 1508
SEC CHAMPIONS
(N1) Louisville     (N2) Ownesboro. Ky. (N3) Montgomery
 Leading Scorers 
Cliff Hagan (64 Sr. C)..............24.0
Frank Ramsey (6-3 Sr. G) ...........19.6
Lou Tsioropoulos (6-5 Sr. F)..........14.5
Billy Evans (6-1 Jr. F)...............8.4
Gayle Rose (6-0 Jr. G)...............6.7
1954- 55  Won 23. Lost 3
NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) UKIT Champions SEC Champions (1Z-2) Ranked 2nd Nationally AP. UPI
Date      Team_Site Ky. Opp.
COACH: Adolph Rupp CAPTAINS: Bill Evans
Dec. 4   Louisiana St.         (H)    74 58
Dec. 11   Xavier                (A)    73 69
Dec. 18   Temple              (H)    79 61 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (Lexington. Ky.)
Dec. 21   Utah                         70 65
Dec. 22   LaSalle (championship)          63 54
Dec. 30   St. Louis               (H)     82 65
Jan.  1   Temple              (A)   101 69
Jan.   8  Georgia Tech        (H)    58 59
Jan. 10   DePaul               (H)    92 59
Jan. 15   Tulane               (A)    58 44
Jan. 17   Louisiana St.         (A)    64 62
Jan. 22   Tennessee           (A)    84 66
Jan. 29   Vanderbilt           (A)    75 71
Jan. 31   Georgia Tech        (A)    59 65
Feb. 3   Florida               (H)    87 63
Feb. 5   Mississippi          (N1)    84 66
Feb.  7   Mississippi St.         (A)     61 56
Feb. 9  Georgia             (H)    86 40
Feb. 14   Xavier                (H)    66 55
Feb. 19   DePaul               (A)    76 72
Feb. 21   Vanderbilt           (H)    77 59
Feb. 26   Auburn              (H)    93 59
Feb. 28   Alabama             (H)    66 52
Mar. 5 Tennessee (H) 104 61 SEC CHAMPIONS
NCAA TOURNAMENT (Eastern Regionals) (Evanston. Illinois)
Mar. 11  Marquette                   71 79
Mar. 12  Penn State                  84 59
1987 1588
(N1) Memphis
 Leading Scorers 
Bob Burrow (6-7 Jr. C)............. 19.0
Billy Evans (6-1 Jr. F) .............. 13.9
Jerry Bird (6-6 Jr. F)............... 10.7
Phil Grawemeyer (6-7V2 Jr. F).......'13.0
Gayle Rose (6-0 Sr. G) ..............7.4
'Grawemeyer ranked 4th in total points with 260 in 20 games. Broke leg against DePaul and missed last six games.
1955- 56  Won 20, Lost 6
Ranked 9th Nationally AP Second SEC (12-2) NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) UKIT Runner-up
COACH: Adolph Rupp
CAPTAINS: Phil Grawemeyer
Dec. 3   Louisiana St.         (A)    62 52
Dec. 10  Temple               (H)    61 73
Dec. 12   DePaul               (H)    71 69
Dec. 15   Maryland            (A)    62 61
Dec. 17   Idaho                 (H)    91 49
UK INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Dec. 20   Minnesota                   72 65
Dec. 21   Dayton                       74 89
Dec. 28   St. Louis U.          (A)   101 80
Jan. 7   Georgia Tech        (H)   104 51
Jan. 12   Tulane               (H)    85 63
Jan. 14   Louisiana St.         (H)   107 65
Jan. 21   Tennessee           (A)    95 68
Jan. 28   Vanderbilt           (A)    73 81
Jan. 30   Georgia Tech        (A)    84 62
Feb.  1   Duke                 (H)    81 76
Feb. 4   Auburn              (N1)    82 81
Feb. 6   Florida               (A)    81 70
Feb. 11   Mississippi           (H)    88 49
Feb. 13   Mississippi St.        (H)     86 65
Feb. 18   DePaul                (A)    79 81
Feb. 20   Vanderbilt           (H)    76 55
Feb. 25   Alabama             (Nl)   77 101
Feb. 27   Georgia              (N2)  143 66
Mar. 3  Tennessee           (H)   101 77
NCAA TOURNAMENT (Kentucky represented the SEC in NCAA when champion Alabama declined the bid.) (Eastern Regionals) (Iowa City. Iowa)
Mar. 16  Wayne U.            (A)    84 64
Mar. 17 Iowa                  (A)    77 89
219? 1862
(N1) Montgomery (N2) Louisville
 Leading Scorers 
Bob Burrow (6-7 Sr. C)............. 21.1
Jerry Bird (6-6 Sr. F)............... 16.2
Vernon Hatton (6-3 Soph. G)......... 13.3
Gerry Calvert (5-11 Jr. G) ........... 11.2
Phil Grawemeyer(6-7i/2 Sr. F)........8.4
1956- 57  Won 23, Lost S
Ranked 3rd Nationally AP, UPI UKIT Champions SEC Champions (12-2)
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