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KENTUCKY BASKETBALL MODERN RECORD
1945- 46 SEASON
Won 28, Lost 2 NIT Champions
SEC Champions (Tournament)
 Leading Scorers 
Jack Parkinson (6-0 Jr. G)......11.3
Wallace Jones (6-4 Fr. F) ...... 9.7
Ralph Beard (5-10V2 Fr. G)..... 9.3
Jack Tingle (6-3 Jr. F)......... 9.2
Wilbur Schu (6-4 Sr. F)........ 7.7
1946- 47 SEASON
Won 34, Lost 3 NIT Runner-up
SEC Champions (Tournament)
 Leading Scorers 
Alex Groza (6-7 Fr. C-F) . . . 393 Pts.* Ralph Beard (5-10>/2 Soph G) 392 Pts. Kenneth Rollins (6-0 Jr. G) . . 310 Pts.
Joe Holland (6-4 Sr. F)..... 224 Pts.
Wallace Jones (6-4 Soph. C) . 217 Pts. *No record of number of games played by each man. Averages cannot be determined.
1947- 48 SEASONWon 36, Lost 3
World Champions (Olympic Games) SEC Champions (Tournament) National Champions (NCAA Tournament)
 Leading Scorers 
Alex Groza (6-7 Jr. C).........12.5
(488 TP in 39 Games)
Ralph Beard (5-10'/2 Jr. G) .....12.5
(476 TP in 38 Games)
Wallace Jones (6-4 Jr. F-C) ..... 9.3
James Line (6-2 Soph. F) ...... 6.9
Kenneth Rollins (6-0 Sr. G)  .... 6.6
1948- 49 SEASON-Won 32, Lost 2
National Champions (NCAA Tournament) SEC Champions (Tournament) Ranked 1st Nationally AP Runner-up Sugar Bowl Loser NIT in Attempted "Grand Slam"
 Leading Scorers 
Alex Groza (6-7 Sr. C) ........20.5
Ralph Beard (5-10V2Sr. 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 SEASONWon 25, Lost 5 SEC Champions (Tournament)
Sugar Bowl Champions NIT Participant (0-1) Ranked 3rd Nationally AP
 Leading Scorers 
Bill Spivey (7-0 Soph. C).......19.3
Jim Line (6-2 Sr. F) ..........13.1
Walt Hirsch (6-4 Jr. F) ........ 9.9
Bobby Watson (5-10 Soph. G) . . 7.5 Dale Barnstable (6-3 Sr. G)..... 5.9
1950- 51 SEASONWon 32, Lost 2
National Champions (NCAA Tournament) SEC Champions . Ranked 1st Nationally AP-UP Third Sugar Bowl Tournament
 Leading Scorers 
Bill Spivey (7-0 Jr. C) .........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 SEASON-Won 29, Lost 3 Ranked 1st Nationally AP-UP
SEC Champions (14-0) NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) Runner-up Sugar Bowl
 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 SEASON
(No Schedule Played)
1953-54 SEASONWon 25, Lost 0 Ranked 1st Nationally AP, 2nd UPI UKIT Champions SEC Champions (14-0) Declined NCAA Berth
 Leading Scorers 
Cliff Hagan (6-4 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 SEASONWon 23, Lost 3 NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1)
UKIT Champions SEC Champions (12-2) Ranked 2nd Nationally AP, UPI
 Leading Scorers 
Bob Burrow (6-7 Jr. C)........19.0
Billy Evans (6-1 Sr. G) ........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 De Paul and missed last six games.
1955- 56 SEASONWon 20, Lost 6 Ranked 9th Nationally AP
Second SEC (12-2) NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) UKIT Runner-up
 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 (6-7V2 Sr. F) . . . 8.4
1956- 57 SEASONWon 23, Lost 5 Ranked 3rd Nationally AP, UPI
UKIT Champions SEC Champions (12-2) Sugar Bowl Champions NCAA Tournament PaVticipant (1-1)
 Leading Scorers 
Johnny Cox (6-4 Soph. F) .....19.4
Gerry Calvert (5-11 Sr. G)......15.2
Vernon Hatton (6-3 Jr. G) .....14.8
John Crigler (6-3 Jr. F)........10.3
Ed Beck (6-7 Jr. C)........... 9.5
1957- 58 SEASONWon 23, Lost 6
National Champions (NCAA Tournament) SEC Champions (12-2) Ranked 9th Nationally AP, 14th UPI UKIT Participant (1-1)
 Leading Scorers 
Vernon Hatton (6-3 Sr. G) .....17.1
Johnny Cox (6-4 Jr. F)........14.9
John Crigler (6-3 Sr. F)........13.6
Adrian Smith (6-0 Sr. G).......12.4
Ed Beck (6-7 Sr. C)........... 5.6
1958- 59 SEASONWon 24, Lost 3 NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1)
UKIT Champions   Second SEC (12-2) Ranked 2nd Nationally
 Leading Scorers 
Johnny Cox (6-4 Sr. F)........17.9
Billy Ray Lickert (6-3 Soph. G) . 13.5
Bennie Coffman (6-0 Jr. G).....10.7
Don Mills (6-6 Jr. C)..........10.5
Dickie Parsons (5-10 Soph. G)  . . 8.0
(216 TP in 27 G)
Sid Cohen (6-1 Jr. G) ......... 8.1
_(203 TP in 25 G)_
1959- 60 SEASONWon 19, Lost 7 Third SEC (10-4)      UKIT Runner-up
 Leading Scorers 
Don Mills (6-6 Sr. C-F)........12.7
(319 TP in 25 G) Billy Ray Lickert (6-3 Jr. F-G) . . 14.4
(288 TP in 20 G)
Sid Cohen (6-1 Sr. G).........10.7
Bennie Coffman (6-0 Sr. G) ----10.2
Ned Jennings (6-9 Jr. C)....... 8.8
1960- 61 SEASONWon 19, Lost 9 NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1)
UKIT Runner-up    Second SEC (10^) Ranked 18th Nationally UPI
 Leading Scorers 
Billy Ray Lickert (6-3 Sr. F-G) . . 16.0 Roger Newman (6-4 Sr. F-G)  . . . 14.1
Larry Pursiful (6-1 Jr. G) ......13.4
Ned Jennings (6-9 Sr. C).......11.5
Carroll Burchett (6-4 Jr. F-C) ... 5.1
1961-62 SEASON
Won 23, Lost 3        UKIT Champions SEC Co-Champions (13-1) NCAA Tournament Participant (1-1) Ranked 3rd Nationally AP, UPI
 Leading Scorers  Cotton Nash (6-5 Soph. C-F)  . . . 23.4
Larry Pursiful (6-1 Sr. G) ......19.1
Carroll Burchett (6-4 Sr. C-F) . . . 11.2
Scotty Baesler (6-0 Jr. G) ......10.9
Roy Roberts (6-4 Jr. F) ....... 7.0
1962-63 SEASONWon 16, Lost 9 Fifth SEC (8-6)        UKIT Champions
 Leading Scorers 
Cotton Nash (6-5 Jr. F-C)......20.6
?Charles Ishmael (6-5 Jr. G) .... 11.1
Ted Deeken (6-3V2 Jr. F)....... 9.8
Scotty Baesler (5-11V2 Sr. G)____ 9.7
Roy Roberts (6-4 Sr. F) ....... 9.0
* Ineligible second semester
1963-64 SEASONWon 21, Lost 6 UKIT and Sugar Bowl Champions SEC Champions (11-3) Ranked 3rd UPI, 4th AP Nationally NCAA Tournament Participant (0-2)
 Leading Scorers 
Cotton Nash (6-5 Sr. C-F)......24.0
Ted Deeken (6-3V2 Sr. F).......18.5
Larry Conley (6-3 Soph. F-C) . . . 12.2
Terry Mobley (6-2'/2 Jr. G) ..... 9.4
Randy Embry (5-11 Jr. G) ..... 7.2
1964- 65 SEASONWon 15, Lost 10 5th SEC (10-6)        Unranked in Polls
UKIT Runner-up
 Leading Scorers 
Louie Dampier (6-0 Soph. G) . . . 17.0
Pat Riley (6-4 Soph. F)........15.0
Tommy Kron (6-5 Jr. G-F).....12.3
John Adams (6-7 Sr. C)........11.8
Larry Conley (6-3 Jr. F) .......11.6
1965- 66 SEASON--Won 27, Lost 2 SEC Champions (15-1)UKIT Champion
Ranked First Nationally in Polls National Runner-up in NCAA
 Leading Scorers 
Pat Riley (6-4 Jr. F) ..........21.9
Louie Dampier (6-0 Jr. G)......21.1
Thad Jaracz (6-5 Soph. C)......13.2
Larry Conley (6-3 Sr. F).......11.5
Tommy Kron (6-5 Sr. G) ......10.2
1966- 67 SEASON
Won 13, Lost 13 (Worst under Rupp) Tied 5th SEC (8-10) Unranked in Polls UKIT Champions
 Leading Scorers 
Louie Dampier (6-0 Sr. G) .....20.6
Pat Riley (6-3 Sr. F)..........17.4
Thad Jaracz (6-5 Jr. C-F) ......11.3
Cliff Berger (6-8 Jr. C) ........11.3
Phil Argento (6-0 Soph. G)..... 5.2
1967- 68 SEASON
Won 22, Lost 5     Ranked 4th in Polls SEC Champions (15-3) UKIT Champions
 Leading Scorers 
Mike Casey (6-4 Soph. G)......20.1
Dan Issel (6-8 Soph. C)........16.4
Mike Pratt (6-4 Soph. F).......14.1
Thad Jaracz (6-5 Sr. F)........11.3
Phil Argento (6-2 Jr. G) .......12.3
1968- 69 SEASON
Won 23, Lost 5     Ranked 7th in Polls SEC Champions (16-2) UKIT Champions
 Leading Scorers 
Dan Issel (6-8 Jr. C) ..........26.6
Mike Casey (6-4 Jr. G) ........19.1
Mike Pratt (6-4 Jr. F) .........16.9
Phil Argento (6-2 Sr. G) .......10.0
Larry Steele (6-5 Soph. F) ..... 8.6
1969- 70 SEASONWon 26, Lost 2 SEC Champions (17-1)
UKIT Champions Ranked First Nationally in Polls
 Leading Scorers 
Dan Issel (6-8 Sr. C) ..........33.9
Mike Pratt (6^1 Sr. F) .........19.3
Tom Parker (6-6 Soph. F)......10.4
Larry Steele (6-5 Jr. F)........ 9.8
Terry Mills (6-2 Jr. G)......... 9.1
1970- 71 SEASONWon 22, Lost 6 SEC Champions (16-2)
UKIT Runner-up Ranked 10th AP
 Leading Scorers 
Tom Parker (6-7 Jr. F) ........17.6
Mike Casey (6-4 Sr. G) ........17.0
Tom Payne (7-2 So. C) ........16.9
Kent Hollenbeck (6-4 Jr. G) .... 14.0 Larry Steele (6-5 Sr. F)........13.1
1971- 72 SEASON-Won 21, Lost 7 SEC Champions (14-4)
UKIT Champions Ranked 14th UPI and 18th AP
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 Leading Scorers 
Jim Andrews (6-11 Jr. C) ......21.5
Tom Parker (6-7 Sr. F) ........18.0
Ronnie Lyons (5-10 So. G).....13.2
Stan Key (6-3 Sr. G)..........12.5
Larry Stamper (6-6 Jr. F) ......10.3
1972-73 SEASONWon 20, Lost 8 SEC Champions (14-4) UKIT Champions Ranked 15th UPI and 17th AP
 Leading Scorers 
Jim Andrews (6-11 Sr. C)......20.1
Kevin Grevey (6-5 So. F) ......18.7
Jimmy Dan Conner (6-4 So. G-F) 11.2
Ronnie Lyons (5-10 Jr. G) ..... 9.2
Mike Flynn (6-3 So. G)........ 9.1
1973- 74 SEASON-Won 13, Lost 13
UKIT Champions Tied 4th SEC (9-9)   Unranked in Polls
 Leading Scorers 
Kevin Grevey (6-5 Jr. F).......21.9
Bob Guyette (6-9 Jr. C) .......12.7
Jimmy-Dan Conner (6-4 Jr. F-G) 12.0
Mike Flynn (6-3 Jr. G) ........11.5
Ronnie Lyons (5-10 Sr. G) ..... 7.8
1974- 75 SEASON-Won 26, Lost 5 SEC Co-Champions (15-3)
UKIT Champions National Runner-Up in NCAA Ranked 4th UPI and 2nd AP
 Leading Scorers 
Kevin Grevey (6-5 Sr. F).......23.6
Jimmy Dan Conner (6-4 Sr. G) . . 12.4
Rick Robey (6-10 Fr. C).......10.4
Jack Givens (6-4 Fr. F)........ 9.4
Mike Flynn (6-3 Sr. G) ........ 9.0
Bob Guyette (6-9 Sr. F) ....... 8.6
1975- 76 SEASONWon 20, Lost 10 UKIT Champions       NIT Champions Tied 4th SEC (11-7) Unranked in Polls
 Leading Scorers 
Jack Givens (6-4 So. F)........20.1
Mike Phillips (6-10 So. C)......15.6
Larry Johnson (6-2 Jr. G)......11.2
James Lee (6-5 So. F)..........9.3
Rick Robey (6-10 So. C-F)*----15.6
Reggie Warford (6-1 Sr. G) ......6.5
*Played in 12 Games