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MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Saturday, February 26, 1955  8:00 p.m.
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CONTENTS
Page
Meet A Wildcat .................................................................................... 4
Kentucky Basketball Schedule .............................................................. 4
Opponent Roster .................................................................................. 5
Memorial Coliseum ................................................................................ 6
Kentucky Coaches ................................................................................ 7
Scorecards ........................................................................................ 8 & 9
Review of 1953-54 .............................................................................. 10
Kentucky Roster .................................................................................... 1 1
Kentucky Freshman Schedule and Roster .............................................. 1 5 WILDCAT TIPOFF
Official Kentucky Basketball Program
Published by U.K. Athletics Association
B. A. SHIVELY, Athletic Director KEN KUHN, Sports Publicity Editor
_ NEXT HOME GAME _
ALABAMA
Monday, February 28  8:00 p.m.
TICKETS  $1.25 AND $2.25 Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. An exceptionally steady performer for an untested sophomore, Brewer is one of the most highly-regarded newcomers to the varsity ranks this season and is showing promise of developing into a real standout. The former Louisville Eastern eager was one of the two freshmen that Coach Rupp seriously considered promoting to the varsity last season. The rangy guard showed up extremely well in frosh games last year, averaging 14 points per contest. The 6-3 ace possesses a good set shot and also connects with very good accuracy on his jump shot. Only the lack of game experience and being exceptionally light in weight (170) is handicapping him this year.
KENTUCKY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1954-55
1 9 5 4 UK Opp.
Dec.    4Louisiana St. (H) .... 74 58
Dec.  1 1Xavier (A) ............ 73 69
Dec. 18Temple (H) ............ 79 61
UK INVITATIONAL TOURNEY
Dec. 21Utah .................... 70 65
Dec. 22LaSalle .................. 63 54
Dec. 30St. Louis (H) ........ 82 65
19 5 5
Jan.    1Temple (A) ............101 69
Jan.    8Georgia Tech (H) .. 58 59
Jan. 10DePaul (H) ............ 92 59
Jan.  15Tulane (A) ............ 58 44
Jan.  17L.S.U. (A) ..............                64 62
Jan. 22Tennessee (A) ........           84 66
Jan. 29Vanderbilt (A) ......          75 71
Jan. 31Georgia Tech (A) .. 59 65
Feb.    3Florida (H) ............               87 63
Feb.    5Mississippi (N) ........84 61
Feb.    7Miss. State (A) ......         61 56
Feb.    9Georgia (H) ..........              86 40
Feb. 14Xavier (H) ............              66 55
Feb. 19DePaul (A) ............              76 72
Feb. 21Vanderbilt (H) ......         77 59
Feb. 26Auburn ........................ Home
Feb. 28Alabama ...................... Home
Mar.   5Tennessee .................... Home
page four GORDON MUMMERT  Center
JOEL EAVES  Coach
JIM O OONNtLL
AUBURN ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
10	Bill Kirkpatrick (g)	Sr.	5'10"	170	Surgoinsville, Tenn.
11	Brownie Nelson (g)	Jr.	5'11"	170	Cullman, Ala.
12	Tabby Beatty (g)	Sr.	5'11"	170	Selma, Ala.
14	Robert Burgess (g)	Soph.	5'10"	165	Columbus, Ga.
20	Byrd Whigham (g)	Jr.	5'8"	160	Louisville, Ala.
21	Henry Sturkie (f-g)	Soph.	6'1"	180	Gadsden, Ala.
22	Doyle Haynes (f-g)	Jr.	6'1"	185	Lafayette, Ala.
23	Kay Slayden (f-c)	Jr.	6'4"	180	Columbus, Ga.
24	Jim O'Donnell (f)	Jr.	6'3"	190	Hackensack, N. J.
25	Jim Diamond (f)	Jr.	6'2"	170	Jay, Fla.
32	Mack Lee (c)	Sr.	6'5"	190	Birmingham, Ala.
33	Gordon Mummert (c)	Sr.	6'4"	185	Atlanta, Ga.
COACHJoel Eaves
page five MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Only a little more than a quarter century ago, the University of Kentucky provided its basketball team with its second home a magnificent new Alumni Gymnasium seating 2,800 spectators.
A great many persons freely suggested that the arena would prove to be a "white elephant" which would never be crowded to anywhere near capacity by the sport that then was considered little more than an innocuous winter-month's pastime.
But the hardwood game blitzed the nation and Kentucky's teams forged to the national forefront in such a crowd-pleasing manner that the "huge" hall soon could not begin to accommodate the large number of fans seeking to whet their new-found interest. In fact, the situation soon developed to the point where only the student body and faculty were admitted and for several years about all that Kentuckians at large knew of their state university's famed cage teams consisted of information gleaned from the press and radio.
In 1941, when Dr. H. L. Donovrn became president of the University, one of his first recommendations was for a building "that will properly take care of our athletics, our health service, physical education, and recreation." From this beginning came the plan that culminated in the constructicn of 12,000-seat Memorial Coliseum, an unparalleled edifice costing $3,925,000 by the time it was completed in 1950.
The huge building, which serves as a memorial to the nearly 10,000 Kentucky heroes who lost their lives in World War II and the Korean conflict, covers an entire city block and contains as much space as a seven-story office building. Situated along Avenue of Champi ons, the Coliseum is used primarily for basketball games but also serves as the site of a sellout community concert and lecture series as well as numerous physical education classes and conventions.
In sharp contrast to the early days in Alumni Gym, the present hall plays host to more than 100,000 Kentuckians annually for appearances of the famous Wildcat cage teams alone and interest is increasing with sucl strides that even this splendid arena may someday be outgrown.
page six ADOLPH RUPP
The world's poorest prophet, but a coaching genius with a rare talent for consistently winning national championships.
That's the University of Kentucky's fabulous cage mentor Adolph Rupp who this year celebrares his Silver Anniversary at the helm of Wildcat basketball with an incomparable career winning average of 85.6 percent for 496 victories out of 578 starts.
Amazing as his coaching success has been, the usually astute Baron Rupp found himself on the losing end as a prophet last season. The Wildcats of 1 954 made a clean sweep through a 25-game schedule and disproved their coach's prophecy of some years ago that "no major school playing a major schedule can go through a season undefeated."
The "impossible" feat of last year's Kentucky team in becoming the biggest-winning, perfect-record unit of all time climaxed an un-paralled honor roll of coaching successes that have stamped Rupp as the nation's most winning cage mentor. In the 24 years he has been at Kentucky, he's won the Southeastern Conference title 15 times, the NCAA Tournament championship three times, and the National Invitation Tournament once as well as Olympic Trials collegiate bracket laurels and a nominal world's championship through participation with the AAU Phillips Oilers as the USA entry in the 1948 Olympic Games. Coach Rupp is the first coach to guide his teams to three NCAA and one NIT titles.
Besides the distinction of an even 100 victories against only 21 defeats covering action in 21 national classics (NCAA, NIT, UK Invitational and Sugar Bowl Tournament) plus 21 conference meets and the '48 Olympics, Rupp has guided his Wildcat teams to national championships in the Associated Press Poll four times in the last six years and produced no less than 24 All-Americans.
Furthermore, the UK mentor goes into the current season in possession of another record that no other coach or school comes even close to threatening124 consecutive wins on the home floor. No Rupp-coached Kentucky team has been beaten at home since Ohio State turned the trick on Jan. 2, 1943approximately twelve years ago!
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HARRY LANCASTER
Baron Rupp's capable right hand man is Harry Lancaster. As the first full-time assistant basketball coach in Kentucky's history and one of the few aides of this tyDe in the country, he is in charge of convincing the best schoolboy cagers to cast their lot with the Wildcats and is responsible for their development as yearlings once they are in the Kentucky stable. He also handles the gruel'ing assignment of scouting future opponents. The success that he has shown in his endeavors is reflected in Kentucky's phenomenal success as a team respected and feared the world over. Coach Rupp is the first to give his assistant much credit for past developments, particularly the coaching assistance that Lancaster provided last season. Coach Lancaster, a native graduate of Georgetown College, came to Kentucky in 1942. A high-came in the summer of 1951 when he served the U. S. State Depart -a consultant to the Greek Basketball Federation.
page seven AUBURN'S SCORECARD
PLAINSMEN	FG	FT	PF	TP
24 O'Donnell, Jim (f)				
25 Diamond, Jim (f)				
33 Mummert, Gordon (c)				
10 Kirkpatrick, Bill (g)				
11 Nelson, Brownie (g)				
12 Beatry, Tabby (g)				
14 Burgess, Robert (g)				
20 Whigham, Byrd (g)				
21 Sturkie, Henry (f-g)				
22 Haynes, Doyle (f-g)				
23 Slayden, Kay (f-c)				
32 Lee, Mack (c)				
				
				
				
				
				
				
TOTALS				
(Complete Roster on Page 5)
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page eight KENTUCKY'S SCORECARD
WILDCATS	FG	FT	PF	TP
22 Bird, Jerry (f-c)				
80 Brewer, John (g)				
50 Burrow, Bob (c)				
20 Rose, Gayle (g)				
42 Evans, Bill (g-f)				
10 Chandler, Dan (g)				
40 Adkins, Earl (f-g)				
55 Mills, Ray (f)				
60 Calvert, Gerry (g)				
77 Hurst, Harold (c)				
88 Corum, Paul (g)				
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
TOTALS				
(Complete Roster on Page 11)
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REVIEW OF 1953-54
(Won 25, Lost 0)
Ky. Opp.
Temple .............................. 86 59
Xavier .............................. 81 66
Wake Forest ......................101 69
St. Louis ............................ 71 59
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Duke ................................ 85 69
LaSalle .............................. 73 60
Minnesota .......................... 74 59
Xavier .............................. 77 7]
Georgia Tech ....................105 53
DePaul .............................. 81 63
Tulane .............................. 94 43
Tennessee .......................... 97 71
Ky. Opp.
Vanderbilt .......................... 85 63
Georgia Tech .................... 99 48
Georgia ..............................106 55
Georgia ..............................100 68
Florida .............................. 97 55
Mississippi ........................ 88 62
Mississippi State ................ 81 49
Tennessee .......................... 90 63
DePaul .............................. 76 61
Vanderbilt ..........................100 64
Auburn ..............................109 79
Alabama ............................ 68 43
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Louisiana State .................. 63 56
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page ten FRONT ROW (left to right)Coach Adolph Rupp, Paul Corum, Gayle Rose, Bill Evans, Gerry Calvert, Dan Chandler, and Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster. BACK ROWTrainer John Payne, Earl Adkins, Ray Mills, Jerry Bird, Bob Burrow, Phil Grawemeyer, Harold Hurst, John Brewer, and Manager Bill Surface.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Class	Age	Ht.	Wr.	Hometown
10	Dan Chandler (g)	Jr.	19	5'11"	160	Versailles, Ky.
20	*Gayle Rose (g)	Sr.	22	6'	170	Paris, Ky.
22	*Jerry Bird (f-c)	Jr.	19	6'6"	200	Corbin, Ky.
40	Earl Adkins (f-g)	Soph.	21	6'3"	190	Ashland, Ky.
42	*Bill Evans (g-f)	Sr.	22	6'1"	170	Berea, Ky.
44	*Phil Grawemeyer (f)	Jr.	20	67"	180	Louisville, Ky.
50	Bob Burrow (c)	Jr.	20	67"	215	Wells, Texas
55	Ray Mills (f)	Soph.	21	6'4"	185	Manchester, Ky.
60	Gerry Calvert (g)	Soph.	19	5'11"	165	Maysville, Ky.
77	Harold Hurst (c)	Jr.	20	67"	190	Waltersville, Ky.
80	John Brewer (g)	Soph.	19	6'3"	170	Anchorage, Ky.
88	Paul Corum (g)	Soph.	19	5'10"	160	Midway, Ky.
* 1953-54 Lettermen.
COACHAdolph Rupp (24 yrs.won 496, lost 82) CAPTAINBill Evans (42)
page eleven KENTUCKY BASKETBALL COACHES
(With Season Record)
1905 F. E. Schacht (1-1)
1906 W. H. Mustaine (4-8)
1907 W. H. Mustaine (2-4)
1908W. H. Mustaine (5-6)
1909 W. H. Mustaine (4-4)
1910 E. R. Sweetland (4-5) 191 1Iddings (6-6)
1912 E. R. Sweetland (9-0)
1913 J. J. Tigert (6-3)
1914 Alpha Brummage (9-2)
1915 Alpha Brummage (7-5)
1916 James Park (8-6)
191 7W. P. Tuttle (4-6)
1918 S. A. Boles (9-2-1)
1919 Andrew Gill (6-8)
1 920Geo. C. Buchheit (5-7)
1921 Geo. C. Buchheit (13-1)
1922 Geo C. Buchheit (10-6)
1923 Geo. C. Buchheit (3-10)
1924 Geo. C. Buchheit (13-2)
1925 C. O. Applegran (13-8)
1926 Ray Eklund (13-2)
1927 Basil Hayden (2-13)
1928 John Mauer (12-6)
1929 John Mauer (12-5) * No schedule played.
1930-	John Mauer (16-3)		
1931-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (15-3)
1932-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (15-2)
1933-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (20-3)
1934-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (15-1)
1935-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (19-2)
1936-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (15-6)
1 937-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (17-5)
1938-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (13-5)
1939-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (16-4)
1940-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (15-6)
1941-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (17-8)
1942-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (19-6)
1943-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (18-5)
1944-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (19-2)
1945-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (22-4)
1946-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (28-2)
1947-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (34-3)
1948-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (36-3)
1949-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (32-2)
1950-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (25-5)
1951-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (32-2)
1952-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (29-3)
1953-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (*)
1954-	Adolph	F.	Rupp (25-0)
page twelve 1954-55 KENTUCKY VARSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS
		(Twenty-		one Games 		- Won	19,	Lost 2)				
									REB.			
Name Pos.	G.	FGA	FG	PCT.	FTA	FT	PCT.	REB.	AV.	PF	TP	AV.
Burrow, C .	21	378	1 55	.410	126	78	.619	371	17.7	53	388	18.5
Evans, G ........	21	294	107	.364	87	63	.724	165	7.9	59	277	13.2
Grawemeyer,1 F	20	303	104	.343	74	52	.703	270	13.5	63	260	13.0
Bird, F ............	21	263	102	.388	65	35	.538	226	10.8	53	239	1 1.4
Rose, G ..........	19	117	37	.316	59	32	.542	39	2.1	48	104	5.5
Mills, C ..........	19	69	18	.261	26	14	.538	68	3.6	21	50	2.6
Adkins, G	1 1	52	18	.346	15	9	.600	17	1.6	15	45	4.1
Brewer, G	13	43	13	.302	9	6	.666	25	1.9	16	32	2.5
Calvert, G	11	21	7	.333	18	9	.500	14	1.3	10	23	2.1
Corum, G ......	5	2	1	.500	4	2	.500	2	.4	1	4	.8
Chandler,  G ..	3	2	1	.500	0	0	.000	1	.3	2	2	.7
Hurst, C	1	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0		1	0	
Others ............		161	52		62	39		79		47	143	
Kentucky												
Totals	21	1705	615	.361	545	339	.622	1351*	64.4	389	1569	74.7
All Opps.												
Totals	21	1380	429	.31 1	659	420	.639	891	42.4	326	1278	60.9
1 InjuredLost	for	season.										
* Includes Team Rebounds								Average Scoring Margin				-13.8
CURRENT  SEASON'S  SINGLE-GAME   RECORDS    INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
	Player	Opponent	D.itc	No.			
Total Points Scored	Burrow	Vanderbilt	Feb. 21	31	(FG:	12; FT: 7)	
Field Goals Scored	Grawemeyer Burrow ^ Burrow Burrow	L.S.U. Temple Miss. Vanderbilt	Dec. 4 Dec. 1 8 Feb. 5 Feb. 21	12 12 12 12	(No. (No. No. (No.	Atts: 32) Atts: 30) Atts: 23) Atts: 20)	
Free Throws Scored	Grawemeyer	Florida	Feb. 3	12	(No.	Atts: 12)	
Free Throws Attempted Grawemeyer Burrow		Florida DePaul	Feb. 3 Jan. 10	12 12	(No. (No.	by Team: by Team:	33) 27)
Most Rebounds	Burrow	Temple	Dec. 18	34	(No.	by Team:	108)
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page fourteen KENTUCKY FRESHMEN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
1954-55
Dec.    4Campbellsville Junior College .............................................................. Home
Dec.    8Campbellsville Junior College .................................................. Campbellsville
Dec. 1 1Xavier Frosh .................................................................................. Cincinnati
Dec.  14Georgetown "B" ........................................................................ Georgetown
Dec. 18Sue Bennett Jr. College ........................................................................ Home
Jan.    8Georgetown "B" .................................................................................. Home
Jan. 10Ashland Jr. College .............................................................................. Home
Jan.  12Cumberland Jr. College ................................................................ Manchester
Jan.  19Cumberland Jr. College ........................................................... Williamsburg
Feb.  12Armed Forces All-Stars ................................................................ Owensboro
Feb. 14Xavier Frosh ........................................................................................ Home
Feb. 16Sue Bennett Jr. College ...................................................................... London
Feb. 21Cumberland Jr. College ........................................................................ Home
Feb. 23Ashland Jr. College .......................................................................... Ashland
KENTUCKY FRESHMEN BASKETBALL ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Age	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
7	Hatton, Vernon (g)	18	6'4"	190	Lexington, Ky.
20	Butcher, John (g)	18	5'11"	160	Pikeville, Ky.
25	Coilinsworth, Lincoln (g)	18	6'3"	190	Salyersville, Ky.
32	Ross, Harold (f)	18	6'2"	175	Hickman, Ky.
34	Cassady, Billy (g)	18	6'2"	185	Inez, Ky.
35	Smith, Bill (f)	18	6'5"	195	Walton, Ky.
37	Howe, Dick (c-f)	18	6'6"	220	Carbondale, III.
42	Crigler, John (f)	18	6'2"	185	Hebron, Ky.
44	Beck, Ed (c)	18	67"	200	Ft. Valley, Ga.
66	Johnson, Phil (f)	18	6'5"	185	Lexington, Ky.
COACHHarry C. Lancaster (Georgetown '32) CAPTAINEd Beck
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