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1937-1938 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Harris Walker ?, Robert Davis, Ed Gough, Charles Combs, J. Rice Walker, Layton Rouse, Harry Denham, Ralph Jackowski, Assistant Coach Paul McBrayer Standing: Trainer Mann, Elmo Head, James Goodman, Fred Curtis, Larry Spears, Marion Cluggish, Homer Thompson, Joseph Hagan, Bernard Opper, Unidentified, Manager Philip Haring ?

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKJohn TrivetteForwardFebruary 10, 1917Pikeville, KY (Pikeville College Academy)6'0"165
UNKHarris WalkerGuardSeptember 7, 1917Maysville, KY --
UNKLarry SpearsCenterOctober 1, 1917Ceredo, WV (Ceredo-Kenova)6'5"200
3Bernard OpperGuardSeptember 1, 1915New York, NY (Morris High)5'10"185
7James GoodmanForwardOctober 28, 2020Paris, KY (High)6'3"168
8Ed GoughGuardMay 11, 1915Lexington, KY--
9Charles CombsGuardNovember 11, 1914Happy, KY (Berea Academy)5'11"160
10Elmo HeadForwardSeptember 15, 1917Shelbyville, KY5'10"146
10Layton RouseGuardMay 11, 1918Ludlow, KY6'1"169
11Ralph JackowskiForwardMay 9, 1915Chicago, IL (St. Rita)5'11"185
12Marion CluggishCenterSeptember 18, 1917Corbin, KY6'8"235
13Homer ThompsonCenterJanuary 18, 1916Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'4"215
14Joseph HaganForwardJuly 12, 1913Louisville, KY (Male & St. Xavier)6'2"-
15J. Rice WalkerCenter-ForwardOctober 18, 1917Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'3"190
23Harry DenhamCenterJune 17, 1918Maysville, KY (High)6'0"168
27Fred CurtisForwardFebruary 13, 1915Nashville, TN (East)6'3"169

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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