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1937-1938 Kentucky Basketball Statistics

Final Record: Won: 13; Lost: 5
SEC Conference Record: Won: 6; Lost: 0
Head Coach: Adolph Rupp
Assistant Coach(es): Paul McBrayer
Manager: Philip Haring
Team Captain(s): J. Rice Walker
Notes: Sugar Bowl Champions


Individual – Per Game

Player Games
Played
FG FT Total
Pts
PPG
Joseph Hagan 18 74 36 184 10.22
Fred Curtis 18 47 18 112 6.22
Bernard Opper 17 41 15 97 5.71
Homer Thompson 18 27 36 90 5
Layton Rouse 17 31 12 74 4.35
Ed Gough 1 2 0 4 4
Marion Cluggish 13 20 5 45 3.46
James Goodman 18 20 8 48 2.67
J. Rice Walker 18 8 14 30 1.67
Harry Denham 6 5 0 10 1.67
Robert Davis 3 2 0 4 1.33
Elmo Head 10 5 2 12 1.2
Charles Combs 14 5 6 16 1.14
Ralph Jackowski 10 2 1 5 .5
Larry Spears 1 0 0 0 0
John Trivette 2 0 0 0 0
Harris Walker 2 0 0 0 0
* Holmes 1 0 0 0 0

Schedule and Results

Date Game Result Score Notes
12/15/1937 Berea at Kentucky W 69 – 35
12/18/1937 Cincinnati at Kentucky W 38 – 21
12/22/1937 Centenary at Kentucky W 35 – 25
12/29/1937 Kentucky vs. Pittsburgh W 40 – 29 Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
1/8/1938 Kentucky at Michigan State L 38 – 43
1/10/1938 Kentucky at Detroit L 26 – 34
1/15/1938 Kentucky at Notre Dame L 37 – 47
1/22/1938 Tennessee at Kentucky W 52 – 27
1/29/1938 Kentucky at Vanderbilt W 42 – 19
1/31/1938 Kentucky vs. Alabama W 57 – 31 (at Birmingham, AL)
2/5/1938 Kentucky at Xavier L 32 – 39
2/7/1938 Michigan State at Kentucky W 44 – 27
2/12/1938 Alabama at Kentucky W 28 – 21
2/14/1938 Marquette at Kentucky W 35 – 33
2/17/1938 Xavier at Kentucky W 45 – 29
2/21/1938 Vanderbilt at Kentucky W 48 – 24
2/26/1938 Kentucky at Tennessee W 29 – 26
3/3/1938 Kentucky vs. Tulane L 36 – 38 SEC Tournament (at Baton Rouge, LA)

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On February 7, 1970, Dan Issel made 23 field goals against Ole Miss for the most field goals made in a single game by a Kentucky player.

 

On February 7, 1970, Dan Issel scored 53 points in a 120-85 victory over Ole Miss. He didn't miss a shot from the free-throw line, going 7-of-7 while shooting a mind-blowing 23-of-34 from the field that night.  Issel also snagged 19 rebounds.

 

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