1938-1939 Kentucky Basketball Statistics
Final Record: Won: 16; Lost: 4
SEC Conference Record: Won: 5; Lost: 2
Head Coach: Adolph Rupp
Assistant Coach(es): Paul McBrayer
Manager: J.B. Faulconer
Team Captain(s): Bernard Opper
Notes: SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions
Individual – Per Game
| Player | Games Played |
FG | FT | Total Pts |
PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Curtis | 20 | 68 | 51 | 187 | 9.35 |
| Homer Thompson | 19 | 44 | 40 | 128 | 6.74 |
| Keith Farnsley | 20 | 49 | 29 | 127 | 6.35 |
| Layton Rouse | 19 | 42 | 20 | 104 | 5.47 |
| Bernard Opper | 20 | 39 | 16 | 94 | 4.7 |
| Marion Cluggish | 29 | 47 | 10 | 104 | 3.59 |
| Lee Huber | 20 | 27 | 10 | 64 | 3.2 |
| Elmo Head | 13 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 1.92 |
| James Goodman | 20 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 1.8 |
| Ernie Jefferson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Walter Hodge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Harry Denham | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .22 |
| Billy Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Game | Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/2/1938 | Georgetown College at Kentucky | W | 39 – 19 | – |
| 12/10/1938 | Kentucky Wesleyan at Kentucky | W | 57 – 18 | – |
| 12/17/1938 | Cincinnati at Kentucky | W | 44 – 27 | – |
| 12/21/1938 | Washington & Lee at Kentucky | W | 67 – 47 | – |
| 1/4/1939 | Kentucky vs. Long Island | L | 34 – 52 | – |
| 1/6/1939 | Kentucky at St. Josephs | W | 41 – 30 | – |
| 1/14/1939 | Kentucky vs. Notre Dame | L | 37 – 42 | (at Louisville, KY) |
| 1/21/1939 | Tennessee at Kentucky | L | 29 – 30 | – |
| 1/28/1939 | Kentucky vs. Alabama | L | 38 – 41 | (at Birmingham, AL) |
| 1/30/1939 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | W | 51 – 37 | – |
| 2/4/1939 | Marquette at Kentucky | W | 37 – 31 | – |
| 2/8/1939 | Kentucky at Xavier | W | 41 – 31 | – |
| 2/11/1939 | Alabama at Kentucky | W | 45 – 27 | – |
| 2/13/1939 | Mississippi State at Kentucky | W | 39 – 28 | – |
| 2/18/1939 | Kentucky at Tennessee | W | 36 – 34 2 OT | – |
| 2/21/1939 | Xavier at Kentucky | W | 43 – 23 | – |
| 2/25/1939 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | W | 52 – 27 | – |
| 3/2/1939 | Kentucky vs. Mississippi | W | 49 – 30 | SEC Tournament (at Knoxville, TN) |
| 3/3/1939 | Kentucky vs. Louisiana State | W | 53 – 34 | SEC Tournament (at Knoxville, TN) |
| 3/4/1939 | Kentucky vs. Tennessee | W | 46 – 38 | SEC Tournament Championship (at Knoxville, TN) |
