1939-1940 Kentucky Basketball Statistics
Final Record: Won: 15; Lost: 6
SEC Conference Record: Won: 4; Lost: 4
Head Coach: Adolph Rupp
Assistant Coach(es): Paul McBrayer
Manager: Arthur Bicknell
Team Captain(s): Layton Rouse
Notes: SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions; Sugar Bowl Champions;
Individual – Per Game
| Player | Games Played |
FG | FT | FTA | % | F | Total Pts |
PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layton Rouse | 21 | 74 | 27 | 38 | 71.05 | 39 | 175 | 8.33 |
| Keith Farnsley | 21 | 60 | 32 | 53 | 60.38 | 44 | 152 | 7.24 |
| Marion Cluggish | 21 | 62 | 28 | 62 | 45.16 | 46 | 152 | 7.24 |
| Lee Huber | 19 | 42 | 18 | 28 | 64.29 | 20 | 102 | 5.37 |
| Carl Combs | 16 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 65.63 | 36 | 63 | 3.94 |
| James King | 17 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 18 | 64 | 3.76 |
| Donald Orme | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 77.78 | 12 | 33 | 3 |
| Ermal Allen | 18 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 56.25 | 35 | 52 | 2.89 |
| Waller White | 16 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 61.11 | 31 | 45 | 2.81 |
| Stan Cluggish | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 10 | 16 | 2.67 |
| Harry Denham | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 54.55 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| Carl Staker | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 66.67 | 6 | 20 | 1.82 |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Game | Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/9/1939 | Berea at Kentucky | W | 74 – 24 | – |
| 12/16/1939 | Cincinnati at Kentucky | L | 30 – 39 | – |
| 12/21/1939 | Kentucky vs. Clemson | W | 55 – 31 | (at Enka, NC) |
| 12/27/1939 | Kentucky vs. Ohio State | W | 36 – 30 | Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA) |
| 1/1/1940 | Kansas State at Kentucky | W | 53 – 26 | – |
| 1/6/1940 | Kentucky at Xavier | W | 42 – 41 OT | – |
| 1/8/1940 | West Virginia at Kentucky | W | 47 – 38 | – |
| 1/13/1940 | Kentucky at Notre Dame | L | 47 – 52 | – |
| 1/20/1940 | Tennessee at Kentucky | W | 35 – 26 | – |
| 1/27/1940 | Kentucky vs. Alabama | L | 32 – 36 | (at Birmingham, AL) |
| 1/29/1940 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | L | 32 – 40 | – |
| 2/3/1940 | Kentucky at Marquette | W | 51 – 45 | – |
| 2/10/1940 | Alabama at Kentucky | W | 46 – 18 | – |
| 2/12/1940 | Xavier at Kentucky | W | 37 – 29 | – |
| 2/13/1940 | Mississippi State at Kentucky | W | 45 – 37 | – |
| 2/17/1940 | Kentucky at Tennessee | L | 23 – 27 | – |
| 2/19/1940 | Kentucky at Georgia Tech | L | 39 – 44 | – |
| 2/24/1940 | Vanderbilt at Kentucky | W | 43 – 38 | – |
| 2/29/1940 | Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt | W | 44 – 34 | SEC Tournament (at Knoxville, TN) |
| 3/1/1940 | Kentucky vs. Tennessee | W | 30 – 29 OT | SEC Tournament (at Knoxville, TN) |
| 3/2/1940 | Kentucky vs. Georgia | W | 51 – 43 | SEC Tournament Championship (at Knoxville, TN) |
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Kentucky vs Colgate (On time)
