1945-1946 Kentucky Basketball Statistics
Final Record: Won: 28; Lost: 2
SEC Conference Record: Won: 6; Lost: 0
Head Coach: Adolph Rupp
Assistant Coach(es): Elmer Gilb
Manager: Humzey Yessin
Team Captain(s): Jack Parkinson
Notes: NIT Champions; SEC Champions; SEC Tournament Champions;
Individual – Per Game
| Player | Games Played |
FG | FT | FTA | % | F | Total Pts |
PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Parkinson | 30 | 143 | 53 | 76 | 69.74 | 44 | 339 | 11.3 |
| Wallace Jones | 30 | 105 | 80 | 126 | 63.49 | 83 | 290 | 9.67 |
| Ralph Beard | 30 | 111 | 57 | 110 | 51.82 | 69 | 279 | 9.3 |
| Jack Tingle | 30 | 117 | 44 | 64 | 68.75 | 68 | 278 | 9.27 |
| Wilbur Schu | 26 | 71 | 58 | 82 | 70.73 | 45 | 200 | 7.69 |
| Joe Holland | 30 | 60 | 20 | 35 | 57.14 | 42 | 140 | 4.67 |
| Mulford Davis | 13 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 54.55 | 18 | 40 | 3.08 |
| Kenton Campbell | 28 | 34 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 21 | 82 | 2.93 |
| Darrell Lorance | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 12 | 29 | 2.64 |
| J. Ed Parker | 26 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 34 | 64 | 2.46 |
| Malcolm McMullen | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 17 | 2.13 |
| Sam Zeaman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| William Sturgill | 22 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 38 | 1.73 |
| Deward Compton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 10 | 1.67 |
| Jim Weber | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14.29 | 1 | 5 | .83 |
| Ed Allin | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | 6 | 6 | .6 |
| Zeb Blankenship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .33 |
| Johnny Crockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkley Sturgill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule and Results
| Date | Game | Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1/1945 | Fort Knox at Kentucky | W | 59 – 34 | – |
| 12/7/1945 | Western Ontario at Kentucky | W | 51 – 42 | – |
| 12/8/1945 | Western Ontario at Kentucky | W | 71 – 28 | – |
| 12/15/1945 | Cincinnati at Kentucky | W | 67 – 31 | – |
| 12/18/1945 | Arkansas at Kentucky | W | 67 – 42 | – |
| 12/21/1945 | Oklahoma at Kentucky | W | 43 – 33 | – |
| 12/29/1945 | Kentucky vs. St. Johns | W | 73 – 59 | (at New York, NY) |
| 1/1/1946 | Kentucky at Temple | L | 45 – 53 | – |
| 1/5/1946 | Ohio at Kentucky | W | 57 – 48 | – |
| 1/7/1946 | Fort Benning at Kentucky | W | 81 – 25 | – |
| 1/12/1946 | Kentucky at Michigan State | W | 55 – 44 | – |
| 1/14/1946 | Kentucky at Xavier | W | 62 – 36 | – |
| 1/19/1946 | Kentucky at Tennessee | W | 50 – 32 | – |
| 1/21/1946 | Kentucky at Georgia Tech | W | 68 – 43 | – |
| 1/26/1946 | Kentucky vs. Notre Dame | L | 47 – 56 | (at Louisville, KY) |
| 1/28/1946 | Georgia Tech at Kentucky | W | 54 – 26 | – |
| 2/2/1946 | Michigan State at Kentucky | W | 59 – 51 | – |
| 2/4/1946 | Kentucky at Vanderbilt | W | 59 – 37 | – |
| 2/9/1946 | Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt | W | 64 – 31 | (at Paducah, KY) |
| 2/16/1946 | Tennessee at Kentucky | W | 54 – 34 | – |
| 2/19/1946 | Kentucky at Ohio | W | 60 – 52 | – |
| 2/23/1946 | Xavier at Kentucky | W | 83 – 40 | – |
| 2/28/1946 | Kentucky vs. Auburn | W | 69 – 24 | SEC Tournament (at Louisville, KY) |
| 3/1/1946 | Kentucky vs. Florida | W | 69 – 32 | SEC Tournament (at Louisville, KY) |
| 3/2/1946 | Kentucky vs. Alabama | W | 59 – 30 | SEC Tournament (at Louisville, KY) |
| 3/2/1946 | Kentucky vs. Louisiana State | W | 59 – 36 | SEC Tournament Championship (at Louisville, KY) |
| 3/9/1946 | Kentucky vs. Temple | W | 54 – 43 | (at Louisville, KY) |
| 3/16/1946 | Kentucky vs. Arizona | W | 77 – 53 | NIT (at New York, NY) |
| 3/18/1946 | Kentucky vs. West Virginia | W | 59 – 51 | NIT (at New York, NY) |
| 3/20/1946 | Kentucky vs. Rhode Island | W | 46 – 45 | NIT Championship (at New York, NY) |
