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1947-1948 Kentucky Basketball Statistics

Record: 36-3 (9-0, 1st in SEC)
Coach: Adolph Rupp

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (76-53) versus Columbia
Won East Regional Final (60-52) versus Holy Cross
Won National Final (58-42) versus Baylor

  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 36   27.6     13.4 21.5 .625           19.3 68.7
Opponent 36   14.9     12.6 22.6 .555           18.3 43.4
  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 36   995     483 773 .625           696 2473
Opponent 36   537     452 815 .555           658 1561

 

Individual – Per Game 

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Ralph Beard 35     4.8     2.3 4.0 .590           2.0 13.6
2 Alex Groza 36     5.0     2.3 3.6 .628           2.2 13.6
3 Wallace Jones 33     3.7     1.7 2.6 .659           2.2 10.2
4 James Line 35     2.8     1.4 1.7 .833           1.9 7.6
5 Cliff Barker 35     2.6     1.3 2.3 .556           2.6 7.1
6 Kenneth Rollins 36     2.5     1.8 2.4 .727           2.2 7.1
7 Dale Barnstable 35     2.1     0.7 1.2 .561           1.5 5.0
8 Joe Holland 35     1.5     0.6 1.1 .525           1.7 4.0
9 Jack Parkinson 29     1.5 7.4 .201 0.3 0.8 .455           1.1 3.3
10 Walter Hirsch 13     1.2 4.2 .291 0.4 0.7 .556           0.6 2.8
11 Albert Cummins 17     0.8 2.2 .351 0.4 0.5 .667           0.8 1.9
12 Roger Day 10     0.5     0.7 0.9 .778           0.7 1.7
13 Jim Jordan 28     0.5     0.6 0.9 .720           0.7 1.6
14 Garland Townes 12     0.6     0.4 0.9 .455           0.5 1.6
15 Bill Smither 7     0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.4 .000           0.6 1.4
16 Robert Henne 11     0.5 2.0 .227 0.3 0.6 .429           0.6 1.2
17 Dutch Campbell 15     0.4 1.8 .222 0.3 0.5 .571           0.7 1.1
18 Johnny Stough 21     0.4     0.2 0.5 .500           0.9 1.0

 

Individual – Totals 

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex Groza 36     179     81 129 .628           79 488
2 Ralph Beard 35     168     82 139 .590           69 476
3 Wallace Jones 33     123     56 85 .659           71 335
4 James Line 35     99     50 60 .833           66 265
5 Kenneth Rollins 36     90     64 88 .727           79 257
6 Cliff Barker 35     90     45 81 .556           92 248
7 Dale Barnstable 35     72     23 41 .561           52 176
8 Joe Holland 35     53     21 40 .525           61 140
9 Jack Parkinson 29     43 214 .201 10 22 .455           33 96
10 Jim Jordan 28     13     18 25 .720           19 44
11 Walter Hirsch 13     16 55 .291 5 9 .556           8 37
12 Albert Cummins 17     13 37 .351 6 9 .667           13 32
13 Johnny Stough 21     8     5 10 .500           19 21
14 Garland Townes 12     7     5 11 .455           6 19
15 Roger Day 10     5     7 9 .778           7 17
16 Dutch Campbell 15     6 27 .222 4 7 .571           10 16
17 Robert Henne 11     5 22 .227 3 7 .429           7 13
18 Bill Smither 7     5 10 .500 0 3 .000           4 10
  School Totals 36     995     483 773 .625           696 2473

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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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