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1948-1949 Kentucky Basketball Statistics

Record: 32-2 (13-0, 1st in SEC)
Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll
Coach: Adolph Rupp

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (85-72) versus Villanova
Won East Regional Final (76-47) versus Illinois
Won National Final (46-36) versus Oklahoma State

  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 34   26.6 81.1 .328 15.1 21.4 .706           18.7 68.2
Opponent 34   15.8 65.2 .243 13.4 22.2 .601         45.0 18.7 45.0
  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 34   903 2756 .328 514 728 .706           636 2320
Opponent 34   538 2216 .243 454 756 .601         1530 635 1530

 

Individual – Per Game

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex Groza 34     7.6 18.0 .423 5.3 7.3 .726           3.0 20.5
2 Ralph Beard 34     4.2 14.1 .299 2.4 3.4 .713           1.6 10.9
3 Wallace Jones 32     4.1 13.8 .295 1.5 2.3 .653           2.8 9.7
4 Cliff Barker 34     2.8 9.3 .298 1.8 2.6 .682           2.9 7.3
5 Dale Barnstable 34     2.5 9.1 .272 1.2 1.7 .719           2.3 6.1
6 James Line 31     2.3 6.3 .359 1.4 1.6 .843           2.2 5.9
7 Walter Hirsch 34     2.0 6.1 .321 0.6 0.9 .688           1.9 4.6
8 Roger Day 19     1.1 2.1 .538 0.5 0.9 .529           1.1 2.7
9 Al Bruno 9     1.0 3.3 .300 0.2 0.3 .667           0.9 2.2
10 Garland Townes 16     0.6 3.0 .208 0.7 1.3 .550           1.1 1.9
11 Johnny Stough 25     0.5 2.2 .232 0.5 0.6 .857           0.9 1.5
12 Robert Henne 9     0.2 2.1 .105 0.3 0.8 .429           1.2 0.8

 

Individual – Totals

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex Groza 34     259 612 .423 180 248 .726           103 698
2 Ralph Beard 34     144 481 .299 82 115 .713           55 370
3 Wallace Jones 32     130 440 .295 49 75 .653           88 309
4 Cliff Barker 34     94 315 .298 60 88 .682           99 248
5 Dale Barnstable 34     84 309 .272 41 57 .719           79 209
6 James Line 31     70 195 .359 43 51 .843           67 183
7 Walter Hirsch 34     67 209 .321 22 32 .688           65 156
8 Roger Day 19     21 39 .538 9 17 .529           20 51
9 Johnny Stough 25     13 56 .232 12 14 .857           23 38
10 Garland Townes 16     10 48 .208 11 20 .550           17 31
11 Al Bruno 9     9 30 .300 2 3 .667           8 20
12 Robert Henne 9     2 19 .105 3 7 .429           11 7
  School Totals 34     903 2756 .328 514 728 .706           636 2320

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On February 18, 1903, State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record.

 

On February 18, 1909, with a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record.

 

On February 18, 1950, Bill Spivey scored 40 points against Georgia Tech.

 

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