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1953-1954 Kentucky Basketball Statistics

Record: 25-0 (14-0, 1st in SEC)
Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll
Coach: Adolph Rupp

Team – Per Game
  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 25   33.2 86.5 .383 21.2 31.2 .678 52.7         23.3 87.5
Opponent 25   19.2 63.0 .306 21.8 34.9 .626 34.0         20.0 60.3
 
Team – Totals
  G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 25   829 2162 .383 529 780 .678 1318         582 2187
Opponent 25   481 1574 .306 546 872 .626 851         500 1508

 

Individual – Per Game

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Cliff Hagan 25     9.4 20.6 .455 5.3 7.6 .691 13.5         3.2 24.0
2 Frank Ramsey 25     7.2 17.2 .416 5.3 7.2 .729 8.8         3.3 19.6
3 Lou Tsioropoulos 25     5.5 15.6 .351 3.6 5.2 .690 9.6         3.6 14.5
4 Bill Evans 25     3.4 9.2 .372 2.0 2.5 .778 7.2         2.6 8.8
5 Gayle Rose 23     2.4 7.0 .346 1.8 2.8 .646 1.3         2.9 6.7
6 Phil Grawemeyer 25     2.6 6.9 .372 0.8 1.4 .543 6.1         2.5 5.9
7 Linville Puckett 24     1.8 6.2 .295 1.5 2.2 .673 2.2         2.2 5.1
8 Jerry Bird 4     1.0 4.3 .235 1.5 2.0 .750 3.0         2.5 3.5
9 Bill Bibb 16     0.6 2.0 .313 0.4 0.8 .583 1.6         0.8 1.7
10 Hugh Coy 10     0.4 1.4 .286 0.6 1.0 .600 1.1         2.0 1.4
11 Willie Rouse 5     0.4 1.8 .222 0.4 0.8 .500 0.2         1.0 1.2
12 Dan Chandler 7     0.3 0.7 .400 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0         1.0 1.0
13 Jess Curry 9     0.2 1.9 .118 0.4 0.9 .500 0.4         0.9 0.9
14 Harold Hurst 7     0.3 1.3 .222 0.3 1.7 .167 2.7         0.6 0.9
15 Clay Evans 7     0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.6 .000 0.3         1.0 0.6
16 Pete Grigsby 3     0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.7         0.0 0.3

 

Individual – Totals

Rk Player G GS MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Cliff Hagan 25     234 514 .455 132 191 .691 338         80 600
2 Frank Ramsey 25     179 430 .416 132 181 .729 221         83 490
3 Lou Tsioropoulos 25     137 390 .351 89 129 .690 240         90 363
4 Bill Evans 25     86 231 .372 49 63 .778 180         65 221
5 Gayle Rose 23     56 162 .346 42 65 .646 31         67 154
6 Phil Grawemeyer 25     64 172 .372 19 35 .543 152         63 147
7 Linville Puckett 24     44 149 .295 35 52 .673 53         52 123
8 Bill Bibb 16     10 32 .313 7 12 .583 25         13 27
9 Jerry Bird 4     4 17 .235 6 8 .750 12         10 14
10 Hugh Coy 10     4 14 .286 6 10 .600 11         20 14
11 Jess Curry 9     2 17 .118 4 8 .500 4         8 8
12 Dan Chandler 7     2 5 .400 3 3 1.000 0         7 7
13 Harold Hurst 7     2 9 .222 2 12 .167 19         4 6
14 Willie Rouse 5     2 9 .222 2 4 .500 1         5 6
15 Clay Evans 7     2 5 .400 0 4 .000 2         7 4
16 Pete Grigsby 3     0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2         0 1
  School Totals 25     829 2162 .383 529 780 .678 1318         582 2187

 

Schedule and Results

G Date Type   Opponent Conf   Tm Opp OT W L Streak Arena
1 Sat, Dec 5, 1953 REG   Temple Ind W 86 59   1 0 W 1 Memorial Coliseum
2 Sat, Dec 12, 1953 REG @ Xavier Ind W 81 66   2 0 W 2 Schmidt Fieldhouse
3 Mon, Dec 14, 1953 REG   Wake Forest ACC W 101 69   3 0 W 3 Memorial Coliseum
4 Fri, Dec 18, 1953 REG @ Saint Louis MVC W 71 59   4 0 W 4 Kiel Auditorium
5 Mon, Dec 21, 1953 REG   Duke ACC W 85 69   5 0 W 5 Memorial Coliseum
6 Tue, Dec 22, 1953 REG   La Salle (16) Ind W 73 60   6 0 W 6 Memorial Coliseum
7 Mon, Dec 28, 1953 REG   Minnesota (6) Big Ten W 74 59   7 0 W 7 Memorial Coliseum
8 Mon, Jan 4, 1954 REG   Xavier Ind W 77 71   8 0 W 8 Memorial Coliseum
9 Sat, Jan 9, 1954 REG   Georgia Tech SEC W 105 53   9 0 W 9 Memorial Coliseum
10 Mon, Jan 11, 1954 REG   DePaul Ind W 81 63   10 0 W 10 Memorial Coliseum
11 Sat, Jan 16, 1954 REG   Tulane SEC W 94 43   11 0 W 11 Memorial Coliseum
12 Sat, Jan 23, 1954 REG @ Tennessee SEC W 97 71   12 0 W 12 Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
13 Sat, Jan 30, 1954 REG @ Vanderbilt SEC W 85 63   13 0 W 13 Memorial Gymnasium
14 Tue, Feb 2, 1954 REG   Georgia Tech SEC W 99 48   14 0 W 14 Jefferson County Armory
15 Thu, Feb 4, 1954 REG   Georgia SEC W 106 55   15 0 W 15 Memorial Coliseum
16 Sat, Feb 6, 1954 REG   Georgia SEC W 100 68   16 0 W 16 Owensboro Sportscenter
17 Mon, Feb 8, 1954 REG @ Florida SEC W 97 55   17 0 W 17 Florida Gymnasium
18 Sat, Feb 13, 1954 REG   Mississippi SEC W 88 62   18 0 W 18 Memorial Coliseum
19 Mon, Feb 15, 1954 REG   Mississippi State SEC W 81 49   19 0 W 19 Memorial Coliseum
20 Thu, Feb 18, 1954 REG   Tennessee SEC W 90 63   20 0 W 20 Memorial Coliseum
21 Sat, Feb 20, 1954 REG @ DePaul Ind W 76 61   21 0 W 21 Chicago Stadium
22 Mon, Feb 22, 1954 REG   Vanderbilt SEC W 100 64   22 0 W 22 Memorial Coliseum
23 Sat, Feb 27, 1954 REG @ Auburn SEC W 109 79   23 0 W 23 Garrett Coliseum
24 Mon, Mar 1, 1954 REG @ Alabama SEC W 68 43   24 0 W 24 Foster Auditorium
25 Tue, Mar 9, 1954 CTOURN N Louisiana State (8) SEC W 63 56   25 0 W 25 Memorial Gymnasium

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 7, 1957, what was then referred to as “the longest game in UK history” proves fruitful for the Wildcats as they defeat Temple 85-83 in three overtimes. Vernon Hatton scores UK’s final six points to edge the Owls.  Hatton hit a shot from 47 feet against Temple that tied the score at the end of the first overtime.  This remains one of the games that looms largest in the lore of Kentucky basketball.

 

On December 7, 1988, LeRon Ellis scored 37 points against Northwestern State.

 

On December 7, 1996, No. 6 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Indiana, 99-65.  Before 20,074 fans in Freedom Hall, UK’s Derek Anderson (30 points) and Ron Mercer (26) led a Kentucky full-court blitz that annihilated Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

December 7, 2020

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December 7, 2020

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