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