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1935-1936 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Russell Ellington, Robert Taylor, Bruce Davis, Red Craig, Milerd “Andy” Anderson, William Spicer, Charles Combs, William Davis, Trainer Mann Back Row: Manager Jack May, John McIntosh, Harry Bliss, J. Rice Walker, Warfield Donohue, Garland Lewis, Joe Hagan, James Goforth, Ralph Carlisle

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKsam gatesCharles GatesGuardMay 10, 1912Covington, KY--
UNKNick LutzGuardJune 14, 1913Chicago, IL (Russell KY High)6'1"175
5John McIntoshForwardOctober 26, 1913Hazard, KY--
6William DavisForwardOctober 28, 2020---
6Warfield DonohueGuardMay 28, 1915Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'2"-
9Bill SpicerForwardMarch 26, 1916Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)--
9Charles CombsGuardNovember 11, 1914Happy, KY (Berea Academy)5'11"160
11Milerd AndersonGuardAugust 25, 1912Covington, KY (Holmes)5'11"-
13Robert DavisCenterMay 5, 1914Dayton, KY (High)6'0"170
14Ralph CarlisleForwardJanuary 26, 1915Lawrenceburg, KY [Kavanaugh School, Lawrenceburg, KY]6'2"-
14Joseph HaganForwardJuly 12, 1913Louisville, KY (Male & St. Xavier)6'2"-
15J. Rice WalkerCenter-ForwardOctober 18, 1917Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'3"190
16Bob TaylorForwardJanuary 17, 1914Covington, KY (Holmes)6'2"-
17Harry BlissForwardApril 22, 1915Caldwell, NJ--
23Russell EllingtonGuardJuly 14, 1912Louisville, KY (Manual)5'11"-
23Bruce DavisForwardJanuary 8, 1914Lexington, KY--
24James GoforthGuardOctober 19, 1913Louisville, KY (Male)6'0"200
27John CraigForwardMay 7, 1914Ashland, KY (High)--
27Garland LewisCenterApril 27, 1912Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'3"170
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