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1937-1938 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Harris Walker ?, Robert Davis, Ed Gough, Charles Combs, J. Rice Walker, Layton Rouse, Harry Denham, Ralph Jackowski, Assistant Coach Paul McBrayer Standing: Trainer Mann, Elmo Head, James Goodman, Fred Curtis, Larry Spears, Marion Cluggish, Homer Thompson, Joseph Hagan, Bernard Opper, Unidentified, Manager Philip Haring ?

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKJohn TrivetteForwardFebruary 10, 1917Pikeville, KY (Pikeville College Academy)6'0"165
UNKHarris WalkerGuardSeptember 7, 1917Maysville, KY --
UNKLarry SpearsCenterOctober 1, 1917Ceredo, WV (Ceredo-Kenova)6'5"200
3Bernard OpperGuardSeptember 1, 1915New York, NY (Morris High)5'10"185
7James GoodmanForwardOctober 28, 2020Paris, KY (High)6'3"168
8Ed GoughGuardMay 11, 1915Lexington, KY--
9Charles CombsGuardNovember 11, 1914Happy, KY (Berea Academy)5'11"160
10Elmo HeadForwardSeptember 15, 1917Shelbyville, KY5'10"146
10Layton RouseGuardMay 11, 1918Ludlow, KY6'1"169
11Ralph JackowskiForwardMay 9, 1915Chicago, IL (St. Rita)5'11"185
12Marion CluggishCenterSeptember 18, 1917Corbin, KY6'8"235
13Robert DavisCenterMay 5, 1914Dayton, KY (High)6'0"170
13Homer ThompsonCenterJanuary 18, 1916Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'4"215
14Joseph HaganForwardJuly 12, 1913Louisville, KY (Male & St. Xavier)6'2"-
15J. Rice WalkerCenter-ForwardOctober 18, 1917Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'3"190
23Harry DenhamCenterJune 17, 1918Maysville, KY (High)6'0"168
27Fred CurtisForwardFebruary 13, 1915Nashville, TN (East)6'2"169

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 8, 1949, Kentucky ends the year ranked No. 1 in the first season of the Associated Press basketball poll.

 

On March 8, 1976, Jack Givens keys a late rally as UK outlasts Mississippi State, 94-93 in overtime, in the last game played at Memorial Coliseum.  The final UK regular season game ever in the venerable Memorial Coliseum seemed headed for a crushing letdown. Kentucky trailed Mississippi State 84-77 with 1:23 left in regulation. Lifted by a crowd of 12,200, the Cats fiercely rallied, and, with eight seconds left, Jack Givens buried a short jumper to force overtime.

 

On March 8, 1984, Melvin Turpin scored 42 points against Georgia in the 1984 SEC Tournament. The 42 - his 42nd came on the game's last shot — established a new scoring record for the SEC Tournament.  Turpin's 18 field goals also made him No. 1 in the SEC tournament annals.

 

On March 8, 2025, Kentucky defeats No. 15 Missouri, 91-83, for its eighth win over an Associated Press Top 15 team in Mark Pope's first season as head coach. It is the most wins over AP Top 15 foes in program history and ties Indiana (1992-93) and Duke (1978-79) for the most top 15 wins ever in a single season. Pope's team finishes the year 24-12 overall and earned a trip to the program's first Sweet 16 since 2019.

 

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