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1938-1939 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Ernie Jefferson, Donald Orme, Elmo Head, Waller White, Carl Combs, Lee Huber Second Row: Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Walter Hodge, Mickey Rouse, Bernard Opper, Keith Farnsley, Harry Denham, Asst. Coach Paul McBrayer Standing: Trainer Frank “Skipper” Mann, Jay Nelson, Carl Staker, Stan Cluggish, Marion Cluggish, Homer “Tub” Thompson, Fred Curtis, Jim Goodman, Student Manager J.B. Faulconer

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
3Bernard OpperGuardSeptember 1, 1915New York, NY (Morris High)5'10"185
3Lee HuberGuardFebruary 16, 1919Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'0"175
4Keith FarnsleyForwardFebruary 11, 1918New Albany, IN6'2"162
7James GoodmanForwardOctober 28, 2020Paris, KY (High)6'3"168
10Elmo HeadForwardSeptember 15, 1917Shelbyville, KY5'10"146
10Layton RouseGuardMay 11, 1918Ludlow, KY6'1"169
12Marion CluggishCenterSeptember 18, 1917Corbin, KY6'8"235
13Homer ThompsonCenterJanuary 18, 1916Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'4"215
17Ernie JeffersonGuardApril 19, 1917Midway, KY (High)5'10"154
23Harry DenhamCenterJune 17, 1918Maysville, KY (High)6'0"168
26Walter HodgeForwardSeptember 18, 1915Paris, KY (High) 6'3"176
27Fred CurtisForwardFebruary 13, 1915Nashville, TN (East)6'3"169

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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