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1943-1944 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Ed Allin, Rudy Yessin, Glen Parker, Charles Fox, Bob Stamper, John Brown Middle Row: Coach Adolph Rupp, Walter Johnson, Jack Parkinson, Nate Buis, Don Whitehead, Harry Gorham Back Row: Tom Moseley, Wilbur Schu, Bob Brannum, George Vulich, Truett DeMoisey, Bill Cravens, Jack Tingle

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKMaurice BellGuardMontgomery, AL (Sidney Lanier)5'8"145
3wilbur schuWilbur SchuForwardVersailles, KY6'4"180
5Wes CravensForwardHuntington, WV6'4"165
7Truett DeMoiseyForwardWalton, KY6'5"200
8Harry GorhamGuardLexington, KY (University High)5'11"172
9Glen ParkerGuardChrisney, IN5'10"170
11Don WhiteheadForwardEvansville, IN (Bosse)6'0"155
12Nathaniel BuisForwardLiberty, KY6'1"180
13J. Ed ParkerForward-GuardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'0"150
13Rudy YessinGuardHarlan, KY5'11"170
14Walter JohnsonGuardMount Sterling, KY6'0"165
15George VulichCenterGary, IN (Froebel)6'8"200
19Jack TingleForwardBedford, KY (Trimble High)6'3"185
19Jack ParkinsonGuardYorktown, IN (High)6'0"175
20Tom MoseleyGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"180
34Ed AllinGuard-ForwardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'1"165
51Bob BrannumCenterWinfield, KS (High)6'5"205

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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