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1944-1945 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Ed Waits, Alonzo Nelson, J. Ed Parker, Singleton Yeary, Dickie Derrickson, Al Reynolds, Ed Allin Second Row: Coach Adolph Rupp, Wilbur Schu, Jack Parkinson, Jack Tingle, Clyde Cooper, John Stough, William Sturgill, Chambers, Manager Harold Park, Trainer Frank Mann Back Row: Kenton Campbell, Deward Compton, James Durham, Ernest Sparkman, Chester Duff, Alex Groza, Bill Allen, James Howe, Norman Weiner

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKJack SchiffliForwardWashington, IN (High)6'3"185
UNKSingleton YearyForward-CenterNicholasville, KY (Lexington Lafayette)6'0"155
UNKJames DurhamForwardAnchorage, KY (High)6'3"180
3wilbur schuWilbur SchuForwardVersailles, KY6'4"180
4Bill ChambersGuardHuntington, WV (High)5'10"165
5Alonzo NelsonForwardRichmond, KY (Madison)5'11"160
5John StoughGuardMontgomery, AL (Sidney Lanier)6'0"170
6Dickie DerricksonGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)5'11"160
11Clyde CooperForwardBrooksville, KY (High)5'11"170
12Ernest SparkmanCenterCarr Creek, KY6'5"170
13J. Ed ParkerForward-GuardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'0"150
15Alex GrozaAlex GrozaCenterMartins Ferry, OH (High)6'7"220
15George VulichCenterGary, IN (Froebel)6'8"200
17Al ReynoldsForwardEast Orange, NJ (Clifford Scott)--
18Jim HoweGuardFort Thomas, KY (Highlands)6'0"163
19Jack TingleForwardBedford, KY (Trimble High)6'3"185
19Jack ParkinsonGuardYorktown, IN (High)6'0"175
20Deward ComptonCenter Murfreesboro, TN (Castle Heights MA6'5"205
20Kenton CampbellCenterNewark, OH (High)6'4"195
25Chester DuffForwardDarfork, KY--
34Ed AllinGuard-ForwardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'1"165
41William SturgillGuardPrestonsburg, KY (High)6'2"185

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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