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1951-1952 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Gayle Rose, Bill Evans, Bobby Watson, Lucian Whitaker, Willie Rouse, Manager Bobby Moore
Back Row: Gene Neff, Cliff Hagan, Shelby Linville, Ronald Clark, Lou Tsioropoulos, Frank Ramsey, James Flynn

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
6Cliff HaganCenterOwensboro, KY (High)6'4"200
7James FlynnForwardLexington, KY (University High)6'2"180
11Shelby LinvilleForwardMiddletown, OH (High)6'5"200
16Lou TsioropoulosForwardLynn, MA (Classical)6'5"200
18Houston NuttForwardFordyce, AR6'1"168
19George CookeGuardMaysville, KY6'0"170
19Willie RouseGuardLexington, KY (University High)6'0"160
20Gayle RoseGuardParis, KY (High)6'0"170
22Ronald ClarkCenter-ForwardSpringfield, MA (Classical)6'9"185
25Dan SwartzCenterOwingsville, KY6'4"215
30Frank RamseyGuardMadisonville, KY (High)6'3"185
32Lucian WhitakerGuardSarasota, FL (High)6'0"170
33Charles KellerGuardJonesboro, AR5'11"180
35Woodrow PrestonForwardPikeville, KY6'2"165
37Gene NeffForwardEaton, OH (HIgh)6'2"185
38Bobby WatsonGuardOwensboro, KY5'10"155
42Billy EvansForward-GuardBerea, KY (High)6'1"170
43Brown SharpGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)5'6"140
44Cliff DwyerCenterCincinnati, OH (Purcell)6'8"220
77Bill SpiveyCenterWarner Robins, GA (Macon Jordan)7'0"230

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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