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1960-1961 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row: (l to r) Herky Rupp, Doug Pendygraft, Jim McDonald, Bill Lickert, Roy Roberts Roger Newman Middle Row: Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Pat Doyle, Larry Pursiful, Dickie Parsons, Scotty Baesler, Bernie Butts, Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster Back Row: Trainer Sam Pressman, Assistant Coach Doug Hines, Vincent Del Negro, George Atkins, Ned Jennings, Harry Hurd, Allen Feldhaus, Carroll Burchett, Assistant Coach Ted Lenhardt, Manager Hunter Durham

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
11Herky RuppForwardLexington, KY (University High)6'4"170
13Ned JenningsCenterCarlisle, KY (Nicholas County)6'9"220
14Scotty BaeslerGuardLexington, KY (Bryan Station)6'0"170
21Jim McDonaldGuard-ForwardLouisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'3"195
21Harry HurdCenterFrankfort, KY (Elkhorn)6'5"190
23Roy RobertsForwardAtlanta, GA (Northside)6'4"190
24Larry PursifulGuardFour Mile, KY (Bell County)6'1"165
30Doug PendygraftGuardParksville, KY (High)6'2"175
32Allen FeldhausForward-CenterBurlington, KY (Boone County)6'5"205
32George AtkinsCenter-ForwardHopkinsville, KY (High)6'6"190
34Bernard ButtsGuardNorth Miami Beach, FL (Hialeah)6'0"180
40Carroll BurchettForward-CenterFuget, KY (Flat Gap)6'4"190
42Vincent Del NegroCenter-ForwardSpringfield, MA6'5"190
42Roger NewmanForward-GuardGreenville, KY (High)6'4"190
44Bill LickertForward-GuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"185
51Dick ParsonsGuardYancey, KY (Harlan High)5'9"155

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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