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1965-1966 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Gene Stewart, Pat Riley, Louie Dampier, Bob Tallent, Steve Clevenger, Jim LeMaster, Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster Back Row: Tommy Porter, Gary Gamble, Tommy Kron, Cliff Berger, Larry Lentz, Brad Bounds, Thad Jaracz, Larry Conley, Manager Carson Harreld

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
Bob WindsorForwardSilver Spring, MD (High)6'4"230
10Louie DampierGuardIndianapolis, IN (Southport)6'0"167
12Jim LeMasterGuardParis, KY (Bourbon County)6'2"188
22Gene StewartForwardBrookville, IN (High)6'2"187
24Bob TallentGuardLangley, KY (Maytown High)6'1"179
25Tommy PorterForwardGracey, KY (Christian County)6'3"188
30Tommy KronGuard-ForwardTell City, IN6'5"202
32Steve ClevengerGuardAnderson, IN (High)6'0"185
40Larry ConleyForward-CenterAshland, KY (High)6'3"172
42pat rileyPat RileyForwardSchenectady, NY (Linton High)6'4"205
44Brad BoundsForward-CenterBluffton, IN (High)6'5"207
45Cliff BergerCenterCentralia, IL (High)6'8"225
50Gary GambleForwardEarlington, KY (High)6'4"185
54Larry LentzCenterLakeview, OH (Indian Lake)6'8"217
55Thad JaraczCenter-ForwardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'5"230

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 February 26, 1949, Cliff Barker hit a shot against Vanderbilt from 63 feet, 7 inches to record the longest field goal ever made by a Kentucky player.  The previous record of 53 feet , 9 inches was set by Ralph Beard.

 

On February 26, 1991, Kentucky beat the Crimson Tide to win its 200th game in Rupp Arena and became one of two schools (along with North Carolina) to win 1,500 basketball games.

 

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