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1976-1977 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Joe Hall, Dwane Casey, Jay Shidler, Larry Johnson, Kyle Macy, Tim Stephens, Truman Claytor, Assistant Coach Dick Parsons Standing: Manager Tripp Ramsey, Jack Givens, LaVon Williams, Mike Phillips, Rick Robey, James Lee, Merion Haskins, Assistant Coach Leonard Hamilton, Trainer Walt McCombs

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
4Kyle MacyGuardPeru, IN (High)6'3"180
12Larry JohnsonGuardMorganfield, KY (Union County)6'2"205
15Steve WilliamsGuardErlanger, KY (Lloyd)6'0"170
20Dwane CaseyGuardMorganfield, KY (Union County)6'2"195
21Jack GivensForwardLexington, KY (Bryan Station)6'4"205
22Truman ClaytorGuardToledo, OH (Scott)6'1"180
24Brad LawlessGuardHustonville, KY (Lincoln County)6'2"190
25Jay ShidlerGuardLawrenceville, IL (High)6'1"185
30Merion HaskinsForwardCampbellsville, KY (Taylor County)6'4"205
30Tim StephensGuardRevelo, KY (McCreary County)6'3"190
32James LeeForwardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'5"230
52Lavon WilliamsForwardDenver, CO (Manual)6'6"210
53Rick RobeyForward-CenterNew Orleans, LA (Brother Martin High)6'10"235
55Mike PhillipsCenterManchester, OH (High)6'10"235

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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