- Name
- Bill Trott
- Position
- Guard
- Class
- Senior
- Hometown (Last School)
- Evansville, IN (Central)
- Seasons
- 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31
- Birthday
- March 6, 1905
Bill Trott was born William Peter Detroy Trott on March 6, 1905, in Evansville, Indiana, to Wilhelm Franklin Trott and Barbara Detroy Trott. He was one of the pioneering athletes who played basketball under the legendary coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky. Trott’s basketball career at Kentucky spanned from the late 1920s to the early 1930s, a period marked by significant achievements and contributions to the sport.
Trott attended Central High School in Evansville, Indiana where he was the captain of the basketball team his senior year. After graduating high school in 1923, Trott took a few years off from school before attending Kentucky in 1927.
Trott played as a guard/forward for the Kentucky Wildcats and was a multi-sport athlete, also participating in baseball.
He was a regular on the freshman team along with Carey Spicer and Louis McGinnis.
Although never a varsity regular, his basketball career at Kentucky included playing in the 1928-29, 1929-30, and 1930-31 seasons. During the 1930-31 season, which was Adolph Rupp’s first season at Kentucky, Trott was part of a team that achieved an impressive 15-3 record. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Kentucky.
After his collegiate career, Trott briefly coached and taught social science at Linlee and Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky before moving back to Evansville in 1936, then serving in the military. Throughout his life he continued to be involved in sports and community activities.
He passed away on April 23, 1991, at the age of 86, in his hometown of Evansville, Indiana. Trott’s legacy as one of the early players under Adolph Rupp and his contributions to Kentucky basketball remain an important part of the university’s sports history.
