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John Morris

Name
John Morris
Position
Center
Class
Sophomore
Hometown (Last School)
Lexington, KY
Ht
6'2"
Seasons
1932-33
Birthday
December 19, 1912

John Morris was born John Edmund Morris on December 12, 1912, in Sexton, Kentucky to Sarah Chestnut Morris and James Madison Morris.

Morris played on the freshman squad at Kentucky from 1931-32 and saw action in two games with the varsity as a sophomore from 1932-33.

He passed away on December 9, 1992, at the age of 79, in Muncie, Indiana.

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 December 3, 2011, freshman Anthony Davis soared to block John Henson's shot in the final seconds and No. 1 Kentucky held on to beat No. 5 North Carolina 73-72 to extend the Wildcats' home winning streak to 39 games.  Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Kentucky and Doron Lamb added 12 of his 14 points after halftime in the heavily hyped matchup.

 

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