Guard
Greg Starrick was born on April 9, 1949, in Mount Morris, Illinois, to Harold F. Stark and Charlotte W. Stark. He was a standout collegiate basketball player who began his career at the University of Kentucky during the 1968–69 season. A talented guard, Starrick came to Kentucky from Carterville, Illinois, where he had an impressive…
DRAFT Kirk Chiles was born in Kenton County, Kentucky, on January 8, 1949. Member of freshman squad in 1967-68.
Bill Busey was born William M. Busey on October 8, 1948, in Bagdad, Kentucky, to George N. Busey Jr. and Eleanor Duncan Busey. A 5-foot-10 guard, he teamed with Mike Casey to help Shelby County finish 33–1 and win the 1966 state championship. Busey earned first-team All-State and state All-Tournament honors and represented Kentucky in…
Terry Mills was born August 15, 1948, in Knox County, Kentucky, to Reed Mills and Mary Ruth Mayo. He learned the game competing against his two older brothers on a basket their father attached to the family barn. At Knox Central High School, Mills became the centerpiece of the most successful two-year stretch in the…
Benny Spears was born on July 5, 1948, in Pikeville, Kentucky, the son of Broadus D. Spears and Opal E. Damron Spears. A 6-foot-3, 205-pound guard, he began his high school career at McKell High School in South Shore before transferring to Paul G. Blazer High School in Ashland, where he starred alongside Clint Wheeler.…
Obituary – UK basketball great Mike Casey dies at age 60, Lexington Herald-Leader (April 9, 2009) by Jennifer Hewlett University of Kentucky basketball great Mike Casey died Thursday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Mr. Casey, who was 60, had had congestive heart failure since 1988. Recently he had been on a heart transplant list, but he was taken…
Obituary – Former UK Wildcat basketball player Jim Dinwiddie dies at age 63, Lexington Herald-Leader (February 7, 2012) by Karla Ward Attorney and former University of Kentucky basketball player Jim Dinwiddie, 63, was found dead Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, said Grayson County Coroner Joseph Brad Hudson. Officers from the Leitchfield Police Department found Dinwiddie dead of a…
Phil Argento was born Philip Nathan Argento on February 22, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Anthony and Ruth Argento. A standout at Cleveland West High School, he twice earned All-State honors and scored 66 points against Cleveland South in 1964. He chose Kentucky over Ohio State and Cincinnati, drawn to Adolph Rupp’s approach to guard…
Jim LeMaster was born James Gary LeMaster on August 12, 1946. He became a multi-sport standout at Bourbon County High School in Paris, Kentucky, where he scored 1,661 points during his schoolboy career. He averaged 24.0 points as a senior, led Bourbon County to the state tournament and earned unanimous All-State honors. LeMaster also received…
Steve Clevenger was born John Stephen Clevenger on July 29, 1946, in Anderson, Indiana. A three-time Indiana All-State guard at Anderson High School, he scored a school-record 1,298 points in three varsity seasons while shooting better than 50 percent each year. As a senior co-captain, Clevenger averaged 18.6 points and led the team with 154…