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1934-1935 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front row (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Edward Tierney, Jack Tucker, Dave Lawrence, Milerd Anderson, Russell Ellington, Charles Heinrich, Trainer Frank “Skipper” Mann Standing: John McIntosh, Sam Potter, Harry Bliss, Leroy Edwards, Warfield Donohue, Garland Lewis, James Goforth, Ralph Carlisle, Manager George Campbell

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKsam gatesCharles GatesGuardMay 10, 1912Covington, KY--
5John McIntoshForwardOctober 26, 1913Hazard, KY--
6Warfield DonohueGuardMay 28, 1915Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'2"-
8Edward TierneyGuardOctober 26, 1912Ashland, KY--
9Charles HeinrichForwardJanuary 5, 1915Mount Sterling, KY--
10Sam PotterGuardMarch 17, 1914Kona, KY6'1"-
11Milerd AndersonGuardAugust 25, 1912Covington, KY (Holmes)5'11"-
12Bert JohnsonGuardFebruary 18, 1912Ashland, KY (High)6'0"195
14Ralph CarlisleForwardJanuary 26, 1915Lawrenceburg, KY [Kavanaugh School, Lawrenceburg, KY]6'2"-
16Bob TaylorForwardJanuary 17, 1914Covington, KY (Holmes)6'2"-
17Harry BlissForwardApril 22, 1915Caldwell, NJ--
22Jack TuckerForwardSeptember 13, 1911Cynthiana, KY6'0"-
23Russell EllingtonGuardJuly 14, 1912Louisville, KY (Manual)5'11"-
23Bruce DavisForwardJanuary 8, 1914Lexington, KY--
24James GoforthGuardOctober 19, 1913Louisville, KY (Male)6'0"200
25Leroy EdwardsCenterApril 11, 1914Indianapolis, IN (Arsenal Tech)6'4"215
26Dave LawrenceForwardMarch 18, 1912Corinth, KY6'1"-
27Garland LewisCenterApril 27, 1912Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'3"170

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 April 14, 2024, Mark Pope, a captain of the University of Kentucky’s 1996 National Championship team, is introduced as Kentucky’s new head basketball coach to a crowd of more than 15,000 fans inside of Rupp Arena. Pope replaces John Calipari, who left after 15 seasons at the helm of Kentucky basketball to become the head coach at Arkansas.

 

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