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1935-1936 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Russell Ellington, Robert Taylor, Bruce Davis, Red Craig, Milerd “Andy” Anderson, William Spicer, Charles Combs, William Davis, Trainer Mann Back Row: Manager Jack May, John McIntosh, Harry Bliss, J. Rice Walker, Warfield Donohue, Garland Lewis, Joe Hagan, James Goforth, Ralph Carlisle

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKSam GatesGuardMay 10, 1912Covington, KY--
UNKNick LutzGuardJune 14, 1913Chicago, IL (Russell KY High)6'1"175
5John McIntoshForwardOctober 26, 1913Hazard, KY--
6William DavisForwardOctober 28, 2020---
6Warfield DonohueGuardMay 28, 1915Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'2"-
9Bill SpicerForwardMarch 26, 1916Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)--
9Charles CombsGuardNovember 11, 1914Happy, KY (Berea Academy)5'11"160
11Milerd AndersonGuardAugust 25, 1912Covington, KY (Holmes)5'11"-
13Robert DavisCenterMay 5, 1914Dayton, KY (High)6'0"170
14Ralph CarlisleForwardJanuary 26, 1915Lawrenceburg, KY [Kavanaugh School, Lawrenceburg, KY]6'2"-
14Joseph HaganForwardJuly 12, 1913Louisville, KY (Male & St. Xavier)6'2"-
15J. Rice WalkerCenter-ForwardOctober 18, 1917Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'3"190
16Bob TaylorForwardJanuary 17, 1914Covington, KY (High)6'2"-
17Harry BlissForwardApril 22, 1915Caldwell, NJ--
23Russell EllingtonGuardJuly 14, 1912Louisville, KY (Manual)5'11"-
23Bruce DavisForwardJanuary 8, 1914Lexington, KY--
24James GoforthGuardOctober 19, 1913Louisville, KY (Male)6'0"200
27John CraigForwardMay 7, 1914Ashland, KY (High)--
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.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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