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1936-1937 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Walter Hatcher, Robert Strohm, Bernard Opper, Robert Davis, Charles Combs, Elmo Head Middle Row: Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Walter Hodge, Fred “Cab” Curtis, Warfield Donohue, Ralph Carlisle, Joseph Hagan, Assistant Coach Paul McBrayer Back Row: Manager John McKenney, J. Rice Walker, John McIntosh, James Goforth, Homer Thompson, Trainer Frank “Skipper” Mann

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKBob TiceGuardJune 17, 1916Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)--
UNKWalter HatcherForwardJune 28, 1916Pikeville, KY--
3Robert StrohmRobert StrohmMarch 16, 1916Chicago, IL--
3Bernard OpperGuardSeptember 1, 1915New York, NY (Morris High)5'10"185
5John McIntoshForwardOctober 26, 1913Hazard, KY--
6Warfield DonohueGuardMay 28, 1915Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'2"-
9Charles CombsGuardNovember 11, 1914Happy, KY (Berea Academy)5'11"160
10Elmo HeadForwardSeptember 15, 1917Shelbyville, KY5'10"146
13Homer ThompsonCenterJanuary 18, 1916Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'4"215
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
24James GoforthGuardOctober 19, 1913Louisville, KY (Male)6'0"200
26Walter HodgeForwardSeptember 18, 1915Paris, KY (High) 6'3"176
27Fred CurtisForwardFebruary 13, 1915Nashville, TN (East)6'2"169

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 March 18, 1966, Louie Dampier joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 53 games.

 

On March 18, 1966, Kentucky, the No. 1 team in the nation, faced off against No. 2 Duke in the 1966 NCAA Final Four.   Louie Dampier (23 points) and Pat Riley (19) led the top-ranked Cats past No. 2 Duke in front of 14,253 at the Cole Field House in College Park, Md.

 

On March 18, 1972, Adolph Rupp coaches his last game at UK, a 73-54 loss to Florida State for the Mideast Region title in the NCAA Tournament.

 

On March 18, 1978, in the 1978 NCAA Tournament round of eight, sophomore point guard Kyle Macy scored nine points in the final 6:16 to rally the Wildcats past Michigan State and freshman star Earvin “Magic” Johnson before 13,485 at the University of Dayton Arena.

 

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