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1938-1939 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Ernie Jefferson, Donald Orme, Elmo Head, Waller White, Carl Combs, Lee Huber Second Row: Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Walter Hodge, Mickey Rouse, Bernard Opper, Keith Farnsley, Harry Denham, Asst. Coach Paul McBrayer Standing: Trainer Frank “Skipper” Mann, Jay Nelson, Carl Staker, Stan Cluggish, Marion Cluggish, Homer “Tub” Thompson, Fred Curtis, Jim Goodman, Student Manager J.B. Faulconer

#PlayerPositionDate of BirthHometown (Last School)HtWt
3Lee HuberGuardFebruary 16, 1919Louisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'0"175
3Bernard OpperGuardSeptember 1, 1915New York, NY (Morris High)5'10"185
4Keith FarnsleyForwardFebruary 11, 1918New Albany, IN6'2"162
7James GoodmanForwardOctober 28, 2020Paris, KY (High)6'3"168
10Elmo HeadForwardSeptember 15, 1917Shelbyville, KY5'10"146
10Layton RouseGuardMay 11, 1918Ludlow, KY6'1"169
12Marion CluggishCenterSeptember 18, 1917Corbin, KY6'8"235
13Homer ThompsonCenterJanuary 18, 1916Jeffersonville, IN (High)6'4"215
17Ernie JeffersonGuardApril 19, 1917Midway, KY (High)5'10"154
23Harry DenhamCenterJune 17, 1918Maysville, KY (High)6'0"168
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.

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