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1939-1940 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Carl Combs, Ermal Allen, Keith Farnsley, Layton Rouse, Lee Huber, Waller White, Donald Orme, Assistant Coach Paul McBrayer. Standing: Manager Arthur Bicknell, James Mathewson, Carl Staker, James King, Marion Cluggish, Stan Cluggish, Marvin Akers, Kenneth England, Harry Denham, Trainer Frank “Skipper” Mann

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
3Lee HuberGuardLouisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'0"175
4Keith FarnsleyForwardNew Albany, IN6'2"162
5James KingGuardSharpe, KY (High)6'3"180
10Layton RouseGuardLudlow, KY6'1"169
11Carl CombsGuardHazard, KY5'10"146
12Marion CluggishCenterCorbin, KY6'8"235
14Donald OrmeForwardIndianapolis, IN6'0"168
15Stan CluggishForwardCorbin, KY6'6"-
16Carl StakerGuardMaysville, KY6'3"193
18Ermal AllenForwardMorristown, TN (High)5'10"160
19waller whiteWaller WhiteForwardLawrenceburg, KY6'1"160
23Harry DenhamCenterMaysville, KY (High)6'0"168

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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