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1943-1944 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Ed Allin, Rudy Yessin, Glen Parker, Charles Fox, Bob Stamper, John Brown Middle Row: Coach Adolph Rupp, Walter Johnson, Jack Parkinson, Nate Buis, Don Whitehead, Harry Gorham Back Row: Tom Moseley, Wilbur Schu, Bob Brannum, George Vulich, Truett DeMoisey, Bill Cravens, Jack Tingle

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKMaurice BellGuardMontgomery, AL (Sidney Lanier)5'8"145
3wilbur schuWilbur SchuForwardVersailles, KY6'4"180
5Wes CravensForwardHuntington, WV6'4"165
7Truett DeMoiseyForwardWalton, KY6'5"200
8Harry GorhamGuardLexington, KY (University High)5'11"172
9Glen ParkerGuardChrisney, IN5'10"170
11Don WhiteheadForwardEvansville, IN (Bosse)6'0"155
12Nathaniel BuisForwardLiberty, KY6'1"180
13J. Ed ParkerForward-GuardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'0"150
13Rudy YessinGuardHarlan, KY5'11"170
14Walter JohnsonGuardMount Sterling, KY6'0"165
15George VulichCenterGary, IN (Froebel)6'8"200
19Jack TingleForwardBedford, KY (Trimble High)6'3"185
19Jack ParkinsonGuardYorktown, IN (High)6'0"175
20Tom MoseleyGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"180
34Ed AllinGuard-ForwardLexington, KY (Henry Clay)6'1"165
51Bob BrannumCenterWinfield, KS (High)6'5"205

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 23, 1948, Adolph Rupp’s “Fabulous Five” wins UK’s first NCAA Championship, 58-42, over Baylor. The team is met in Lexington by 15,000 fans and given a parade on a fire truck.

 

On March 23, 2009, Patrick Patterson joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 58 games.

 

On March 23, 2014, Wichita State was 35-0, ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, and a legitimate threat to win the NCAA championship. Kentucky was 25-10.  In the NCAA Midwest Region third round and before 19,676 at the ScottradeCenter in St. Louis, freshmen Andrew Harrison (20 points), Aaron Harrison (19), Julius Randle (13 and 10 rebounds) and James Young (13, the go-ahead trey inside the 1:30 mark) shocked the Shockers, 78-76.

 

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