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1947-1948 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row: (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Johnny Stough, Ralph Beard, Kenneth Rollins, Cliff Barker, Dale Barnstable, Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster Back Row: Manager Humzey Yessin, Garland Townes, Jim Jordan, Joe Holland, Alex Groza, Wallace Jones, Jim Line, Roger Day, Trainer Wilbert Bud Berger

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
UNKWill SmethersGuardMiddletown, OH (High)6'2"180
UNKMike HomaForwardFairfield, CT (Roger Ludlowe)--
5John StoughGuardMontgomery, AL (Sidney Lanier)6'0"170
7Albert CumminsGuardBrooksville, KY (High)5'10"160
12Ralph BeardGuardLouisville, KY (Male)5'10"175
13Roger DayForwardFrostburg, MD (Beall)6'2"170
14garland townesGarland TownesGuardHazard, KY6'0"170
14Joe HollandForwardBenton, KY (High)6'4"190
15Alex GrozaAlex GrozaCenterMartins Ferry, OH (High)6'7"220
18Dale BarnstableForward-GuardAntioch, IL6'3"175
19Jack ParkinsonGuardYorktown, IN (High)6'0"175
19Walter HirschForwardDayton, OH (Northridge)6'4"180
20Kenton CampbellCenterNewark, OH (High)6'4"195
23Cliff Barker HeadshotCliff BarkerGuard, Guard-ForwardYorktown, Indiana6'2"185
25Jim LineForwardAkron, OH (North)6'2"185
26Robert HenneGuardBremen, IN (High)6'1"170
26Ken RollinsGuardWickliffe, KY6'0"175
27Wallace JonesForward-CenterHarlan, KY (High)6'4"205
30James JordanForwardChester, WV (High)6'3"185

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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