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1955-1956 Kentucky Basketball Roster

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
10Lincoln CollinsworthGuardSalyersville, KY6'3"185
10Gerry CalvertGuardMaysville, KY (High)5'11"160
12Billy Ray CassadyForward-GuardInez, KY6'2"191
14Phil JohnsonForward-CenterLexington, KY (University High)6'5"190
22Jerry BirdForwardCorbin, KY (High)6'6"200
32John CriglerForwardHebron, KY (High)6'3"180
33Harold RossGuard-ForwardHickman, KY6'3"175
34Ed BeckCenterFort Valley, GA6'7"188
44Phil GrawemeyerPhil GrawemeyerForwardLouisville, KY (Manual)6'7"180
50Bob BurrowCenterWells, TX (High)6'7"215
52Vernon HattonGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"195
55Ray MillsForwardManchester, KY (Clay County)6'4"200
70John BrewerGuardLouisville, KY (Eastern)6'3"180
88Bill SmithForwardWalton, KY6'5"200

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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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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