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1957-1958 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Adrian Smith, John Crigler, Ed Beck, Don Mills, Johnny Cox, Vernon Hatton, Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster Standing: Student Manager Jay Atkerson, Earl Adkins, Bill Smith, Phil Johnson, Bill Cassady, Lincoln Collinsworth, Harold Ross

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
10Lincoln CollinsworthGuardSalyersville, KY6'3"185
10Lowell HughesGuardPrestonsburg, KY (High)6'0"175
12Billy Ray CassadyForward-GuardInez, KY6'2"191
14Phil JohnsonForward-CenterLexington, KY (University High)6'5"190
20Dick HoweCenter-ForwardCarbondale, IL (Carbondale Community)6'5"210
24Johnny CoxForwardHazard, KY (High)6'4"185
32John CriglerForwardHebron, KY (High)6'3"180
33Harold RossGuard-ForwardHickman, KY6'3"175
34Ed BeckCenterFort Valley, GA6'7"188
40Earl AdkinsGuardAshland, KY (High)6'4"180
50Adrian SmithAdrian SmithGuardFarmington, KY6'0"178
52Vernon HattonGuardLexington, KY (Lafayette)6'3"195
54Don MillsCenterBerea, KY (High)6'6"185
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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