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1961-1962 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster, Pat Doyle, George Critz, Scott Baesler, Tommy Harper, Larry Pursiful, Doug Pendygraft, Jim McDonald, Cotton Nash, Head Coach Adolph Rupp. Second Row: Asst. Ted Lenhardt, Mgr. Hunter Durham, Roy Roberts, Allen Feldhaus, Harry Hurd, George Atkins, Charles Ishmael, Ted Deeken, Carroll Buchett, Herky Rupp, Trainer Jim Stubblefield, Asst. Jerry Gray.

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
11Herky RuppForwardLexington, KY (University High)6'4"170
12Ted DeekenForwardLouisville, KY (Flaget)6'3"185
14Scotty BaeslerGuardLexington, KY (Bryan Station)6'0"170
21Jim McDonaldGuard-ForwardLouisville, KY (St. Xavier)6'3"195
21Harry HurdCenterFrankfort, KY (Elkhorn)6'5"190
22Charles “Chili” IshmaelGuardMount Sterling, KY6'5"205
23Roy RobertsForwardAtlanta, GA (Northside)6'4"190
24Larry PursifulGuardFour Mile, KY (Bell County)6'1"165
30Doug PendygraftGuardParksville, KY (High)6'2"175
31Tom HarperGuardWinchester, KY (Clark County)6'2"180
32Allen FeldhausForward-CenterBurlington, KY (Boone County)6'5"205
32George AtkinsCenter-ForwardHopkinsville, KY (High)6'6"190
33Pat DoyleForward-GuardCalvert City, KY (North Marshall)6'2"175
34George CritzForwardBellbrook, OH (Sugar Creek)6'3"194
40Carroll BurchettForward-CenterFuget, KY (Flat Gap)6'4"190
44Cotton NashCenter-ForwardLake Charles, LA (High)6'5"220

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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