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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

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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