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1963-1964 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Seated (l to r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Randy Embry, Terry Mobley, Sam Harper, Larry Conley, Mickey Gibson, Tom Harper, Ron Kennett, Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster, Manager Mike Harreld Back Row: Manager Dan Omlar, Manager Doug Wolfe, Trainer Joe Brown, Cotton Nash, Tommy Kron, Larry Lentz, John Adams, Ted Deeken, Charles Ishmael, George Critz, Asst. Coach Neil Reed and Manager Hub Metry.

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
11Randy EmbryGuardOwensboro, KY (High)5'11"170
12Ted DeekenForwardLouisville, KY (Flaget)6'3"185
22Charles “Chili” IshmaelGuardMount Sterling, KY6'5"205
25Terry MobleyGuardHarrodsburg, KY (High)6'2"188
30Tommy KronGuard-ForwardTell City, IN6'5"202
31Tom HarperGuardWinchester, KY (Clark County)6'2"180
32Sam HarperGuardClinton, KY (Hickman County)6'3"175
34George CritzForwardBellbrook, OH (Sugar Creek)6'3"194
40Larry ConleyForward-CenterAshland, KY (High)6'3"172
42Mickey GibsonForwardHazard, KY (High)6'3"183
44Cotton NashCenter-ForwardLake Charles, LA (High)6'5"220
45John AdamsCenter-ForwardRising Sun, IN6'7"215
50Ron KennettGuardLawrenceburg, IN (High)6'0"170
54Larry LentzCenterLakeview, OH (Indian Lake)6'8"217

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 15, 1973, No. 17 Kentucky defeated Austin Peay, 106-100 in overtime in the 1973 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.  In UK’s first NCAA Tournament game without Adolph Rupp as its coach, senior center Jim Andrews scored 30 points, but it was senior reserve Larry Stamper who tallied the final six points in overtime as the Wildcats outlasted Austin Peay and its charismatic star, James “Fly” Williams (26 points), before 15,581 fans in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym.  This was Joe B. Hall’s first NCAA tourney win.

 

On March 15, 1992, eligible for postseason play for the first time in three years, Kentucky dominates Alabama, 80-54, to take its 16th SEC Tournament Championship.

 

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