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1978-1979 Kentucky Basketball Roster

Front Row (l to r): Head Coach Joe Hall, Co-Captain Truman Claytor, Chris Gettelfinger, Co-Captain Dwane Casey, Kyle Macy, Tim Stephens, Dwight Anderson, Jay Shidler, Assistant Coach Dick Parsons. Back Row: Manager Don Sullivan, Assistant Coach Leonard Hamilton, Chuck Verderber, Fred Cowan, Chuck Aleksinas, LaVon Williams, Clarence Tillman, Assistant Coach Joe Dean, Trainer Walt McCombs

#PlayerPositionHometown (Last School)HtWt
4Kyle MacyGuardPeru, IN (High)6'3"180
15Chris GettelfingerGuardKnoxville, TN (Catholic)6'2"185
20Dwane CaseyGuardMorganfield, KY (Union County)6'2"195
22Truman ClaytorGuardToledo, OH (Scott)6'1"180
23Dwight AndersonGuard-ForwardDayton, OH (Roth)6'3"175
25Jay ShidlerGuardLawrenceville, IL (High)6'1"185
30Tim StephensGuardRevelo, KY (McCreary County)6'3"190
34Chuck VerderberForwardLincoln, IL (High)6'6"220
35Clarence TillmanForwardPhiladelphia, PA (West Philadelphia)6'7"215
40Fred CowanCenter-ForwardSturgis, KY (Union County)6'8"205
45John AdamsCenter-ForwardRising Sun, IN6'7"215
50Chuck AleksinasCenterMorris, CT (Litchfield (Wamogo))6'10"258
52Lavon WilliamsForwardDenver, CO (Manual)6'6"210

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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