1952-53
Kentucky did not play basketball during the 1952–53 season because the program was suspended following the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal. The scandal centered on former Kentucky stars Ralph Beard, Alex Groza, and Dale Barnstable, who admitted accepting money to influence the margin of victory in several games during the 1948–49 season. Although the games…
There was no official roster for the 1952-53 season, as the team was not allowed to participate according to NCAA sanctions.
Adolph Rupp coached Kentucky to four national titles and set an NCAA record by winning 129 consecutive games at home. “In the storied land of Kentucky Colonels, there dwelled but one Baron, a man of consummate pride and a molder of powerful teams which for more than four decades made the name University of Kentucky…