Tom Harper was born Thomas P. Harper on February 13, 1942 in Winchester, Kentucky. He played at Kentucky from 1961 to 1964. He attended Clark County High School, where he was a standout basketball player. He played the forward position in high school and averaged 25.7 points per game as a senior. His senior year,…
Tom Harper
Ted Deeken
Ted Deeken was born September 10, 1941, in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Flaget High School, where he developed into one of the state’s leading basketball prospects. Playing center for twenty-four-year-old head coach Jim Morris, Deeken helped lead the Braves to the 1960 Kentucky state championship. He earned All-State honors, starred in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series…
George Atkins
George Atkins was born on July 10, 1941, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to George L. Atkins Sr. and Mary Frances “Frances” Shaver Atkins. A 6-foot-6 center-forward, Atkins starred at Hopkinsville High School, where he earned All-State honors and scored 1,621 career points, including a 40-point game while topping the 30-point mark a dozen times. He accepted…
Scotty Baesler
Pat Doyle
Pat Doyle was born Patrick LaMarr Doyle on April 1, 1941, in Marshall County, Kentucky, to Jesse Doyle and Nola Orlean Peck Doyle. Doyle helped North Marshall High School claim the state championship in 1959 and was later named Mr. Kentucky basketball. Known for his intensity and competitive spirit, Doyle – a 6-2 forward –…
Ray Freudenberger
Ray Freudenberger was born Raymond Peter Freudenberger on December 27, 1940. Freudenberger was a junior college transfer from New York Agricultural and Technical Institute (Long Island Aggies). He tried out for Kentucky’s basketball team on his own and was a member of the “lost battalion,” a group of third-stringers who worked against the first two…
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts was born Roy Nunnally Roberts on December 13, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Clara Knox Nunnally Roberts Williamson and James McMullan Roberts. He was the grandson of the late Alethea Felker and Josiah Roy Nunnally and the late Susan McMullan and Colonel Orrin Roberts. A graduate of Northside High School Class of 1958,…
Adolph Rupp
Full Name Adolph Frederick Rupp Born September 2, 1901 Birthplace Halstead, Kansas Died December 10, 1977 Kentucky Tenure 1930–72 — 42 seasons Kentucky Record 876–190 Winning Percentage .822 NCAA Championships 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958 SEC Regular-Season Titles 27 SEC Tournament Titles 13 NCAA Final Fours 6 Hall of Fame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,…