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1903–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1903–04 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1903–04 season. During the season, Kentucky would continue to struggle under the leadership of senior Claire Saint John. The Wildcats would only win one game against the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball and lose all four games to Kentucky University and Georgetown College.

1903–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • Claire Saint John (1st season)
Home arenaState College Gymnasium
Seasons
1903–04 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cumberland (Tenn.) –   – 4 – 0   1.000
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 6 – 0   1.000
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 11 – 1   .917
Illinois State –   – 7 – 1   .875
Allegheny –   – 13 – 2   .867
Bloomsburg –   – 6 – 1   .857
Vanderbilt –   – 6 – 1   .857
Dayton –   – 5 – 1   .833
Holy Cross –   – 10 – 2   .833
Canisius –   – 9 – 2   .818
Maine –   – 8 – 2   .800
Fordham –   – 19 – 5   .792
Hiram –   – 10 – 3   .769
Denver –   – 3 – 1   .750
Lehigh –   – 5 – 2   .714
Ohio State –   – 10 – 4   .714
Colgate –   – 12 – 5   .706
Oregon Agricultural –   – 7 – 3   .700
Williams –   – 15 – 7   .682
Army –   – 2 – 1   .667
Connecticut –   – 6 – 3   .667
Montana State –   – 4 – 2   .667
Washington –   – 6 – 3   .667
Washington State –   – 2 – 1   .667
Grove City –   – 9 – 5   .643
Nebraska –   – 9 – 5   .643
Grinnell –   – 7 – 4   .636
Michigan State –   – 5 – 3   .625
Baker –   – 6 – 4   .600
Bucknell –   – 7 – 5   .583
Syracuse –   – 11 – 8   .579
Cincinnati –   – 8 – 6   .571
Colorado –   – 4 – 3   .571
Dartmouth –   – 8 – 6   .571
West Virginia –   – 4 – 3   .571
Penn State –   – 5 – 4   .556
Wheaton (Ill.) –   – 10 – 9   .526
Augustana (Ill.) –   – 1 – 1   .500
Brigham Young –   – 3 – 3   .500
Butler –   – 2 – 2   .500
Gettysburg –   – 4 – 4   .500
Temple –   – 4 – 4   .500
Utah State –   – 2 – 2   .500
Mount Union –   – 4 – 5   .444
Brown –   – 8 – 11   .421
Kansas –   – 5 – 8   .385
Wabash –   – 4 – 7   .364
Wesleyan (Conn.) –   – 5 – 9   .357
Westminster (Pa.) –   – 2 – 4   .333
Wooster –   – 2 – 4   .333
Akron –   – 3 – 7   .300
Rhode Island A&M –   – 1 – 3   .250
Kentucky –   – 1 – 4   .200
Indiana State –   – 2 – 11   .154
Bradley –   – 0 – 4   .000
Oregon –   – 0 – 4   .000

Roster

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1904–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Claire Saint John
—
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 Sr Unknown Brooklyn, New York
G J. White Guyn
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 Sr Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
F Henry Wurtele
—
—
 Sr Unknown Shively, Kentucky
Harold Moss
—
—
 Jr Paducah High School Cobb, Kentucky
C Joe Coons
—
—
 Jr Unknown Mount Sterling, Kentucky
F Lee Andrus
—
—
 Sr Unknown Farmington, Kentucky
G Richard Arnett
—
—
 Woodford County High School Troy, Kentucky
Head coach
  • Claire Saint John
Assistant coach(es)

None

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
2/4/1904[1]*
 Georgetown College[1] L 11-26[1]  0–1
 Georgetown College 
Georgetown, KY
2/11/1904[1]*
 Kentucky University (now Transylvania)[1] L 5–12[1]  0–2
 Kentucky University 
Lexington, KY
2/13/1904[1]*
 Georgetown College[1] L 10–22[1]  0–3
 State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/26/1904[1]*
 Kentucky University (now Transylvania)[1] L 12–14[1]  0–4
 Kentucky University 
Lexington, KY
3/4/1904[1]*
 Cincinnati[1] W 25–21[1]  1–4
 State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Nelli, Steve; Nelli, Bert (2014). The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball. University Press of Kentucky. p. 249. ISBN 978-0813188232.
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