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1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. Two members of this team eventually returned to Kentucky as athletic director: Cliff Hagan from 1975 to 1988, and Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000.

1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainWalter Hirsch
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 14 – 0   1.000 32 – 2   .941
Vanderbilt † 10 – 4   .714 19 – 8   .704
Alabama 10 – 4   .714 15 – 8   .652
Tulane 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Auburn 6 – 8   .429 12 – 10   .545
Georgia 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Florida 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
LSU 6 – 8   .429 10 – 14   .417
Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429 8 – 19   .296
Ole Miss 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Tennessee 5 – 9   .357 10 – 13   .435
Mississippi State 2 – 12   .143 3 – 16   .158
† 1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 6 Cliff Hagan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Owensboro Owensboro, Kentucky
F 19 Walter Hirsch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northridge Dayton, Ohio
F 11 Shelby Linville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
G/F 35 Charles Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida
C 77 Bill Spivey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Macon Jordan Warner Robins, Georgia
G 7 Guy Strong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Irvine, Kentucky
G 38 Bobby Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Owensboro, Kentucky
G 32 Lucian Whitaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sarasota, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1951*
 No. 1 vs. Louisville W 79–68  29–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 22, 1951*
 No. 1 vs. No. 9 St. John's W 59–43  30–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 24, 1951*
 No. 1 vs. No. 5 Illinois
National Semifinal 		W 76–74  31–2
 Madison Square Garden (17,000)
New York, New York
Mar 27, 1951*
 No. 1 vs. No. 4 Kansas State
National Championship game 		W 68–58  32–2
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NCAA basketball tournament

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  • Mideast
    • Kentucky 79, Louisville 68
    • Kentucky 59, St. John's, New York 43
  • Final Four

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Rankings

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Main article: 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "1951 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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