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U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N KENTUCKY BASKETBALL TIMELINE February 18, 1903 State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record. February 18, 1909 With a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record. January, 1910 E. R. Sweetland signs a three-year pact as State’s Director of Athletics and its first basketball coach. March 1, 1912 Kentucky defeats Georgetown College, 19-18, to complete the season with a perfect 9-0 record and earn its first title as Southern Champions. March 1, 1921 Kentucky upsets Tulane, Mercer, Mississippi A&M and Georgia to win the first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball championship. Hundreds of Wildcats fans await “play-by-play” via telegraph, and greet the team’s train with a celebration and parade in downtown Lexington. It is believed to be the first college basketball tournament ever played. Spring, 1921 Basil Hayden becomes UK’s first All-America basketball player. January 21, 1922 The Wildcats beat Louisville, 29-22, for their 100th victory. Dec. 13, 1924 The Wildcats defeat Cincinnati in their first game in the new, 2,800-seat, $100,000 Alumni Gymnasium. March 21, 1930 A Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. Dec. 18, 1930 UK defeats Georgetown College, 67-19, for the first of Adolph Rupp’s 876 victories. The 1909 Wildcats were the first to record a winning record, 5-4. Carey Spicer was Adolph Rupp’s first All-American in 1931. Forest Sale was an All-American in 1932 and 1933. 150 K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L
U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N Feb. 28, 1933 UK wins the first Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship by defeating Mississippi State, 46-27, in Atlanta. Feb. 17, 1934 UK establishes a national record with its 23rd consecutive win (47-27 over Vanderbilt). Near riot erupts as fans vie for seats in Alumni Gym. Feb. 14, 1938 Joe Hagan’s 48-foot shot with 12 seconds left lifts the Wildcats over Marquette, 35-33. After the game, Gov. A. B. “Happy” Chandler pounds a nail into the floor to mark the spot where the shot was taken. March 20, 1942 After winning its sixth SEC championship, UK wins its first NCAA Tournament game, 46-44, over Illinois. March 20, 1946 UK wins Rupp’s first national title, with a 46-45 victory over Rhode Island. March 24, 1947 Before a Madison Square Garden record crowd of 18,493, Wat Misaka held Ralph Beard to two points and Utah ended the Wildcats’ bid for back-to-back NIT Championships. March 23, 1948 Adolph Rupp’s “Fabulous Five” wins UK’s first NCAA Championship, 58-42, over Baylor. The team is met in Lexington by 15,000 fans and given a parade on a fire truck. August 13, 1948 The U.S. Olympic basketball team, featuring Kentucky’s “Fabulous Five,” wins the gold medal by defeating France, 64-21, at Wembley Stadium in London. March 8, 1949 Kentucky ends the year ranked No. 1 in the first season of the Associated Press basketball poll. March 26, 1949 UK wins its second consecutive NCAA championship, defeating Oklahoma A&M, 46-36, in Seattle. Dec. 1, 1950 UK plays its first game in the new, $3.9 million, 11,500- seat Memorial Coliseum. Skeptics label the building a “white elephant.” March 27, 1951 UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis. 1952-53 UK’s season is suspended by the NCAA. Dec. 5, 1953 Cawood Ledford broadcasts his first game as the radio “Voice of the Wildcats.” March 9, 1954 Kentucky beats LSU, 63-56, in an SEC playoff game to cap a perfect 25-0 season and finish with the nation’s No. 1 ranking. Adolph Rupp and assistant Paul McBrayer made UK a national power in the early 1940s. Ralph Beard, Wah Jones, Cliff Hagan and John Crigler excelled under Rupp. K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L 151
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U N PA R A L L E L E D T R A D I T I O N<br />
KENTUCKY BASKETBALL<br />
TIMELINE<br />
February 18, 1903<br />
State College (<strong>Kentucky</strong>) records its first w<strong>in</strong>, an 11-10<br />
decision over Lex<strong>in</strong>gton YMCA. The Wildcats f<strong>in</strong>ished<br />
that first season with a 1-2 record.<br />
February 18, 1909<br />
With a 28-23 w<strong>in</strong> over C<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>nati, <strong>Kentucky</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ched its first<br />
w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g season <strong>in</strong> school history. Follow<strong>in</strong>g a “Senior Day”<br />
loss to Central <strong>University</strong>, the Wildcats ended the year with a<br />
5-4 record.<br />
January, 1910<br />
E. R. Sweetland signs a three-year pact as State’s Director <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Athletics</strong> and its first basketball coach.<br />
March 1, 1912<br />
<strong>Kentucky</strong> defeats Georgetown College, 19-18, to complete<br />
the season with a perfect 9-0 record and earn its first title as<br />
Southern Champions.<br />
March 1, 1921<br />
<strong>Kentucky</strong> upsets Tulane, Mercer, Mississippi A&M and Georgia<br />
to w<strong>in</strong> the first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association<br />
basketball championship. Hundreds <strong>of</strong> Wildcats fans await<br />
“play-by-play” via telegraph, and greet the team’s tra<strong>in</strong> with a<br />
celebration and parade <strong>in</strong> downtown Lex<strong>in</strong>gton. It is believed to<br />
be the first college basketball tournament ever played.<br />
Spr<strong>in</strong>g, 1921<br />
Basil Hayden becomes UK’s first All-America basketball player.<br />
January 21, 1922<br />
The Wildcats beat Louisville, 29-22, for their 100th victory.<br />
Dec. 13, 1924<br />
The Wildcats defeat C<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>nati <strong>in</strong> their first game <strong>in</strong> the new,<br />
2,800-seat, $100,000 Alumni Gymnasium.<br />
March 21, 1930<br />
A Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is<br />
named head basketball coach at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong>.<br />
Dec. 18, 1930<br />
UK defeats Georgetown College, 67-19, for the first <strong>of</strong><br />
Adolph Rupp’s 876 victories.<br />
The 1909 Wildcats were the first to record a w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g record, 5-4. Carey Spicer was Adolph Rupp’s first<br />
All-American <strong>in</strong> 1931. Forest Sale was an All-American <strong>in</strong> 1932 and 1933.<br />
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