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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (13–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 13 0   1.000 32 2   .941
No. 9 Tulane 12 3   .800 24 4   .857
Tennessee 8 3   .727 19 7   .731
Vanderbilt 9 5   .643 14 8   .636
LSU 7 6   .538 15 10   .600
Alabama 9 9   .500 13 12   .520
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 11 13   .458
Georgia 6 9   .400 17 13   .567
Florida 4 8   .333 11 16   .407
Auburn 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 8 13   .381
Mississippi State 3 12   .200 4 13   .235
1949 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1948–49 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 Alumni Gymnasium.

Roster

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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Ralph Beard
Sr
15 Alex Groza
Sr
18 Dale Barnstable
F 19 Walter Hirsch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
23 Cliff Barker
Sr
F 25 Jim Line
Jr Akron, Ohio
F 27 Wallace Jones
Sr
31 Joe Hall
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

NCAA tournament

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Player NBA Club
1 Alex Groza New York Knicks
1 Wallace Jones Washington Capitols
2 Ralph Beard Chicago Bulls
5 Cliff Barker Washington Capitols

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  3. ^ "1949 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.