1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1951–52 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Southeast Conference SEC 1 1 29–3 14–0 Adolph Rupp Harry Lancaster Memorial Coliseum NCAA regular season championsSEC regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1951–52 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 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Wildcats finished the season with a 29–3 (14–0 SEC) record. Roster 1951 Kentucky Wildcats y y Cliff Hagan 6 C 6 4 200 jr y Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro Shelby Linville 11 F 6 5 200 sr y Middletown, Ohio Middletown Bobby Watson 38 G 5 10 155 sr y basketball player Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro C Lucian Whitaker 32 G 6 0 170 sr y Sarasota, Florida Sarasota Adolph Rupp (Kansas) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1952.html 1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference September 7, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season Dec 8, 1951 yes 1951 men Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 96–46 1–0 Dec 10, 1951 yes yes 1 1951 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 97–72 2–0 Dec 13, 1951 yes yes 1 1951 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 57–61 2–1 Dec 17, 1951 yes 2 St. John's 1 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 81–40 3–1 Dec 20, 1951 yes 2 1951 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 98–60 4–1 Dec 26, 1951 yes 1 UCLA 16 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 84–53 5–1 Dec 28, 1951 yes yes 1 1951 men BYU Cougars Brigham Young Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 84–64 6–1 Dec 29, 1951 yes yes 1 1951 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 12 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 60–61 6–2 Jan 3, 1952 yes 4 1951 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky 116–58 7–2 1–0 Jan 5, 1952 4 1951 none LSU Tigers LSU Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 57–47 8–2 2–0 Jan 7, 1952 yes 4 1951 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 83–50 9–2 Jan 12, 1952 yes 3 1951 men Florida Gators Florida Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida 99–52 10–2 3–0 Jan 14, 1952 3 Georgia Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky 95–55 11–2 4–0 Jan 19, 1952 yes 3 1951 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Knoxville, Tennessee 65–56 12–2 5–0 Jan 21, 1952 yes 3 1951 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Heisman Gymnasium Atlanta, Georgia 96–51 13–2 6–0 Jan 26, 1952 yes 3 1951 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama 71–67 14–2 7–0 Jan 28, 1952 yes 3 1951 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Old Gym Nashville, Tennessee 88–51 15–2 8–0 Jan 30, 1952 yes 1 1951 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Auburn Sports Arena Auburn, Alabama 88–48 16–2 8–0 Feb 2, 1952 yes yes 1 1951 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois 71–66 17–2 Feb 4, 1952 1 1951 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 103–54 18–2 9–0 Feb 6, 1952 1 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 81–61 19–2 10–0 Feb 9, 1952 1 Georgia Tech Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 93–42 20–2 11–0 Feb 11, 1952 1 1951 none Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 110–66 21–2 12–0 Feb 16, 1952 1 Tennessee Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 95–40 22–2 13–0 Feb 21, 1952 1 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 75–45 23–2 14–0 Feb 23, 1952 yes yes 1 DePaul Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois 63–61 24–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament Feb 28, 1952 yes yes 1 1 Georgia Tech 12 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky First round 80–59 25–2 Feb 29, 1952 yes yes 1 1 Tulane 8 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Second Round 85–61 26–2 Mar 1, 1952 yes yes 1 1 Tennessee 5 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Semifinal 81–66 27–2 Mar 1, 1952 yes yes 1 1 LSU 3 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Championship Game 44–43 28–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 21, 1952 yes yes 1 1951 none Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina East Regional semifinal 82–54 29–2 Mar 22, 1952 yes yes 1 St. John's 10 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina East Regional Final 57–64 29–3 AP Poll E East 2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf 188 University of Kentucky Athletics September 6, 2020 September 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200918001201/https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf dead NCAA basketball tournament East Kentucky 82, Penn State 54 St. John's, New York 64, Kentucky 57 https://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1952 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Cliff Hagan – Consensus First-team All-American Team players drafted into the NBA 1952 NBA draft Kentucky Wildcats Round Overall Player NBA club 7 64 Skippy Whitaker Indianapolis Olympians References Kentucky Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:1951 in sports in Kentucky Category:1952 in sports in Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose