1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1948–49 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats 1949_Kentucky_Wildcats.jpg 300px Southeast Conference SEC 1 32–2 13–0 Adolph Rupp Harry Lancaster Alumni Gymnasium NCAA tournament National champions NCAA men's basketball regular season champions SEC regular season and tournament champions National Championship Game W Won 46–36 vs. Oklahoma A&M 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 1948 Kentucky Wildcats y Ralph Beard 12 G sr y Alex Groza 15 sr y Dale Barnstable 18 y Walter Hirsch 19 F 6 4 175 so y Dayton, Ohio Cliff Barker 23 sr y Jim Line 25 F jr y Akron, Ohio Wallace Jones 27 F sr y Joe Hall 31 y Joe B. Hall Adolph Rupp (Kansas) NCAA tournament East Kentucky 85, Villanova 72 Final Four Kentucky 76, Illinois 47 Finals Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1949 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA Round Player NBA club 1 Alex Groza Indianapolis Jets 1 Wallace Jones Washington Capitols 2 Ralph Beard Chicago Stags 5 Cliff Barker Washington Capitolshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1949&lg=N 1949 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball.com 2012-04-30 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120503192335/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1949&lg=N 2012-05-03 References Kentucky Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:1948 in sports in Kentucky Category:1949 in sports in Kentucky