1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1932–33 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 21–3 8–0 Adolph Rupp 3rd Forest Sale Alumni Gymnasium SEC Regular Season & Tournament ChampionsHelms Foundation National Champions The 1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in intercollegiate basketball during the 1932–33 season. The team finished the season with a 21–3 recordKentucky season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/ May 1, 2014 and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions Rauzulu's Street 2004 http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm May 1, 2014 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm dead It would be the first of five national championships at Kentucky for head coach Adolph Rupp. Senior center–forward Forest Sale was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the season's conclusion. Schedule and results no no no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 12/9/1932 yes Kentucky Alumni Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 52–17 1–0 12/12/1932 yes Georgetown Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 62–21 2–0 12/17/1932 yes yes 1932 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Marshall Ashland High School Gymnasium Ashland, Kentucky 57–23 3–0 12/20/1932 1932 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 53–17 4–0 (1–0) 12/21/1932 1932 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane University Tulane Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 42–11 5–0 (2–0) 12/30/1932 yes yes 1932 men Chicago Maroons University of Chicago Chicago Chicago 58–26 6–0 1/2/1933 yes 1932 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State University Ohio State Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 30–46 6–1 1/6/1933 yes yes 1932 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton University Gymnasium Omaha, Nebraska 32–26 7–1 1/7/1933 yes yes 1932 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton University Gymnasium Omaha, Nebraska 22–34 7–2 1/10/1933 yes 1932 men South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 44–36 8–2 1/14/1933 yes 1932 men Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Rivalry 42–21 9–2 (3–0) 1/16/1933 yes Clemson Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 67–18 10–2 1/28/1933 1932 men Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky Rivalry 44–23 11–2 (4–0) 1/31/1933 yes 1932 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Old Gym Nashville, Tennessee 40–29 12–2 (5–0) 2/1/1933 yes yes Clemson Clemson Field House Calhoun, South Carolina 42–32 13–2 2/2/1933 yes yes 1932 men South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 38–44 13–3 2/6/1933 yes Mexico Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 81–22 14–3 2/11/1933 1932 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 45–22 15–3 (6–0) 2/13/1933 yes 1932 men Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama Alabama Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, Alabama 35–31 16–3 (7–0) 2/18/1933 1932 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 45–28 17–3 (8–0) |- !colspan=12 style="text-align: center; background:#005DAA"|SEC Tournament 2/24/1933 yes 1932 men Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi Ole Miss Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta SEC Tournament first round 49–31 18–3 2/25/1933 yes 1932 men Florida Gators University of Florida Florida Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta SEC Tournament quarterfinals / Rivalry 48–24 19–3 2/27/1933 yes 1932 men LSU Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta SEC Tournament semifinals 51–38 20–3 2/28/1933 yes 1932 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Mississippi State Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta SEC Tournament Championship 46–27 21–3 Source2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide Yearly records (page 184) University of Kentucky 2012 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/prospectus/prospectus.pdf PDF May 1, 2014 February 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123119/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/prospectus/prospectus.pdf dead Leading scorers NamePositionYearPPGForest SaleC-F4 Senior13.8John DeMoisey 1C-F3 Junior12.0Bill Davis 1G3 Junior7.0Darrell Darby 1F4 Senior4.0Ellis T. 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