1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1949–50 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats Southeast Conference SEC 3 25–5 11–2 Adolph Rupp Harry Lancaster Dale Barnstable Alumni Gymnasium SEC regular season championsSEC tournament champions National Invitation Tournament 2nd Round The 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeast Conference. The head coach was Adolph Rupp and the team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium for the final season. The Wildcats won SEC regular season and tournament championships. After losing to eventual National Invitation Tournament champion CCNY, Kentucky finished the season with a record of 25–5 (11–2 SEC). Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000. Roster 1949 Kentucky Wildcats y Dale Barnstable 18 GF 6 3 175 sr y Antioch, Illinois C Walter Hirsch 19 F 6 4 175 jr y Dayton, Ohio Jim Line 25 F 6 2 185 sr y Akron, Ohio Shelby Linville 11 F 6 5 200 so y Middletown, Ohio Charles Newton 35 GF 6 2 190 jr y C. M. Newton Fort Lauderdale, Florida Leonard Pearson 31 G 6 1 180 sr Chicago, Illinois Bill Spivey 77 C 7 0 200 so y Warner Robins, Georgia Guy Strong 7 G 6 0 165 jr y Guy R. Strong Irvine, Kentucky Bobby Watson 38 G 5 10 155 so y basketball player Owensboro, Kentucky Lucian Whitaker 32 G 6 0 170 so y Sarasota, Florida Adolph Rupp (Kansas) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1950.html 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference September 6, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular Season Dec 3, 1949 1949 men Indianapolis Greyhounds Indiana Central College Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 84–61 1–0 Dec 10, 1949 1949 men Western Mustangs Western Ontario Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 90–18 2–0 Dec 15, 1949 yes yes 1949 men St. John's Redmen St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 58–69 2–1 Dec 21, 1949 yes 1949 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky 49–47 3–1 Dec 23, 1949 yes yes 1949 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana 60–54 4–1 Dec 29, 1949 yes yes 1949 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 57–56Sugar Bowl Collegiate Basketball History https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/basketball-history-collegiate-breakdown/ Sugar Bowl September 6, 2020 OT 5–1 Dec 30, 1949 yes yes Bradley Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 71–66 6–1 Jan 2, 1950 yes yes 1949 men Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Robinson Auditorium Little Rock, Arkansas 57–53 7–1 Jan 4, 1950 1949 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky 87–55 8–1 1–0 Jan 9, 1950 yes 2 1949 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 83–44 9–1 Jan 14, 1950 yes 2 1949 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Knoxville, Tennessee 53–66 9–2 1–1 Jan 16, 1950 yes 2 1949 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Heisman Gymnasium Atlanta, Georgia 61–47 10–2 2–1 Jan 17, 1950 yes 5 Georgia Woodruff Hall Athens, Georgia 60–71 10–3 2–2 Jan 21, 1950 yes yes 5 1949 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois 86–53 11–3 Jan 23, 1950 yes yes 5 1949 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana 51–64 11–4 Jan 26, 1950 yes yes 4 1949 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 58–47 12–4 Jan 28, 1950 4 Georgia Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 88–56 13–4 3–2 Jan 30, 1950 yes 4 1949 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt McQuiddy Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 58–54 14–4 4–2 Feb 2, 1950 yes 6 1949 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama 66–64 15–4 5–2 Feb 4, 1950 yes 6 1949 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee 61–55 16–4 6–2 Feb 11, 1950 7 Tennessee Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 79–52 17–4 7–2 Feb 13, 1950 7 Alabama Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 77–57 18–4 8–2 Feb 15, 1950 5 Ole Miss Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 90–50 19–4 9–2 Feb 18, 1950 5 Georgia Tech Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 97–62 20–4 10–2 Feb 23, 1950 yes 5 Xavier Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 58–53 21–4 Feb 25, 1950 yes 5 1949 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky 70–66 22–4 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament Mar 3, 1950 yes yes 4 1 Mississippi State 10 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Second Round 56–46 23–4 Mar 4, 1950 yes yes 4 1 Georgia 4 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Semifinal 79–63 24–4 Mar 4, 1950 yes yes 4 1 Tennessee 7 Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Championship Game 95–58Kentucky Trounces Tennessee, 95-58 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/220171524/ newspapers.com The Times (Shreveport) March 5, 1950 September 6, 2020 25–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| National Invitation Tournament Mar 14, 1950 yes yes 3 CCNY Madison Square Garden New York, New York Second Round 50–89 25–5 AP poll 2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf 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 Rankings 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in the 1950 NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1950.html 1950 NBA Draft September 6, 2020 Sports Reference References Kentucky Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Category:Long stubs with short prose