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CONTENTS
Page
Meet A Wildcat .................................................................................... 4
Kentucky Basketball Schedule .............................................................. 4
Opponent Roster .................................................................................. 5
Memorial Coliseum ................................................................................ 6
Kentucky Coaches ................................................................................ 7
Scorecards ........................................................................................ 8 & 9
Review of 1953-54 .............................................................................. 10
Kentucky Roster .................................................................................... 1 I
Kentucky Freshman Schedule and Roster .............................................. 15 WILDCAT TIPOFF
Official Kentucky Basketball Program
Published by U.K. Athletics Association
B. A. SHIVELY, Athletic Director KEN KUHN, Sports Publicity Editor
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LINVILLE PUCKETTJuniorGuard Winchester, Ky.
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Although he is the smallest man in the starting lineup and often the littlest performer on the floor, "Little Lin" Puckett makes up for his lack of size (he's only a six footer) with pure determination and stellar, colorful play. The three-time All-State star of Clark County's state high school champions is rated one of the craftiest passers in the game. He consistently demonstrates amazing accuracy with a behind-the-back pass that generally catches opponents flat footed and leaves the crowd gasping in surprise as well. Observers also pay tribute to his uncanny ability to pass the ball through the outer defenses of the opposing team and, when things go haywire under the basket, it's generally Puckett who grabs the elusive spheroid and breaks out of the melee dribbling to set up another play. Puckett developed well with each game last season, fitting so perfectly into the Kentucky style of play that Coach Rupp gave him a starting nod in the final seven games of the highly successful campaign. Despite the fact that he is not a prolific scorer, Puckett is one of the most vital cogs in the Wildcats' attack plans with his very accurate long shot, ability to drive in for a close jump shot or crip and unusually effective passing to teammates. He holds the Coliseum record for the longest field goal with a 53'6" shot completed against Mississippi State last season. Also very accurate at the free throw line, he hit eight out of eight tries in the Xavier contest earlier this season.
KENTUCKY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1954-55
1 9 5 4 UK Opp.
Dec.    4Louisiana St. (H) .... 74 58
Dec. 1 1Xavier (A) ............ 73 69
Dec.  18Temple (H) ............ 79 61
UK INVITATIONAL TOURNEY
Dec. 21Utah .................... 70 65
Dec. 22LaSalle .................. 63 54
Dec. 30St. Louis (H) .......... 82 65
19 5 5
Jan.     1Temple (A) ............101 69
Jan.    8Georgia Tech .............. Home
Jan.  10DePaul ........................ Home
Jan.  15Tulane ........................ Away
Jan.   17Louisiana State ............ Away
Jan. 22Tennessee .................... Away
Jan. 29Vanderbilt .................... Away
Jan. 31Georgia Tech ................ Away
Feb.    3Florida ........................ Home
Feb.    5Mississippi .................... Away
Feb.    7Mississippi State .......... Away
Feb.    9Georgia ........................ Home
Feb.  14Xavier ........................ Home
Feb.  19DePaul ........................ Away
Feb. 21Vanderbilt .................. Home
Feb. 26Auburn ........................ Home
Feb. 28Alabama ...................... Home
Mar.   5Tennessee .................... Home
page four FIRST ROW (left to right)Bill Cohen, Lenny Cohen, Dick Lenholt, Ennis Anderson, Bobby Kimmel and Jess Carroll. SECOND ROWManager Mack Hughes, Danny MacGregor, Lake Kelly, Howie Snead, Gary Phillips, Joe Helms, and Coach John C. Hyder.
GEORGIA TECH ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Class	Age	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
8	Lenny Cohen (f)	Soph.	20	6'5i/2"	215	Brooklyn, N. Y.
10	Joe Helms (g)	Jr.	20	5'9'/2"	170	Malone, Fla.
15	Danny MacGregor (f)	Soph.	19	6'2"	185	Jeffersonville, Ind.
20	*Ennis Anderson (f)	Jr.	21	6'3"	205	Glenwood, Ga.
22	Jess Carroll (g-f)	Soph.	20	6'2"	183	Martins Ferry, Ohio
23	*Lake Kelly (f)	Jr.	21	6'	175	Flemingsburg, Ky.
24	* Bill Cohen (c)	Jr.	20	6'6"	204	Greenville, S. C.
25	*Howie Snead (g)	Sr.	23	6'1"	175	Pensacola, Fla.
28	*Bobby Kimmel (g)	Soph.	18	6'2i/2"	175	Louisville, Ky.
29	*Gary Phillips (f)	Soph.	19	6'1"	190	Jasper, Ind.
30	*Dick Lenholt (f-c)	Jr.	20	6'6"	200	Daytona Beach, Fla.
* 1953-54 Lettermen.
COACHJohn C. (Whack) Hyder (4 yrs.won 16, lost 58)
page five MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Only a little more than a quarter century ago, the University of Kentucky provided its basketball team with its second home a magnificent new Alumni Gymnasium seating 2,800 spectators.
A great many persons freely suggested that the arena would prove to be a "white elephant" which would never be crowded to anywhere near capacity by the sport that then was considered little more than an innocuous winter-month's pastime.
But the hardwood game blitzed the nation and Kentucky's teams forged to the national forefront in such a crowd-pleasing manner that the "huge" hall soon could not begin to accommodate the large number of fans seeking to whet their new-found interest. In fact, the situation soon developed to the point where only the student body and faculty were admitted and for several years about all that Kentuckians at large knew of their state university's famed cage teams consisted of information gleaned from the press and radio.
In 1941, when Dr. H. L. Donovan became president of the University, one of his first recommendations was for a building "that will properly take care of our athletics, our health service, physical education, and recreation." From this beginning came the plan that culminated in the construction of 12,000-seat Memorial Coliseum, an unparalleled edifice costing $3,925,000 by the time it was completed in 1950.
The huge building, which serves as a memorial to the nearly 10,000 Kentucky heroes who lost their lives in World War II and the Korean conflict, covers an entire city block and contains as much space as a seven-story office building. Situated along Avenue of Champions, the Coliseum is used primarily for basketball games but also serves as the site of a sellout community concert and lecture series as well as numerous physical education classes and conventions.
In sharp contrast to the early days in Alumni Gym, the present hall plays host to more than 100,000 Kentuckians annually for appearances of the famous Wildcat cage teams alone and interest is increasing with such strides that even this splendid arena may someday be outgrown.
page six ADOLPH RUPP
The world's poorest prophet, but a coaching genius with a rare talent for consistently winning national championships.
That's the University of Kentucky's fabulous cage mentor Adolph Rupp who this year celebrates his Silver Anniversary at the helm of Wildcat basketball with an incomparable career winning average of 85.6 percent for 496 victories out of 578 starts.
Amazing as his coaching success has been, the usually astute Baron Rupp found himself on the losing end as a prophet last season. The Wildcats of 1954 made a clean sweep through a 25-game schedule and disproved their coach's prophecy of some years ago that "no major school playing a major schedule can go through a season undefeated."
The "impossible" feat of last year's Kentucky team in becoming the biggest-winning, perfect-record unit of all time climaxed an un-paralled honor roll of coaching successes that have stamped Rupp as the nation's most winning cage mentor. In the 24 years he has been at Kentucky, he's won the Southeastern Conference title 15 times, the NCAA Tournament championship three times, and the National Invitation Tournament once as well as Olympic Trials collegiate bracket laurels and a nominal world's championship through participation with the AAU Phillips Oilers as the USA entry in the 1948 Olympic Games. Coach Rupp is the first coach to guide his teams to three NCAA and one NIT titles.
Besides the distinction of an even 100 victories against only 21 defeats covering action in 21 national classics (NCAA, NIT, UK Invitational and Sugar Bowl Tournament) plus 21 conference meets and the '48 Olympics, Rupp has guided his Wildcat teams to national championships in the Associated Press Poll four times in the last six years and produced no less than 24 All-Americans.
Furthermore, the UK mentor goes into the current season in possession of another record that no other coach or school comes even close to threatening124 consecutive wins on the home floor. No Rupp-coached Kentucky team has been beaten at home since Ohio State turned the trick on Jan. 2, 1943approximately twelve years ago!
HARRY LANCASTER
Baron Rupp's capable right hand man is Harry Lancaster. As the first full-time assistant basketball coach in Kentucky's history and one of the few aides of this type in the country, he is in charge of convincing the best schoolboy cagers to cast their lot with the Wildcats and is responsible for their development as yearlings once they are in the Kentucky stable. He also handles the gruelling assignment of scouting future opponents. The success that he has shown in his endeavors is reflected in Kentucky's phenomenal success as a team respected and feared the world over. Coach Rupp is the first to give his assistant much credit for past developments, particularly the coaching assistance that Lancaster provided last season. Coach Lancaster, a native of Paris, Ky., and graduate of Georgetown College, came to Kentucky in 1942. A highlight of his career came in the summer of 1951 when he served the U. S. State Department in Greece as a consultant to the Greek Basketball Federation.
page seven GEORGIA TECH'S SCORECARD
YELLOW JACKETS FG		FT	PF TP	
8 Cohen, Lenny (f)				
29 Phillips, Gary (f)				
24 Cohen, Bill (c)				
10 Helms, Joe (g)				
28 Kimmel, Bobby (g)				
15 MacGregor, Danny (f)				
20 Anderson, Ennis (f)				
22 Carroll, Jess (g-f)				
23 Kelly, Lake (f)				
25 Snead, Howie (g)				
30 Lenholt, Dick (f-c)				
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
TOTALS				
(Complete Roster on Page 5)
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page eight KENTUCKY'S SCORECARD
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WILDCATS	FG	FT	PF	TP
22 Bird, Jerry (f-c)				
44 Grawemeyer, Phil (f)				
50 Burrow, Bob (c)				
33 Puckett, Linville (g)				
42 Evans, Bill (g-f)				
10 Chandler, Dan (g)				
20 Rose, Gayle (g)				
40 Adkins, Earl (f-g)				
55 Mills, Ray (f)				
60 Calvert, Gerry (g)				
66 Bibb, Bill (f)				
77 Hurst, Harold (c)				
80 Brewer, John (g)				
88 Corum, Paul (g)				
				
				
				
				
TOTALS				
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REVIEW OF 1953-54
(Won 25, Lost 0)
Ky. Opp.
Temple .............................. 86 59
Xavier .............................. 81 66
Wake Forest ......................101 69
St. Louis ............................ 71 59
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uke ................................ 85 69
LaSalle .............................. 73 60
Minnesota .......................... 74 59
Javier ..........................77 71
Georgia Tech ....................105 53
DePaul .............................. 81 63
Tulane .............................. 94 43
Tennessee .......................... 97 7)
Ky.
Vanderbilt .......................... 85
Georgia Tech .................... 99
Georgia ..............................106
Georgia ..............................100
Florida .............................. 97
Mississippi ........................ 88
Mississippi State ................ 81
Tennessee .......................... 90
DePaul .............................. 76
Vanderbilt ..........................100
Auburn ..............................109
Alabama ............................ 68
SEC PLAYOFF Louisiana State .................. 63
Opp. 63
48 55 68 55
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63 61
64 79 43
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page ten Gayle Rose, Jerry Bird, Bob Burrow, Coach Adolpn Rupp, Phil Grawemeyer, Bill Evans, and Linville Puckett
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Class	Age	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
10	Dan Chandler (g)	Jr.	19	5'ii"	160	Versailles, Ky.
20	*Gayle Rose (g)	Sr.	22	6'	170	Paris, Ky.
22	*Jerry Bird (f-c)	Jr.	19	6'6"	200	Corbin, Ky.
33	*Linville Puckett (g)	Jr.	21	6'	165	Winchester, Ky.
40	Earl Adkins (f-g)	Soph.	21	6'3"	190	Ashland, Ky.
42	*Bill Evans (g-f)	Sr.	22	6'1"	170	Berea, Ky.
44	*Phil Grawemeyer (f)	Jr.	20	67"	180	Louisville, Ky.
50	Bob Burrow (c)	Jr.	20	67"	215	Wells, Texas
55	Ray Mills (f)	Soph.	21	6'4"	185	Manchester, Ky.
60	Gerry Calvert (g)	Soph.	19	5'11"	165	Maysville, Ky.
66	*Bill Bibb (f)	Jr.	20	6'4"	190	Owensboro, Ky.
77	Harold Hurst (c)	Jr.	20	67"	190	Waltersville, Ky.
80	John Brewer (g)	Soph.	19	6'3"	170	Anchorage, Ky.
88	Paul Corum (g)	Soph.	19	5'10"	160	Midway, Ky.
* 1953-54 Lettermen.
COACHAdolph Rupp (24 yrs.won 496, lost 82) CAPTAINBill Evans (42)
page eleven Preliminary Game Scorecards
KENTUCKY FRESHMEN				
KITTENS	FG	FT	PF	TP
7 Hatton, Vernon (g)				
19 Phelps, Phil (f)				
20 Butcher, John (g)				
22 Sczepanski, Leon (c)				
25 Collinsworth, Lincoln (g)				
32 Ross, Harold (g)				
34 Cassady, Billy (g)				
35 Smith, Bill (f)				
37 Howe, Dick (c)				
42 Crigler, John (f)				
44 Beck, Ed (c)				
66 Johnson, Phil (f)				
				
				
TOTALS				
GEORGETOWN "B" TEAM				
	FG	FT	PF	TP
20 Harrison, Billy Joe (f)				
30 Ross, Ray (g)				
32 Cohen, Bob (f)				
33 Mason, Joe (f)				
34 Correll, Bernard (g)				
35 Kercher, Norm (g)				
40 Lykins, John (g)				
42 Newman, T. R. (c)				
43 Tibbs, Sonny (g)				
44 Montgomery, Gordon (f)				
				
				
				
				
TOTALS				
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1954-55 KENTUCKY VARSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS
Seven Games  Won 7
Name Pos. Burrow, C ... Grawemeyer,
G.	FGA	FG	PCT.	FTA	FT	PCT.	REB.	PF	Disq.*	TP	AV.
7	121	51	.421	34	22	.647	116	19	1	124	17.7
7	1 18	46	.390	34	22	.647	95	24	1	1 14	16.3
7	108	40	.370	30	19	.633	68	20	0	99	14.2
7	68	29	.427	21	12	.571	69	21	1	70	10.0
7	76	21	.276	33	20	.606	37	19	1	62	8.9
7	33	14	.424	12	6	.500	36	7	0	34	4.9
6	37	1 1	.297	16	8	.500	12	12	1	30	5.0
2	3	2	.667	4	1	.250	1	1	0	5	2.5
3	2	0	.000	4	3	.750	4	4	0	3	1.0
2	7	0	.000	2	1	.500	2	3	0	1	.5
4	7	0	.000	0	0	.000'	3	2	0	0	
Puckett, G
Mills, C .............. 7
Rose, G ....
Calvert, G ........ 2
Bibb, F ......
Adkins, G .. Brewer, G ..
KeTotalsY............ 7    580    214    .369    190    114    .600    475 132
All Opps.
Totals ............ 7   466    153 .328
* Times disqualified on personal touls.  Included Team Rebounds.
205 135
542 77.4
656    301     116       4    441 63.0 Average Scoring Margin14.4
CURRENT SEASON'S SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Individual Highs
	Player	Opponent	Date	No.		
Total Points Scored	Grawemeyer	L.S.U.	Dec. 4	28	FG:	12; FT: 4)
Field Goals Scored	Grawemeyer	L.S.U.	Dec. 4	12	(No.	Atts: 32, 30)
	& Burrow	& Temple	Dec. 18			
Free Throws Scored	Puckett	Xavier	Dec. 1 1		(No	Atts: 8, 10)
		& Temple	Dec. 18	8		
Free Throws Attempted	Puckett	Temple	Dec. 18	10	No.	by Team: 28)
Number of Rebounds	Burrow	Temple	Dec. 18	34	(No	by Team 108)
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page fourteen KENTUCKY FRESHMEN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
1954-55
Dec.   4Campbellsville Junior College .............................................................. Home
Dec.    8Campbellsville Junior College .................................................. Campbellsville
Dec. 1 1Xavier Frosh .................................................................................. Cincinnati
Dec. 14Georgetown "B" ........................................................................ Georgetown
Dec.  18Sue Bennett Jr. College ........................................................................ Home
Jan.    8Georgetown "B" .................................................................................. Home
Jan. 10Ashland Jr. College .............................................................................. Home
Jan.  12Cumberland Jr. College ................................................................ Manchester
Jan.  19Cumberland Jr. College ............................................................ Williamsburg
Feb.  11Ky. Wesleyan Frosh.* .................................................................. Owensboro
Feb. 14Xavier Frosh ........................................................................................ Home
Feb.  16Sue Bennett Jr. College ...................................................................... London
Feb. 21Cumberland Jr. College ........................................................................ Home
Feb. 23Ashland Jr. College ......................................................................... Ashland
* Tentative.
KENTUCKY FRESHMEN BASKETBALL ROSTER
No.	Name Pos.	Age	Ht.	wt.	Hometown
7	Hatton, Vernon (g)	18	6'4"	190	Lexington, Ky.
19	Phelps, Phil (f)	18	6'2"	185	Hamilton, Ohio
20	Butcher, John (g)	18	5'11"	160	Pikeville, Ky.
22	Sczepanski, Leon (c)	18	67"	228	Chicago, Illinois
25	Collinsworth, Lincoln (g)	18	6'3"	190	Salyersville, Ky.
32	Ross, Harold (f)	18	67"	175	Hickman, Ky.
34	Cassady, Billy (g)	18	67"	185	Inez, Ky.
35	Smith, Bill (f)	18	6'5"	195	Walton, Ky.
37	Howe, Dick (c-f)	18	6'6"	220	Carbondale, III.
42	Crigler, John (f)	18	67"	185	Hebron, Ky.
44	Beck, Ed (c)	18	67"	200	Ft. Valley, Ga.
66	Johnson, Phil (f)	18	6'5"	185	Lexington, Ky.
COACHHarry C. Lancaster (Georgetown '32) FRESHMAN MANAGERChris Kitchen
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