1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainWalter Hirsch
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky140 1.000322  .941
Vanderbilt104 .714198  .704
Alabama104 .714158  .652
Tulane86 .5711212  .500
Auburn68 .4291210  .545
Georgia68 .4291311  .542
Florida68 .4291112  .478
LSU68 .4291014  .417
Georgia Tech68 .429819  .296
Ole Miss59 .3571212  .500
Tennessee59 .3571013  .435
Mississippi State212 .143316  .158
1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1950–51 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. Two members of this team eventually returned to Kentucky as athletic director: Cliff Hagan from 1975 to 1988, and Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000.

Roster

1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 6 Cliff Hagan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOwensboro Owensboro, Kentucky
F 19 Walter Hirsch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrNorthridge Dayton, Ohio
F 11 Shelby Linville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMiddletown Middletown, Ohio
G/F 35 Charles Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrFort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida
C 77 Bill Spivey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMacon Jordan Warner Robins, Georgia
G 7 Guy Strong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Irvine, Kentucky
G 38 Bobby Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) Jr Owensboro, Kentucky
G 32 Lucian Whitaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sarasota, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    NCAA basketball tournament

    • Mideast
      • Kentucky 79, Louisville 68
      • Kentucky 59, St. John's, New York 43
    • Final Four

    [2]

    Rankings

    Awards and honors

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
    2. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
    3. "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
    4. "1951 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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