1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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).

1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record25–5 (11–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainDale Barnstable
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky112 .846255  .833
Vanderbilt113 .786178  .680
Auburn126 .667177  .708
Tulane84 .667157  .682
Alabama89 .471912  .429
Georgia67 .462159  .625
Tennessee56 .4551511  .577
Georgia Tech79 .4381413  .519
LSU58 .3851312  .520
Mississippi State610 .375711  .389
Florida410 .286914  .391
Ole Miss413 .235817  .320
1950 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000.

Roster

1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 18 Dale Barnstable (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Antioch, Illinois
F 19 Walter Hirsch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
F 25 Jim Line 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Akron, Ohio
F 11 Shelby Linville 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Middletown, Ohio
G/F 35 Charles Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 31 Leonard Pearson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
C 77 Bill Spivey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Warner Robins, Georgia
G 7 Guy Strong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Irvine, Kentucky
G 38 Bobby Watson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Owensboro, Kentucky
G 32 Lucian Whitaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Sarasota, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Dec 3, 1949
    Indiana Central College W 84–61  1–0
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 10, 1949
    Western Ontario W 90–18  2–0
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Dec 15, 1949*
    at St. John's L 58–69  2–1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Dec 21, 1949*
    DePaul W 49–47  3–1
    Jefferson County Armory 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Dec 23, 1949*
    at Purdue W 60–54  4–1
    Lambert Fieldhouse 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 29, 1949*
    vs. Villanova
    Sugar Bowl Classic
    W 57–56[3] OT 5–1
    Municipal Auditorium 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Dec 30, 1949*
    vs. Bradley
    Sugar Bowl Classic
    W 71–66[3]  6–1
    Municipal Auditorium 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 2, 1950*
    at Arkansas W 57–53  7–1
    Robinson Auditorium 
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Jan 4, 1950
    Mississippi State W 87–55  8–1
    (1–0)
    Owensboro Sportscenter 
    Owensboro, Kentucky
    Jan 9, 1950*
    No. 2 North Carolina W 83–44  9–1
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 14, 1950
    No. 2 at Tennessee L 53–66  9–2
    (1–1)
    Alumni Memorial Gymnasium 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Jan 16, 1950
    No. 2 at Georgia Tech W 61–47  10–2
    (2–1)
    Heisman Gymnasium 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Jan 17, 1950
    No. 5 at Georgia L 60–71  10–3
    (2–2)
    Woodruff Hall 
    Athens, Georgia
    Jan 21, 1950*
    No. 5 at DePaul W 86–53  11–3
    Chicago Stadium 
    Chicago, Illinois
    Jan 23, 1950*
    No. 5 at Notre Dame L 51–64  11–4
    Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Jan 26, 1950*
    No. 4 at Xavier W 58–47  12–4
    Schmidt Fieldhouse 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Jan 28, 1950
    No. 4 Georgia W 88–56  13–4
    (3–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan 30, 1950
    No. 4 at Vanderbilt W 58–54  14–4
    (4–2)
    McQuiddy Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 2, 1950
    No. 6 at Alabama W 66–64  15–4
    (5–2)
    Foster Auditorium 
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Feb 4, 1950
    No. 6 vs. Ole Miss W 61–55  16–4
    (6–2)
    Ellis Auditorium 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Feb 11, 1950
    No. 7 Tennessee W 79–52  17–4
    (7–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 13, 1950
    No. 7 Alabama W 77–57  18–4
    (8–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 15, 1950
    No. 5 Ole Miss W 90–50  19–4
    (9–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 18, 1950
    No. 5 Georgia Tech W 97–62  20–4
    (10–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 23, 1950*
    No. 5 Xavier W 58–53  21–4
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 25, 1950*
    No. 5 Vanderbilt W 70–66  22–4
    (11–2)
    Alumni Gymnasium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    SEC Tournament
    Mar 3, 1950*
    (1) No. 4 vs. (10) Mississippi State
    Second Round
    W 56–46  23–4
    Jefferson County Armory 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 4, 1950*
    (1) No. 4 vs. (4) Georgia
    Semifinal
    W 79–63  24–4
    Jefferson County Armory 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    Mar 4, 1950*
    (1) No. 4 vs. (7) Tennessee
    Championship Game
    W 95–58[4]  25–4
    Jefferson County Armory 
    Louisville, Kentucky
    National Invitation Tournament
    Mar 14, 1950*
    No. 3 at CCNY
    Second Round
    L 50–89  25–5
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    Rankings

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    References

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