1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1951 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1950–51 record	32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp;
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Captain	Walter Hirsch
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	6	Cliff Hagan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Owensboro	Owensboro, Kentucky
F	19	Walter Hirsch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Northridge	Dayton, Ohio
F	11	Shelby Linville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Middletown	Middletown, Ohio
G/F	35	Charles Newton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
C	77	Bill Spivey	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Macon 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

Adolph Rupp (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

NCAA basketball tournament

Mideast
- Kentucky 79, Louisville 68
- Kentucky 59, St. John's, New York 43
Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 74
- Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58

[2]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Bill Spivey, NCAA Men's MOP Award[3]

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in the 1951 NBA Draft.[4]

References

sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1951
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1951

[Tourney_History-3] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
Vanderbilt †	10	–	4	.714	19	–	8	.704
Alabama	10	–	4	.714	15	–	8	.652
Tulane	8	–	6	.571	12	–	12	.500
Auburn	6	–	8	.429	12	–	10	.545
Georgia	6	–	8	.429	13	–	11	.542
Florida	6	–	8	.429	11	–	12	.478
LSU	6	–	8	.429	10	–	14	.417
Georgia Tech	6	–	8	.429	8	–	19	.296
Ole Miss	5	–	9	.357	12	–	12	.500
Tennessee	5	–	9	.357	10	–	13	.435
Mississippi State	2	–	12	.143	3	–	16	.158

† 1951 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]