| 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions | |||
| Conference | Southeast Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 1948–49 record | 32–2 ( SEC) | ||
| Head coach | Adolph Rupp | ||
| Assistant coach | Harry Lancaster | ||
| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
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The 1948–49 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.
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NCAA tournament [edit]
- East
- Kentucky 85, Villanova 72
- Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
- Finals
- Kentucky 46, Oklahoma State 36
Awards and honors [edit]
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Team players drafted into the NBA [edit]
| Round | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | Alex Groza | Indianapolis Olympians |
| 1 | Wallace Jones | Washington Capitols |
| 2 | Ralph Beard | Chicago Stags |
| 5 | Cliff Barker | Washington Capitols |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1949
- ^ "1949 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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