1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|1949–50 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1949–50
|team=Kentucky Wildcats
|image=
|conference=Southeast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SEC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=3
|record=25–5
|conf_record=11–2
|head_coach=Adolph Rupp
|asst_coach1=Harry Lancaster
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|captain=Dale Barnstable
|stadium=Alumni Gymnasium
|champion=SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
|bowl=National Invitation Tournament 2nd Round
}}
{{1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
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).
Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1949|team=Kentucky Wildcats|teamcolors=y|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dale|last=Barnstable|num=18|pos=GF|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=sr|link=y|home=Antioch, Illinois|high_school=|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Walter|last=Hirsch|num=19|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=jr|link=y|home=Dayton, Ohio|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jim|last=Line|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=sr|link=y|home=Akron, Ohio|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shelby|last=Linville|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=so|link=y|home=Middletown, Ohio|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Charles|last=Newton|num=35|pos=GF|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=jr|link=y|alt=C. M. Newton|home=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Leonard|last=Pearson|num=31|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=sr|link=|home=Chicago, Illinois|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bill|last=Spivey|num=77|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=200|class=so|link=y|alt=|home=Warner Robins, Georgia|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Guy|last=Strong|num=7|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=165|class=jr|link=y|alt=Guy R. Strong|home=Irvine, Kentucky|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bobby|last=Watson|num=38|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=155|class=so|link=y|dab=basketball player|home=Owensboro, Kentucky|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lucian|last=Whitaker|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=so|link=y|alt=|home=Sarasota, Florida|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Adolph Rupp ({{college|Kansas}})
|asst_coach=
}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1950.html|title=1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=September 6, 2020}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kentucky Wildcats}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1949
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Indianapolis Greyhounds |title=Indiana Central College}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 84–61
| overtime =
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| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1949
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Western Mustangs |title=Western Ontario}}
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 90–18
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| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1949
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=St. John's Redmen|title=St. John's}}
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
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| score = 58–69
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| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1949
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
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| site_stadium = Jefferson County Armory
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
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| score = 49–47
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| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1949
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}
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| site_stadium = Lambert Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 60–54
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| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1949
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
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| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Classic
| score = 57–56{{cite web |title=Sugar Bowl Collegiate Basketball History |url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/basketball-history-collegiate-breakdown/ |publisher=Sugar Bowl |access-date=September 6, 2020}}
| overtime = OT
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| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1949
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Bradley
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| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Classic
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| attend =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1950
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}
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| site_stadium = Robinson Auditorium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, Arkansas
| gamename =
| score = 57–53
| overtime =
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| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1950
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}
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| site_stadium = Owensboro Sportscenter
| site_cityst = Owensboro, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 87–55
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| attend =
| record = 8–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1950
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 83–44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1950
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| away = yes
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| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=none|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 53–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1950
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| away = yes
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| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Heisman Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–2
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1950
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
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| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=none|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Woodruff Hall
| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 60–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chicago Stadium
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 86–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 51–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Xavier Musketeers|title=Xavier}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Schmidt Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 58–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1950
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 88–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1950
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McQuiddy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 58–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–4
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 2, 1950
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Foster Auditorium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 66–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–4
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1950
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| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Ole Miss Rebels |title=Ole Miss}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ellis Auditorium
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 61–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–4
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1950
| time =
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| rank = 7
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 79–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–4
| conference = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1950
| time =
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| rank = 7
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 77–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–4
| conference = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1950
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank = 5
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 90–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–4
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1950
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank = 5
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 97–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 58–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1949|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lexington, Kentucky
| gamename =
| score = 70–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–4
| conference = 11–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kentucky Wildcats}}| SEC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 1
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Jefferson County Armory
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 56–46
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 1
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Jefferson County Armory
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename = Semifinal
| score = 79–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 1
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Jefferson County Armory
| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky
| gamename = Championship Game
| score = 95–58{{cite news |title=Kentucky Trounces Tennessee, 95-58 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/220171524/ |via=newspapers.com |newspaper=The Times (Shreveport) |date=March 5, 1950 |access-date=September 6, 2020}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Kentucky Wildcats}}| National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1950
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = CCNY
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, New York
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 50–89
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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{{cite web |title=2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book |url=https://ukathletics.com/documents/2019/10/13/0340_19_20_MBB_CPR_Record_Book_Complete.pdf |format=pdf |page=188 |publisher=University of Kentucky Athletics |access-date=September 6, 2020}}
Rankings
{{main|1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings}}
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
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