1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–3 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainForest Sale
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kentucky † 8 – 0   1.000 21 – 3   .875
Alabama 12 – 3   .800 14 – 5   .737
Vanderbilt 11 – 5   .688 14 – 8   .636
LSU 13 – 7   .650 15 – 8   .652
Georgia Tech 7 – 5   .583 9 – 6   .600
Florida 4 – 4   .500 9 – 5   .643
Georgia 5 – 6   .455 9 – 10   .474
Ole Miss 5 – 7   .417 6 – 12   .333
Auburn 4 – 7   .364 4 – 9   .308
Tulane 6 – 14   .300 8 – 15   .348
Tennessee 3 – 7   .300 9 – 11   .450
Mississippi State 3 – 9   .250 6 – 13   .316
Sewanee 0 – 7   .000 1 – 10   .091
† 1933 SEC Tournament winner

The 1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in intercollegiate basketball during the 1932–33 season. The team finished the season with a 21–3 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] It would be the first of five national championships at Kentucky for head coach Adolph Rupp. Senior center–forward Forest Sale was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the season's conclusion.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/9/1932*
 Kentucky Alumni W 52–17  1–0
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/12/1932*
 Georgetown W 62–21  2–0
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/17/1932*
 vs. Marshall W 57–23  3–0
 Ashland High School Gymnasium 
Ashland, Kentucky
12/20/1932
 Tulane W 53–17  4–0 (1–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/21/1932
 Tulane W 42–11  5–0 (2–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
12/30/1932*
 at Chicago W 58–26  6–0
  
Chicago
1/2/1933*
 Ohio State L 30–46  6–1
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
1/6/1933*
 at Creighton W 32–26  7–1
 University Gymnasium 
Omaha, Nebraska
1/7/1933*
 at Creighton L 22–34  7–2
 University Gymnasium 
Omaha, Nebraska
1/10/1933*
 South Carolina W 44–36  8–2
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
1/14/1933
 at Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 42–21  9–2 (3–0)
  
Knoxville, Tennessee
1/16/1933*
 Clemson W 67–18  10–2
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
1/28/1933
 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 44–23  11–2 (4–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
1/31/1933
 at Vanderbilt W 40–29  12–2 (5–0)
 Old Gym 
Nashville, Tennessee
2/1/1933*
 at Clemson W 42–32  13–2
 Clemson Field House 
Calhoun, South Carolina
2/2/1933*
 at South Carolina L 38–44  13–3
  
Columbia, South Carolina
2/6/1933*
 Mexico W 81–22  14–3
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
2/11/1933
 Georgia Tech W 45–22  15–3 (6–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
2/13/1933
 vs. Alabama W 35–31  16–3 (7–0)
 Birmingham Athletic Club 
Birmingham, Alabama
2/18/1933
 Vanderbilt W 45–28  17–3 (8–0)
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
2/24/1933
 vs. Ole Miss
SEC Tournament first round 		W 49–31  18–3
 Atlanta Memorial Auditorium 
Atlanta
2/25/1933
 vs. Florida
SEC Tournament quarterfinals / Rivalry 		W 48–24  19–3
 Atlanta Memorial Auditorium 
Atlanta
2/27/1933
 vs. LSU
SEC Tournament semifinals 		W 51–38  20–3
 Atlanta Memorial Auditorium 
Atlanta
2/28/1933
 vs. Mississippi State
SEC Tournament Championship 		W 46–27  21–3
 Atlanta Memorial Auditorium 
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

Leading scorers

Name Position Year PPG
Forest Sale C-F Senior 13.8
John DeMoisey C-F Junior 12.0
Bill Davis G Junior 7.0
Darrell Darby F Senior 4.0
Ellis T. Johnson G Senior 3.8

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 184). University of Kentucky. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.