This Day In Kentucky Wildcat Basketball History: February 1st

February 1st

All-Time Record Playing On February 1st: 23-3 (.885)

99 Years Ago Today (1912): Kentucky – 52 Central (now Centre) – 10 Buell Armory Gymnasium

• Most points scored by Kentucky against Central (44 meetings)
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory against Central (44 meetings)
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 10 points in a game
• First time Kentucky scored exactly 52 points in a game
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when scoring exactly 52 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Gaiser, Derrill Hart, and Henry Kimbrough (10 points) 
• Central’s leading scorer: John Bruce (4 points)

85 Years Ago Today (1926): Kentucky – 27 Alabama – 16 Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s first win against Alabama
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Gayle Mohney (9 points)
• Alabama’s leading scorer: Charles Vincent (7 points)

84 Years Ago Today (1927): Kentucky – 19 Georgetown – 26 Georgetown Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 3,000)

• Kentucky’s last loss to Georgetown
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: C. Foster Helms, Paul Jenkins, and James Sharpe (4 points) 
• Georgetown’s leading scorer: Hawkins (11 points)

82 Years Ago Today (1929): Kentucky – 25 Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) – 23 (Overtime)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Stanley Milward (9 points)
• Mississippi A&M’s leading scorer: J. C. Harris, G. W. Holliday, and M. McElveen (6 points)

81 Years Ago Today (1930): Kentucky – 22 Georgia – 21 (Overtime) Woodruff Hall

• Kentucky’s last win when scoring exactly 22 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Stanley Milward (9 points)
• Georgia’s leading scorer: Henry Palmer and Vernon Smith (7 points)

78 Years Ago Today (1933): Kentucky – 42 Clemson – 32 Clemson Fieldhouse

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bill Davis (12 points)
• Clemson’s leading scorer: Craig (12 points)

77 Years Ago Today (1934): Kentucky – 33 Alabama – 28 Birmingham Athletic Club

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Tucker (9 points)
• Alabama’s leading scorer: Earl Bauman and Roy Connaster (8 points)

76 Years Ago Today (1935): Kentucky – 33 Alabama – 26 Birmingham Athletic Club

• Kentucky’s last win when scoring exactly 33 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Leroy Edwards (21 points)
• Alabama’s leading scorer: Jimmy Walker (9 points)

75 Years Ago Today (1936): Kentucky – 24 Vanderbilt – 33 Hippodrome (Attendance: 2,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Joseph Hagan (7 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Dave Coleman (8 points)

74 Years Ago Today (1937): Kentucky – 38 Alabama – 27 Birmingham Athletic Club

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Homer Thompson (13 points)
• Alabama’s leading scorer: Perron Shoemaker and Jim Tabor (10 points)

70 Years Ago Today (1941): Kentucky – 51 Vanderbilt – 50 Hippodrome (Attendance: 1,500)

• Kentucky’s first win when allowing exactly 50 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Melvin Brewer (13 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Brant Lipscomb (21 points)
• 68 Years Ago Today (1943): Kentucky – 54 Vanderbilt – 43 Hippodrome
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Melvin Brewer and Mulford Davis (12 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Julian Olsen (18 points)

64 Years Ago Today (1947): Kentucky – 60 Notre Dame – 30 Jefferson County Armory (Attendance: 7,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Alex Groza (18 points)
• Notre Dame’s leading scorer: Francis Curran (9 points)

55 Years Ago Today (1956): #8 Kentucky – 81 #10 Duke – 76 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 12,000)

• Kentucky’s first win against an opponent ranked #10 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s first game ranked #8 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s first time allowing exactly 76 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jerry Bird (29 points)
• Duke’s leading scorer: Joe Belmont (29 points)

47 Years Ago Today (1964): #4 Kentucky – 77 Florida – 72 Florida Gymnasium (Attendance: 7,100)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Larry Conley (20 points)
• Florida’s leading scorer: Brooks Henderson (19 points)

46 Years Ago Today (1965): Kentucky – 96 Georgia – 64 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 9,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Louie Dampier (18 points)
• Georgia’s leading scorer: Jerry Waller (19 points)

42 Years Ago Today (1969): #5 Kentucky – 103 Vanderbilt – 89 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• Vanderbilt’s Tommy Hagan, son of former Kentucky pla
  yer Joseph Hagan, played in the game (scored 18 points)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Dan Issel (28 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Thorpe Weber (22 points)

40 Years Ago Today (1971): #11 Kentucky – 114 Auburn – 76 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,600)

• Kentucky’s most points scored when ranked #11 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when ranked #11 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tom Parker (27 points)
• Auburn’s leading scorer: John Mengelt (21 points)

36 Years Ago Today (1975): #5 Kentucky – 112 Mississippi State – 79 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• Mississippi State’s Joe Dean, a future Kentucky assistant coach, played in the game
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 79 points in a game
• Kentucky’s last game scoring exactly 112 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Givens (18 points)
• Mississippi State’s leading scorer: Larry Fry (23 points)

22 Years Ago Today (1989): Kentucky – 73 Mississippi State – 61 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,017)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: LeRon Ellis (21 points)
• Mississippi State’s leading scorer: Tony Watts (17 points)

16 Years Ago Today (1995): #6 Kentucky – 90 South Carolina – 72 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,974)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Rodrick Rhodes (19 points)
• South Carolina’s leading scorer: Malik Russell (22 points)

14 Years Ago Today (1997): #3 Kentucky – 82 Georgia – 57 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,197)

• Georgia’s G. G. Smith, son of former Kentucky coach Tubby Smith, played in the game
• Future Kentucky head coach Tubby Smith was Georgia’s head coach in this game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ron Mercer (20 points)
• Georgia’s leading scorer: Michael Chadwick (20 points)

13 Years Ago Today (1998): #7 Kentucky – 78 Florida – 86 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,186)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Cameron Mills (31 points)
• Florida’s leading scorer: Kenyan Weaks and Jason Williams (24 points)

11 Years Ago Today (2000): #14 #6 Tennessee – 68 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,444)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Keith Bogans (25 points)
• Tennessee’s leading scorer: Vincent Yarbrough (17 points)

8 Years Ago Today (2003): #7 Kentucky – 87 South Carolina – 69 Carolina Center (Attendance: 14,922)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Marquis Estill (18 points)
• South Carolina’s leading scorer: Chuck Eidson (17 points)

5 Years Ago Today (2006): Kentucky – 81 Mississippi State – 66 Humphrey Coliseum (Attendance: 9,876)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Patrick Sparks (25 points)
• Mississippi State’s leading scorer: Charles Rhodes (21 points)

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