This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: December 23rd

December 23rd

All-Time Record Playing On December 23rd: 24-2 (.923)

79 Years Ago Today (1931): Kentucky – 52 Berea – 27 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 900)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: John DeMoisey (16 points)
• Berea’s leading scorer: Briscoe Evans (7 points)

75 Years Ago Today (1935): Kentucky – 35 Pittsburgh – 17 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 2,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Carlisle (12 points)
• Pittsburgh’s leading scorer: Miles Zeleznik (5 points)

68 Years Ago Today (1942): Kentucky – 52 Indiana – 58 Jefferson County Armory (Attendance: 5,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Milt Ticco (10 points)
• Indiana’s leading scorer: Ralph Hamilton (18 points)

66 Years Ago Today (1944): Kentucky – 53 Ohio State – 48 (Overtime) Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Alex Groza (16 points)
• Ohio State’s leading scorer: Don Grate (16 points)

64 Years Ago Today (1946): Kentucky – 75 Baylor – 34 Alumni Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ralph Beard (12 points)
• Baylor’s leading scorer: Don Heathington (9 points)

63 Years Ago Today (1947): Kentucky – 52 St. John’s – 40 Old Madison Square Garden

• Kentucky’s  leading scorer: Ken Rollins (16 points)
• St. John’s leading scorer: Thomas Tolan (12 points)

61 Years Ago Today (1949): Kentucky – 60 Purdue – 54 Purdue Fieldhouse (Attendance: 10,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Walter Hirsch (14 points)
• Purdue’s leading scorer: Howard Williams (17 points)

60 Years Ago Today (1950): #1 Kentucky – 43 #13 St. John’s – 37 Old Madison Square Garden (Attendance: 18,332)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bill Spivey (15 points)
• St. John’s’ leading scorer: Jack McMahon (12 points)

53 Years Ago Today (1957): #5 Kentucky – 92 Utah State – 64 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 7,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox (21 points)
• Utah State’s leading scorer: Harold Theus (17 points)

49 Years Ago Today (1961): Kentucky – 80 #4 Kansas State – 67 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 10,000)

• UKIT Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Larry Pursiful (26 points) 
• Kansas State’s leading scorer: Mike Wroblewski (22 points)

44 Years Ago Today (1966): Kentucky – 83 Kansas State – 79 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,500)

• UKIT Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bob Tallent (25 points)
• Kansas State’s leading scorer: Earl Seyfert (18 points)

43 Years Ago Today (1967): #7 Kentucky – 76 South Carolina – 66 Memorial Coliseum

• UKIT Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Mike Casey (19 points)
• South Carolina’s leading scorer: Frank Standard (24 points)

38 Years Ago Today (1972): Kentucky – 77 Kansas – 71 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,900)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bob Guyette and Kevin Grevey (17 points)
• Kansas’s leading scorer: Dale Greenlee (18 points)

36 Years Ago Today (1974): #20 Kentucky – 100 #18 Kansas – 63 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 13,000)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kevin Grevey (29 points)
• Kansas’s leading scorer: Clint Johnson (13 points)

33 Years Ago Today (1977): #1 Kentucky – 104 Iona – 65 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,472)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Givens (18 points)
• Iona’s leading scorer: Jeff Ruland (24 points)

32 Years Ago Today (1978): #11 Kentucky – 94 #8 Syracuse – 87 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,272)

• UKIT Consolation Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Chuck Aleksinas (20 points)
• Syracuse’s leading scorer: Dale Shackleford (24 points)

21 Years Ago Today (1989): Kentucky – 113 Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette) – 116 (Overtime) Rupp Arena (Attendance: 20,112)

• UKIT Championship Game
• Last UKIT game ever played
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: John Pelphrey (24 points)
• Southwestern Louisiana’s leading scorer: Kevin Brooks (29 points)

19 Years Ago Today (1991): #8 Kentucky – 73 Ohio – 63 Riverfront Coliseum (Attendance: 15,390)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamal Mashburn (23 points)
• Ohio’s leading scorer: Lewis Geter (20 points)

17 Years Ago Today (1993): #5 Kentucky – 93 #13 Arizona – 92 Lahaina Civic Center (Attendance: 2,400)

• Maui Classic Invitational Championship Game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Travis Ford (25 points)
• Arizona’s leading scorer: Khalid Reeves (31 points)

15 Years Ago Today (1995): #4 Kentucky – 89 #25 Louisville – 66 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,340)

• The 19th largest crowd to attend a Kentucky game in Rupp Arena history (at the time of the game it was the largest crowd ever)
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Tony Delk (30 points)
• Louisville’s leading scorer: Alvin Sims (23 points)

14 Years Ago Today (1996): #3 Kentucky – 105 UNC-Asheville – 51 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,891)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derek Anderson (23 points)
• UNC-Asheville’s leading scorer: Robert Stevenson (15 points)

13 Years Ago Today (1997): #4 Kentucky – 75 American – 52 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,856)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Allen Edwards (16 points)
• American’s leading scorer: Nathan Smith (16 points)

11 Years Ago Today (1999): Kentucky – 60 #5 Michigan State – 58 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,318)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jamaal Magloire (18 points)
• Michigan State’s leading scorer: Morris Peterson (18 points)

7 Years Ago Today (2003): #2 Kentucky – 101 Eastern Kentucky – 72 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,023)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Gerald Fitch (26 points)
• Eastern Kentucky’s leading scorer: Michael Haney (17 points)

5 Years Ago Today (2005): #19 Kentucky – 73 Iona – 67 Freedom Hall (Attendance: 13,794)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Rajon Rondo (13 points)
• Iona’s leading scorer: Steve Burtt (23 points)

1 Year Ago Today (2009): #3 Kentucky – 86 Long Beach State – 73 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,288)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: John Wall (19 points)
• Long Beach State’s leading scorer: Larry Anderson and Stephan Gilling (15 points)

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