This Day In Kentucky Basketball History: January 28th

January 28th

All-Time Record Playing On January 28th: 11-8 (.579)

101 Years Ago Today (1910): Kentucky – 17 Central (now Centre) – 87 Old Boyle Humphrey Gymnasium

• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat in school history
• First time Kentucky allowed exactly 87 points in a game
• Most points allowed by Kentucky against Centre

83 Years Ago Today (1928): Kentucky – 48 Tennessee – 18 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 3,000)

• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when scoring exactly 48 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Irvine Jeffries (22 points)
• Tennessee’s leading scorer: Elvin Butcher (11 points)

78 Years Ago Today (1933): Kentucky – 44 Tennessee – 23 Alumni Gymnasium (Attendance: 1,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Forest Sale (12 points)
• Tennessee’s leading scorer: William Phillips (8 points)

72 Years Ago Today (1939): Kentucky – 38 Alabama – 41 Birmingham City Auditorium (Attendance: 1,500)

• Kentucky’s last loss when scoring exactly 38 points in a game
• Kentucky’s smallest margin of defeat when allowing exactly 41 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Bernard Opper (9 points)
• Alabama’s leading scorer: Googe Prather (13 points)

65 Years Ago Today (1946): Kentucky – 54 Georgia Tech – 26 Alumni Gymnasium

• The start of a 26 game winning streak, tied for the 3rd longest winning streak in school history
• Former Kentucky player Doc Rhodes died on this day
• The last time Kentucky allowed exactly 26 points in a game
• Kentucky’s largest margin of victory when allowing exactly 26 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Jack Parkinson (16 points)
• Georgia Tech’s leading scorer: Jim Nolan (12 points)

61 Years Ago Today (1950): #4 Kentucky – 88 Georgia – 56 Alumni Gymnasium

• The start to a 51 game SEC winning streak, the longest in school history
• Kentucky’s first game played when ranked #4 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Walter Hirsch (21 points)
• Georgia’s leading scorer: Earl Davis (14 points)

59 Years Ago Today (1952): #3 Kentucky – 88 Vanderbilt – 51 David Lipscomb McQuiddy Gymnasium (Attendance: 3,500)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Cliff Hagan (27 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Dave Kardokus (13 points)

55 Years Ago Today (1956): #3 Kentucky – 73 #7 Vanderbilt – 81 Memorial Gymnasium (Attendance: 7,500)

• Kentucky’s first loss to an opponent ranked #7 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s first loss when scoring exactly 73 points in a game
• Kentucky’s first time allowing exactly 81 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Gerry Calvert (18 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Clarence Taylor (28 points)

54 Years Ago Today (1957): #5 Kentucky – 76 Georgia Tech – 65 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 6,800)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Johnny Cox and Adrian Smith (24 points)
• Georgia Tech’s leading scorer: Lennie Cohen (24 points)

48 Years Ago Today (1963): Kentucky – 62 #7 Georgia Tech – 66 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 6,978)

• Kentucky’s fewest points scored against an opponent ranked #7 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s fewest points allowed in a loss to an opponent ranked #7 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Charles Ishmael (18 points) 
• Georgia Tech’s leading scorer: R. D. Craddock (13 points)

44 Years Ago Today (1967): Kentucky – 102 LSU – 72 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,400)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Pat Riley (24 points)
• LSU’s leading scorer: Kenny Drost (29 points)

37 Years Ago Today (1974): Kentucky – 65 #7 Vanderbilt – 82 Memorial Coliseum (Attendance: 11,665)

• Former Kentucky player Tony Delk was born on this day
• Kentucky’s largest margin of defeat when scoring exactly 65 points in a game
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Kevin Grevey (21 points)
• Vanderbilt’s leading scorer: Terry Compton and Jan Van Breda Kolff (22 points)

31 Years Ago Today (1980): #5 Kentucky – 60 #11 LSU – 65 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,491)

• Fewest points allowed by Kentucky in a loss to an opponent ranked #11 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Fred Cowan (17 points)
• LSU’s leading scorer: DeWayne Scales (21 points)

30 Years Ago Today (1981): #7 Kentucky – 71 Mississippi State – 64 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,521)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Sam Bowie (27 points)
• Mississippi State’s leading scorer: Jeff Malone (25 points)

27 Years Ago Today (1984): #3 Kentucky – 64 #18 Georgia – 40 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 23,776)

• Kentucky’s fewest points allowed to an opponent ranked #18 in the AP Poll
• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Melvin Turpin (18 points)
• Georgia’s leading scorer: Vern Fleming and Horace McMillan (11 points)

22 Years Ago Today (1989): Kentucky – 65 Ole Miss – 70 Tad Smith Coliseum (Attendance: 7,375)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Derrick Miller (21 points)
• Ole Miss’s leading scorer: Gerald Glass (24 points)

7 Years Ago Today (2004): #5 Kentucky – 71 Ole Miss – 61 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 22,151)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Erik Daniels (24 points)
• Ole Miss’s leading scorer: Aaron Harper (19 points)

4 Years Ago Today (2007): Kentucky – 76 Tennessee – 57 Rupp Arena (Attendance: 24,311)

• Kentucky’s leading scorer: Ramel Bradley (21 points)
• Tennessee’s leading scorer: JaJuan Smith (25 points)

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