Top 50 Kentucky Wildcats Prior to John Calipari Era
Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; General view of the Kentucky Wildcats logo before the championship game of the Final Four against the Connecticut Huskies in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
11. Kevin Grevey
Kevin Grevey from Hamilton, Ohio was a member of coach Adolph Rupp’s last freshman class.
Grevey played his three years at the University of Kentucky. (freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball) under Rupp’s successor, Joe B. Hall.
Grevey was named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference in all three of his college seasons and All-American in his junior and senior years.
In his senior year Kentucky lost to UCLA in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament in what wound up being the final game in the career of UCLA’s legendary coach John Wooden; Grevey scored a game-high 34 points and was named to the all-Final Four team.
Grevey ended his career at the University of Kentucky having scored 1,801 points, which ranked him second in University of Kentucky history, behind Dan Issel’s 2,138. His jersey number, 35, hangs high in the rafters of Rupp Arena.
Grevey was the 18th overall pick of the 1975 NBA Draft where he found a long-term home with two teams.
- 1975-83: Washington Bullets
- 1983-85: Milwaukee Bucks
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