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1947-48 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 36-3 (9-0, in SEC MBB)

PS/G: 63.4 (17th of 172)

PA/G: 40.0 (8th of 172)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (76-53) versus Columbia
Won East Regional Final (60-52) versus Holy Cross
Won National Final (58-42) versus Baylor

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Alex Groza	JR	C	6-7	12.2 Pts
Ralph Beard	JR	G	5-10.5	11.9 Pts
Wah Wah Jones	JR	F	6-4	9.2 Pts
James Line	SO	F	6-2	7.1 Pts
Kenneth Rollins	SR	G	6-0	6.8 Pts
Cliff Barker	JR	G	6-1.5	6.4 Pts
Dale Barnstable	SO	F	6-2.5	4.8 Pts
Joe Holland	JR	F	6-4	3.6 Pts
Jack Parkinson	SR	G	6-0	3.3 Pts
Jim Jordan	SO	F	6-3	1.5 Pts
Walter Hirsch	FR	F	6-3	2.8 Pts
Albert Cummins	SO	G	5-10	1.9 Pts
Johnny Stough	SO	G	6-0	1.0 Pts
Garland Townes	FR	G	6-0	1.6 Pts
Roger Day	FR	F	6-2	1.7 Pts
Dutch Campbell	SR	C	6-4	1.1 Pts
Robert Henne	FR	G	6-1	1.2 Pts
Bill Smither	FR	G	6-2	1.4 Pts

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	39		25.5			12.4	19.8	.625						17.8	63.4
Opponent	39		13.8			11.6	20.9	.555						16.9	40.0

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	9
Opponent	9

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	39		995			483	773	.625						696	2473
Opponent	39		537			452	815	.555						658	1561

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	9
Opponent	9

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	PF	PTS
1	Alex Groza	36	5.0			2.3	3.6	.628	2.2	12.2
2	Ralph Beard	35	4.8			2.3	3.9	.594	2.0	11.9
3	Wah Wah Jones	33	3.7			1.7	2.6	.659	2.2	9.2
4	James Line	35	2.8			1.4	1.7	.833	1.9	7.1
5	Kenneth Rollins	36	2.5			1.8	2.4	.727	2.2	6.8
6	Cliff Barker	35	2.6			1.3	2.3	.556	2.6	6.4
7	Dale Barnstable	35	2.1			0.7	1.2	.561	1.5	4.8
8	Joe Holland	35	1.5			0.6	1.1	.525	1.7	3.6
9	Jack Parkinson	29	1.5	7.4	.201	0.3	0.8	.455	1.1	3.3
10	Walter Hirsch	13	1.2	4.2	.291	0.4	0.7	.556	0.6	2.8
11	Albert Cummins	17	0.8	2.2	.351	0.4	0.5	.667	0.8	1.9
12	Roger Day	10	0.5			0.7	0.9	.778	0.9	1.7
13	Garland Townes	12	0.6			0.4	0.9	.455	0.5	1.6
14	Jim Jordan	28	0.5			0.6	0.8	.727	0.6	1.5
15	Bill Smither	7	0.7	1.4	.500	0.0	0.4	.000	0.6	1.4
16	Robert Henne	11	0.5	2.0	.227	0.3	0.6	.429	0.6	1.2
17	Dutch Campbell	15	0.4	1.8	.222	0.3	0.5	.571	0.7	1.1
18	Johnny Stough	21	0.4			0.2	0.5	.455	0.9	1.0

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	PF	PTS
1	Alex Groza	36	179			81	129	.628	80	439
2	Ralph Beard	35	168			82	138	.594	69	418
3	Wah Wah Jones	33	123			56	85	.659	71	302
4	James Line	35	99			50	60	.833	66	248
5	Kenneth Rollins	36	90			64	88	.727	79	244
6	Cliff Barker	35	90			45	81	.556	92	225
7	Dale Barnstable	35	72			23	41	.561	52	167
8	Joe Holland	35	53			21	40	.525	61	127
9	Jack Parkinson	29	43	214	.201	10	22	.455	33	96
10	Jim Jordan	28	13			16	22	.727	18	42
11	Walter Hirsch	13	16	55	.291	5	9	.556	8	37
12	Albert Cummins	17	13	37	.351	6	9	.667	13	32
13	Johnny Stough	21	8			5	11	.455	19	21
14	Garland Townes	12	7			5	11	.455	6	19
15	Roger Day	10	5			7	9	.778	9	17
16	Dutch Campbell	15	6	27	.222	4	7	.571	10	16
17	Robert Henne	11	5	22	.227	3	7	.429	7	13
18	Bill Smither	7	5	10	.500	0	3	.000	4	10
	School Totals	39	995			483	773	.625	696	2473

1947-48 Kentucky (Men's) Season