1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1933 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champions; Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1932–33 record	21–3 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp (3rd season);
Captain	Forest Sale
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium

The 1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in intercollegiate basketball during the 1932–33 season. The team finished the season with a 21–3 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] It would be the first of five national championships at Kentucky for head coach Adolph Rupp. Senior center–forward Forest Sale was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the season's conclusion.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/9/1932*	Kentucky Alumni	W 52–17	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
12/12/1932*	Georgetown	W 62–21	2–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
12/17/1932*	vs. Marshall	W 57–23	3–0	Ashland High School Gymnasium Ashland, Kentucky
12/20/1932	Tulane	W 53–17	4–0 (1–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
12/21/1932	Tulane	W 42–11	5–0 (2–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
12/30/1932*	at Chicago	W 58–26	6–0	Chicago
1/2/1933*	Ohio State	L 30–46	6–1	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
1/6/1933*	at Creighton	W 32–26	7–1	University Gymnasium Omaha, Nebraska
1/7/1933*	at Creighton	L 22–34	7–2	University Gymnasium Omaha, Nebraska
1/10/1933*	South Carolina	W 44–36	8–2	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
1/14/1933	at Tennessee Rivalry	W 42–21	9–2 (3–0)	Knoxville, Tennessee
1/16/1933*	Clemson	W 67–18	10–2	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
1/28/1933	Tennessee Rivalry	W 44–23	11–2 (4–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
1/31/1933	at Vanderbilt	W 40–29	12–2 (5–0)	Old Gym Nashville, Tennessee
2/1/1933*	at Clemson	W 42–32	13–2	Clemson Field House Calhoun, South Carolina
2/2/1933*	at South Carolina	L 38–44	13–3	Columbia, South Carolina
2/6/1933*	Mexico	W 81–22	14–3	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
2/11/1933	Georgia Tech	W 45–22	15–3 (6–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
2/13/1933	vs. Alabama	W 35–31	16–3 (7–0)	Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, Alabama
2/18/1933	Vanderbilt	W 45–28	17–3 (8–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
2/24/1933	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament First Round	W 49–31	18–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta
2/25/1933	vs. Florida SEC Tournament Quarterfinals / Rivalry	W 48–24	19–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta
2/27/1933	vs. LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 51–38	20–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta
2/28/1933	vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Championship	W 46–27	21–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

Leading scorers

Name	Position	Year	PPG
Forest Sale	C-F	Senior	13.8
John DeMoisey	C-F	Junior	12.0
Bill Davis	G	Junior	7.0
Darrell Darby	F	Senior	4.0
Ellis T. Johnson	G	Senior	3.8

Source[3]

References

"Kentucky season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
"NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
"2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 184). University of Kentucky. 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

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[1] "Kentucky season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[2] "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

[MGUIDE-3] "2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 184). University of Kentucky. 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kentucky †	8	–	0	1.000	21	–	3	.875
Alabama	12	–	3	.800	14	–	5	.737
Vanderbilt	11	–	5	.688	14	–	8	.636
LSU	13	–	7	.650	15	–	8	.652
Georgia Tech	7	–	5	.583	9	–	6	.600
Florida	4	–	4	.500	9	–	5	.643
Georgia	5	–	6	.455	9	–	10	.474
Ole Miss	5	–	7	.417	6	–	12	.333
Auburn	4	–	7	.364	4	–	9	.308
Tulane	6	–	14	.300	8	–	15	.348
Tennessee	3	–	7	.300	9	–	11	.450
Mississippi State	3	–	9	.250	6	–	13	.316
Sewanee	0	–	7	.000	1	–	10	.091

† 1933 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll