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 year)
Captain	Forest Sale
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
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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, KY
12/12/1932*	Georgetown	W 62–21	2–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
12/17/1932*	vs. Marshall	W 57–23	3–0	Ashland High School Gymnasium Ashland, KY
12/20/1932	Tulane	W 53–17	4–0 (1–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
12/21/1932	Tulane	W 42–11	5–0 (2–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
12/30/1932*	at Chicago	W 58–26	6–0	Chicago, IL
1/2/1933*	Ohio State	L 30–46	6–1	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
1/6/1933*	at Creighton	W 32–26	7–1	University Gymnasium Omaha, NE
1/7/1933*	at Creighton	L 22–34	7–2	University Gymnasium Omaha, NE
1/10/1933*	South Carolina	W 44–36	8–2	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
1/14/1933	at Tennessee Rivalry	W 42–21	9–2 (3–0)	Knoxville, TN
1/16/1933*	Clemson	W 67–18	10–2	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
1/28/1933	Tennessee Rivalry	W 44–23	11–2 (4–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
1/31/1933	at Vanderbilt	W 40–29	12–2 (5–0)	Old Gym Nashville, TN
2/1/1933*	at Clemson	W 42–32	13–2	Clemson Field House Calhoun, SC
2/2/1933*	at South Carolina	L 38–44	13–3	Columbia, SC
2/6/1933*	Mexico	W 81–22	14–3	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
2/11/1933	Georgia Tech	W 45–22	15–3 (6–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
2/13/1933	vs. Alabama	W 35–31	16–3 (7–0)	Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, AL
2/18/1933	Vanderbilt	W 45–28	17–3 (8–0)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
2/24/1933	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament First Round	W 49–31	18–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta, GA
2/25/1933	vs. Florida SEC Tournament Quarterfinals / Rivalry	W 48–24	19–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta, GA
2/27/1933	vs. LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 51–38	20–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta, GA
2/28/1933	vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Championship	W 46–27	21–3	Atlanta Memorial Auditorium Atlanta, GA
*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

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1932–33 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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