1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–3 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp (3rd season)
Captain	Forest Sale
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1931–32 1933–34 →

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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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

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.
3. (PDF). Yearly records (page 184). University of Kentucky. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.