Line, a 6'2" guard/forward from North High School in Akron, Ohio, played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1946 to 1950. Line was on some of the best Kentucky teams of all time, as the Wildcats went 127–13 in his four years. He started at forward on Kentucky's 1947–48 championship team and played a significant role off of the bench for the 1948–49 team. In his senior year, 1949–50, Line averaged 13.1 points per game and was named a third team All-American by United Press International (UPI), along with teammate Bill Spivey. For his career, Line scored 1,041 points.[1]
In 1952, Line was one of several former Kentucky players implicated in a point shaving scandal, with former teammates Spivey and Walter Hirsch. He was acquitted, however.[2]
^Hiner, Jason (2006). Mac's boys: Branch McCracken and the legendary 1953 Hurryin' Hoosiers. Indiana University Press. ISBN0253218144., pg. 19-20
^Ward, Kayla (January 26, 2013). "James R. Line, who played on two UK championship basketball teams, dies at age 87". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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line, james, line, january, 1926, january, 2013, american, basketball, player, american, university, kentucky, player, ncaa, championship, teams, line, from, 1948, kentuckianpersonal, informationborn, 1926, january, 1926port, royal, pennsylvania, diedjanuary, . James R Line January 19 1926 January 24 2013 was an American basketball player He was an All American at the University of Kentucky and a key player on two NCAA championship teams Jim LineLine from the 1948 KentuckianPersonal informationBorn 1926 01 19 January 19 1926Port Royal Pennsylvania U S DiedJanuary 24 2013 2013 01 24 aged 87 Russell Kansas U S Listed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight185 lb 84 kg Career informationHigh schoolNorth Akron Ohio CollegeKentucky 1946 1950 NBA draft1950 4th round 45th overall pickSelected by the Indianapolis OlympiansPositionForwardCareer highlights and awards2 NCAA champion 1948 1949 Third team All American UPI 1950 First team All SEC 1950 Stats at Basketball Reference com Line a 6 2 guard forward from North High School in Akron Ohio played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1946 to 1950 Line was on some of the best Kentucky teams of all time as the Wildcats went 127 13 in his four years He started at forward on Kentucky s 1947 48 championship team and played a significant role off of the bench for the 1948 49 team In his senior year 1949 50 Line averaged 13 1 points per game and was named a third team All American by United Press International UPI along with teammate Bill Spivey For his career Line scored 1 041 points 1 After graduation he was drafted in the fourth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Indianapolis Olympians but never played in the National Basketball Association In 1952 Line was one of several former Kentucky players implicated in a point shaving scandal with former teammates Spivey and Walter Hirsch He was acquitted however 2 Line died on January 24 2013 at his home in Russell Kansas 3 References edit 1 permanent dead link accessed August 29 2011 Hiner Jason 2006 Mac s boys Branch McCracken and the legendary 1953 Hurryin Hoosiers Indiana University Press ISBN 0253218144 pg 19 20 Ward Kayla January 26 2013 James R Line who played on two UK championship basketball teams dies at age 87 Kentucky com Retrieved January 26 2013 nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Line amp oldid 1222344950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
