1902–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1902–03 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1902–03 season. Kentucky basketball's first season was an unsuccessful one, going 1–2 after losing to in-state Georgetown College Tigers, and Kentucky University Pioneers (Now Transylvania University) and beating the local YMCA team.

1902–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–3
Head coach
  • W. W. H. Mustaine (1st season)
Home arenaState College Gymnasium
Seasons
1902–03 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Army   1 0   1.000
Bucknell   10 0   1.000
Cheyenne Business College   1 0   1.000
Michigan State   6 0   1.000
Vanderbilt   6 0   1.000
Ensign College   15 1   .938
Grove City   13 1   .929
Geneva   10 1   .909
Minnesota A&M   10 1   .909
Williams   18 2   .900
Colgate   7 1   .875
Allegheny   10 2   .833
Oregon Agricultural   5 1   .833
Wheaton (Ill.)   14 3   .824
Hiram   4 1   .800
Wabash   12 3   .800
Augustana (Ill.)   3 1   .750
Haskell (Kan.)   3 1   .750
Bradley   5 2   .714
Connecticut   5 2   .714
Fordham   15 6   .714
Ohio State   5 2   .714
Lehigh   4 2   .667
Montana State   4 2   .667
North Dakota Agricultural   4 2   .667
Bloomsburg   6 4   .600
Muhlenberg   6 4   .600
Grinnell   7 5   .583
Nebraska   7 5   .583
Baker   6 5   .545
Gettysburg   6 5   .545
Holy Cross   6 5   .545
Akron   4 4   .500
Cincinnati   4 4   .500
Illinois State   3 3   .500
Mount Union   7 7   .500
Washington State   2 2   .500
Kansas   7 8   .467
Temple   4 5   .444
Brigham Young   7 9   .438
Dartmouth   8 6   .571
Indiana State   5 7   .417
Wooster   2 3   .400
Brown   6 10   .375
Penn State   3 5   .375
Wesleyan (Conn.)   4 7   .364
Colorado   2 4   .333
Kentucky   1 2   .333
New Mexico   1 2   .333
Washington   2 4   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   1 2   .333
Butler   1 3   .250
Syracuse   1 8   .111
Colorado Agricultural   0 1   .000
Oregon   0 2   .000

Roster

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1903–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
John Vogt
Sr Unknown Louisville, Kentucky
F Lee Andrus
Sr Unknown Farmington, Kentucky
G J. White Guyn
Jr Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
G Henry Wurtele
Jr Unknown Shively, Kentucky
Harold Moss
So Paducah High School Cobb, Kentucky
C Joe Coons
So Unknown Mount Sterling, Kentucky
William Goodwin
Fr Unknown Lexington, Kentucky
F George Montgomery
Fr Unknown Liberty, Kentucky
G Richard Arnett
Woodford County High School Troy, Kentucky
Head coach
  • W. W. H. Mustaine
Assistant coach(es)

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
2/6/1903*
Georgetown College L 6-15  0–1
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/18/1903*
Lexington YMCA W 11–10  1–1
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
2/20/1903*
Kentucky University (now Transylvania) L 2-42  1–2
State College Gymnasium 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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