George Tinsley

All-Americans George Tinsley, Corey Crowder, King Kelly Coleman, Dallas Thornton and Rod Drake headline Kentucky Wesleyan’s All-Century Basketball Team as the top five vote-getters (in order) among the 30-member honorees as voted by 931 fans from a list of 96 nominees.Joining Tinsley (1966-69); Crowder (1988-91); Coleman (1958-60); Thornton (1965-68): and Drake (1981-84) are Gary Auten (1959-62); J.B. Brown (1985-88); Bill Carlyle (1961-62); Patrick Critchelow (1996-99); Willis Cheaney (1992-95); John Duncan (1968-71); Lorico Duncan (2000-01); Antonio Garcia (1998-99); Ray Harper (1984-85); Dwight Higgs (1981-84); Tom Hobgood (1966-69); LeRoy John (1999-00); Vincent Mitchell (1988-91); Dick O’Neill (1966-69); Marlon Parmer (2003); Joe Roop (1953-56); Mike Redd (1964); Sam Smith (1966-67); Sam Smith (1986-87); Dana Williams (1998-99); Mike Williams (1972-73); Robert “Bullet” Wilson (1928-31); Fairce Woods (1946-49); John Worth (1986-87); and Bobby Zuerner (2000-04).
      
In addition, a five-member All-Decade team for the Winchester Campus Era, the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s consisting of next top 35 vote-getters join the list of honorees.
       
Winchester Campus Era (1907-51) — Kendall Bocard (1930-31); Austin Denton (1931-32); Asa House (1925-27); Alex Kertis (1930-32); and Bruce Strother (1927-29).1950s — Bill Bibb (1955-57); Norman Christopher (1949-52); Mason Cope (1956-57); Logan Gipe (1955-57); and Bill Harrell (1950-52).
       
1960s — Eugene Smith (1968-71); Roger Cordell (1964-67); Martin Holland (1959-60); Jim Smith (1968-71); and Charlie Taylor (1964-65).
       
1970s — James Greene (1971-73); Willie Johnson (1974-76); Jyronna Ralston (1973-74);
Steve Walker (1973-74); and Roger Zornes (1972-73).1980s — Dave Bennett (1985-86); Bunky Lewis (1978-81); Larry Patrick (1977-80); Andra Whitlow  (1984-87); and Ray Zuberer (1980-83).
       
1990s — Steve Divine (1990-93); LeRoy Ellis (1989-90); Tim Griffin (1988-90); Alex Kreps (1992); and
Junebug Rakes (1988-90).
       
2000s — Tyrus Boswell (2002); Ronald Evans (2001-02); Jeff Fahnbulleh (2007-08); Chris Landry (2001-02); and Anwar Perry (1998-01).For complete All-Century and All-Decade Team bios, click here.
      
The 100th-year celebration will conclude with a 100th Gala Weekend on May 21-23, 2010, honoring all men and women players, coaches, managers, cheerleaders, fans and friends from the Winchester and Owensboro campuses. For more information contact Roy Pickerill at 270-852-3347 or pickeril@kwc.edu.

Corey Crowder

King Kelly Coleman

Dallas Thornton

Rod Drake

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During the Kentucky-Louisville basketball game on Saturday, CBS announcers Verne Lundquist and Clark Kellogg mentioned that UK’s all-time record included more than 2,000 wins — and one tie.

Who was the tie against? How do you end up with a tie in a basketball game, anyway? Glad you asked.

In 1918, the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Wesleyan College played to a 21-21 tie. According to bigbluehistory.net, UK got off to a 14-4 halftime lead during the game (held in the Kentucky Wesleyan Admin Building in Winchester, Ky.)

KWC came back in the second half to post a 22-21 victory … until officials realized the scorers had counted a foul that had been disallowed (it must have resulted in a free throw). Without the extra point, the game was tied 21-21.

Both teams had already left the building and were dressing elsewhere, so the game stayed a tie.

UK and KWC played 11 times from 1910 to 1938, with UK winning nine of the games. KWC won 21-19 in 1911 and 31-25 in 1927.

This season marks Kentucky Wesleyan’s 100th anniversary of playing basketball.

Below is a copy of the 1918 game write-up from the Lexington Leader:

WILDCATS TIE WITH WESLEYAN

Score is 21 to 21 in good game at Winchester – Referee made an error

The Wildcats of the University of Kentucky journeyed to Winchester last night to meet the representatives of Kentucky Wesleyan College in a basketball contest which resulted in a tie, each team scoring 21 points. The fact that the game had resulted in a tie was not discovered until the teams had left the building and were in the gymnasium dressing.

At first it was thought that Wesleyan had defeated the Wildcats 22 to 21, but the scorers had made a mistake by counting a foul which had been disallowed. Referee Burr, of Wesleyan, signed a statement to this effect which “Daddy” Boles brought home to prove the statement that Wesleyan had not beat the Kentucky basketeers.

The Wildcats were in bad condition for the contest because of the two hard games which were played Thursday and Friday nights with the Tennessee quintet and were tired in the second half.

The first period ended with the Kentucky men in the lead by a score of 14 to 4. Wesleyan returned in the second half and began an advance which the blue and white basketeers could not stop.

Reese and Nunnelly starred for the Wesleyan five and Zerfoss led the scoring for the Wildcats with three field goals and two out of five fouls.

The game was hotly contested in the last half and both teams fought valiantly for a victory.

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