#77

Bill Spivey

1949–51

Retired JerseyCWarner Robins, GA

Kentucky's first seven-footer and the dominant force behind the 1951 NCAA championship, Spivey scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in the title game victory over Kansas State. He was a consensus First Team All-American and Helms Foundation National Player of the Year in 1951, averaging 19.3 points per game across two varsity seasons in which Kentucky went 57-5.

Season-by-Season Stats

Season	#	Class	GP	GS	PPG	RPG	APG	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
1949-50	#77	SO	30	0	19.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.3	-	72.7
1950-51	#77	JR	33	0	19.2	17.2	2.5	0.0	39.9	-	62.1
Career		2 yrs	63	0	19.3	9.0	1.3	0.0
Career Totals					1,213 pts	568 reb	82 ast