Vernon Hatton

Vernon Hatton

Personal information
Born	(1936-01-13) January 13, 1936 Owingsville, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Lafayette (Lexington, Kentucky)
College	Kentucky (1955–1958)
NBA draft	1958 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1958–1962
Position	Guard
Number	11, 20, 52, 17
Career history
1958	Cincinnati Royals
1958–1961	Philadelphia Warriors
1961	Chicago Packers
1961–1962	St. Louis Hawks
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Champion (1958)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,244 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds	531 (2.4 rpg)
Assists	318 (1.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Vernon Hatton (born January 13, 1936) is an American basketball player. He played collegiately at the University of Kentucky under coach Adolph Rupp. He is considered a Kentucky basketball legend largely due to a memorable half-court shot he made to force a third overtime in a victory over Temple University. He was voted an All American his senior year and scored 30 points to lead the Kentucky Wildcats over Elgin Baylor-led Seattle in winning the 1958 NCAA men's basketball championship.

File:Vernon-Hatton-jersey.jpg

A jersey honoring Hatton hangs in Rupp Arena.

He was drafted 9th overall in the 1958 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He played four years in the NBA, mainly for the Philadelphia Warriors.

References

• www.bigbluehistory.net
• www.basketball-reference.com
• [1]
• www.wildcatworld.com
• Clark, Ryan, Game of my Life: Kentucky - Memorable Stories of Wildcats Basketball Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign IL, 2007.