University of Kentucky basketball sophomores Bill Spivey, left, and Bobby Watson compared the lengths of their lower legs in the Alumni Gym locker room in March 1950. The 1949-50 seasson was the Wildcats’ final season at Alumni; they moved to Memorial Coliseum the next fall. Watson was the team’s shortest player, measuring 5 foot 10, while Spivey was the tallest at 7 feet. The top of Spivey’s knee to floor was 26.5 inches, while Watson’s was 21.5. Spivey, UK’s first 7-foot player, had dreams of playing in the NBA, but those dreams were dashed after he was implicated in a point-shaving scandal in the early 1950s. Click here to see more images from our archives of Spivey. Watson, the fifth 1,000-point career scorer in UK basketball history, died Tuesday. He was 86. Click on the image for a closer look. Published on March 2, 1950, in the Lexington Leader. Herald-Leader Archive Photo