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Thus, Kentucky's 1952—53 season was cancelled. ^B. After defeating LSU in a one-game playoff to win the 1954 SEC championship, three Kentucky players were ruled ineligible for the postseason because they had graduated in 1953 (when UK was banned from competing). As a result, Kentucky declined an invitation to the NCAA Tournament in protest. ^C.
On January 13, in a road game against Tennessee, Jodie Meeks set a new Kentucky scoring record by dropping 54 points on the Volunteers. This total bested Dan Issel's 39-year-old scoring record by 1 point, and propelled UK to a 90–72 win and 2–0 start in conference play. [49]
Official NCAA records date only to the 1937–38 season, the start of what it calls the "modern era" of basketball. That season was the first after the center jump after each made basket was abolished. Weekly recording of scoring leaders started in 1947–48. Rebounding and assists were added in the 1950–51 season.
1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game; 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game; 2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky men's basketball game; 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game; 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game; 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal
The program has played over 3,100 games across 113 seasons from the program's inaugural 1903–04 season to the most recent year, 2022–23. Five Kentucky coaches, the most of any school, have led the team to an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship : Rupp in 1948 , 1949 , 1951 and 1958 ; Joe B. Hall in 1978 , Rick Pitino in 1996 ...
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, has had 138 players drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the league began holding drafts in 1947. [1] Kentucky has had 60 players selected in the opening round of the draft. Each NBA franchise seeks to add new players through an annual ...
The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, founding members of the Southeastern Conference , played their home games at Rupp Arena and were led by John Calipari in his 13th season as head coach.
The Wildcats set several records this season. They became the first men's college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins by defeating the Drexel Dragons on December 21. [1] Coach Calipari set a record for the most consecutive wins for a first-year Kentucky basketball coach at 19–0, surpassing Adolph Rupp's previous mark of 11–0. Kentucky ...