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The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. It has eight NCAA championships, the best all-time winning percentage, and the most all-time victories. [2] The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope. [3]
Kentucky finished first in the SEC standings in 1990-91 season. However, due to probation and their tournament ban, they were ineligible for the regular-season championship. (The title was awarded to LSU and Mississippi State instead.)
The Wildcats' all-time leading men's scorer and a two-time consensus All-American in 1969 (second team) and 1970 (first team). Played 15 seasons in the ABA and NBA with the Kentucky Colonels and Denver Nuggets; named to the ABA All-Time Team in 1997; inducted as a player to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. Also coached the ...
The men's team has earned a total of eight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships, second only to UCLA's eleven championships. UK's eight championships were won by five different coaches – Adolph Rupp in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1958, Joe B. Hall in 1978, Rick Pitino in 1996, Tubby Smith in 1998, and John Calipari in 2012.
The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, named after their 16th head coach Adolph Rupp. They previously played in Memorial Coliseum, Alumni Gymnasium, Buell Armory Gymnasium, and began their existence playing in State College Gymnasium. [1] [2] There have been 23 head coaches in the history of Kentucky basketball.
The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players that were named First or Second Team All-Americans: Tony Delk was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 1995–96. Tayshaun Prince was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 2001 and 2002. John Wall was a Consensus First Team All-America selection in 2009–10.
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 ...
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