Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Division I team of the University of Kentucky
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is an American college basketball team. The team plays for the University of Kentucky. The team plays in Division I of the NCAA. As of 2023, Kentucky is the most successful NCAA Division I basketball team. The team has the highest percentage of wins in NCAA Division I.[2]
Kentucky Wildcats | |
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University | University of Kentucky |
First season | 1903 |
Athletic director | Mitch Barnhart |
Head coach | John Calipari (13th season) |
Conference | SEC |
Location | Lexington, Kentucky |
Arena | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center (Capacity: 20,545) |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Student section | eRUPPtion Zone |
Colors | Blue and White[1] |
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta Champions | |
1934 | |
Pre-tournament Helms Champions | |
1933 | |
NCAA Tournament Champions | |
1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012 | |
NCAA Tournament Runner-up | |
1966, 1975, 1997, 2014 | |
NCAA Tournament Final Four | |
1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |
1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 | |
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |
1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988*, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference Tournament Champions | |
1921, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
Conference Regular Season Champions | |
1926, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 *vacated by NCAA |
National championships
changeThe following is a list of Kentucky's 8 National Championships:
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References
change- ↑ Primary Color Palette (PDF). February 5, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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