Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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
The following is a list of Kentucky's 8 National Championships:
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References
- Primary Color Palette (PDF). February 5, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "2022-23 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS, Page 72" (PDF).
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