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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.
Five coaches have received national coaching awards while the head coach of Kentucky: Rupp, Sutton, Pitino, Smith, and Calipari. Four Wildcat coaches: Rupp, Sutton, Pitino, and Calipari have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [1][2] Kentucky's current head coach was Mark Pope, has held the position since April 12, 2024. [2]
Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a 483.55-mile-long (778.20 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, terminating southeast of Elkhorn City on the Virginia state line.
The 1992 NCAA tournament was highlighted by a game between #1 seed Duke and #2 seed Kentucky in the east regional final to determine a spot in the Final Four. With 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime, defending national champion Duke trailed 103–102. Grant Hill threw a pass three-quarters of the length of the court to Christian Laettner, who ...
Bob Tallent (24) scored 294 points as a varsity men’s basketball player at Kentucky from 1965 through 1967. After transferring to George Washington, Tallent averaged 28.9 points a game in 1968-69.
This is a list of notable winning streaks in basketball. Oklahoma City University Men’s Basketball (NAIA) has the longest win streak in men’s college basketball in the past 50 years. The 1980-81 and 1981-82 OCU Chiefs won 56 straight games en route to consecutive NAIA National Championships. The 1981 Championship team had a record of 35-3 ...
2012 NCAA champions. The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his third season after taking the Wildcats to their first Final Four in thirteen seasons. The team won the 2012 NCAA Championship ...
The 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, also known as the Fabulous Five, [1] represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium. They won 36 of 39 games in their conference, earning them the 1948 NCAA basketball ...