3), NCAA Final Four Wins: 20 (NCAA rank No. [33] Later Emery settled a libel lawsuit filed by Casey for a substantial amount of money. 7 seed and Kentucky was an 8 shows . 6 National Championship: At Large: South: John Calipari: 2011: 4-5 Final Four: Automatic Qualifier: East: John Calipari: C.O. Kentucky defeated the Drexel Dragons 8844 on December 21, 2009, to become the first program in college basketball history to claim their 2000th victory. ", "There's no doubt that any basketball team which defeats Kentucky's National Collegiate champions will have to be a top of the bottle aggregation, specially when the Wildcats from the Blue Grass region have such operatives as Wah Wah Jones, Alex Groza and Ralph Beard," reported the AP. In his first season at UK, he coached the Wildcats to their seventh NCAA championship, including a come-from-behind victory against Duke in the Elite Eight, and another comeback win against Stanford, then Utah in the Finals. Sports writers, awed by his display of scoring, voted him the honor without a dissent. Kentucky faced Villanova in their first game of the NCAA tournament following the loss to Loyola and the three players attempted to win over the point spread. "Big Alex Groza was the star of the night as he tossed in 34 points. A different coach would guide the team for each of the next four years. [39] (Anderson tore his ACL in January against SEC foe Auburn; Kentucky lost the 1997 title game in overtime to the Arizona Wildcats.) 1979) and The Encyclopedia of the NCAA Basketball Tournament by Jim Savage (Dell, 1990) for most of the NCAA tournament boxes up to . The second game of the season saw the Wildcats fall to North Carolina by 19 points. Nov 15 (Neutral), Kentucky (2-0) Win vs. Kansas, 75-65 3. "Groza sank 38 points to better the old mark of 36 held by Bill Joe Adcock of Vanderbilt Groza, six-foot-seven Wildcats center and captain, set an individual SEC scoring mark two weeks ago when he plunked in 34 points against Tennessee. ", "Kentucky's Alex Groza grabbed the Southeastern Conference single game basketball scoring record again last night as the Wildcats crushed Georgia, 95-40," reported the AP. [101], The first home court for the Wildcats was simply called "The Gymnasium" or State College Gymnasium until 1910. "Aggressive, sparkling Cliff Barker found the weak spot in the Alabama barrier. Conference: SEC 2), Total Decades Top-5 in Total Wins (since 1930): 4 (NCAA rank No. Records indicate that the first head coach of the Wildcats was W. W. H. Mustaine, who in 1903 called together some students, took up a collection totaling $3 for a ball, and told the students to start playing. Alex Groza with 27 points was high for U.K., but again, as last night, Jim Line rose from the obscurity of the bench to draw the plaudits of a Madison Square Garden crowd of 15,126. 1 in the season opening UPI/Coaches' Poll, 12 times a No. ", "Kentucky's first string combination was left intact only a little more than ten minutes," reported the AP. "The spirited Engineers fought Kentucky on even terms most of the way, sharing a 41-41 tie with seven minutes to play and trailing by a lone point 42-43, with five minutes to go. Ralph Beard, speedy all-America guard from Louisville, was carried from the floor with an injured leg, suffered in a collision under the Kentucky basket shortly after the start of the second half. Kentucky will be playing for its ninth NCAA tournament title in 2019. UK was upset by Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT, ending their season with a 2112 record. Their 17 Final Four appearances are second-most in history, with the most recent comingin 2015. While the Illinois system employed a zone defense, Buchheit's system used an aggressive man-to-man scheme. "At intermission, the Wildcats were in command, 38-20. 1975 First Team All-America, 1973 and 1975 SEC Player of the Year, 1951 NCAA Champion, 1952 First Team All-America, 1954 First Team All-America, UK All-time leading scorer, 1970 First Team All-America, 1978 NCAA Champion, 1980 First Team All-America, 1980 SEC Player of the Year, 1993 First Team All-America, 1993 SEC Player of the Year, 1951 NCAA Champion, 1954 Second Team All-America, 1966 First Team All-America, 1966 SEC Player of the Year, 1978 NCAA Champion, 1978 Second Team All-America, 1951 NCAA Champion, 1951 First Team All-America, 1986 First Team All-America, 198586 SEC Player of the Year, 8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), Adolph Rupp 1950, 1954, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1978, Adolph Rupp 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972. 2), Conference tournament championships: 33 (NCAA rank No. The remaining three members of the "Wonder Team" went 95 for the season, and bowed out of the SIAA tournament in the second round.[9]. "The Southeastern Conference champions were sparked by big Alex Groza and All-American Ralph Beard. The two underclassmen struggled to fill the talent vacuum on the court and the Wildcats finished with a losing record of 1319, the team's first losing full-season record since 1927. ", "Held in check during the first half by the De Paul [sic] Demons, Coach Adolph Rupp's Wildcats put on a scorching exhibition in the final canto to the delight of 7,800 fans," reported the AP. The hot streak would continue and Kentucky would win their 27th SEC Tournament Title. The "tweak" was never fully revealed. In 201314, Kentucky looked to make up for its struggles in the previous season. Applegran in college had played for the University of Illinois, where he became an All-American. [23] As a result of these actions, Kentucky was forced to cancel the entire 195253 basketball season. "The game had been nip and tuck up to that point. In winning the Wildcats may have suffered a devastating blow. ", "Kentucky's well-balanced attack held to a 32-27 halftime margin, nullified a 23-point performance by De Paul's [sic] 6-foot, 8-inch center, Ed Mikan, who played rings around Kentucky's heralded Alex Groza," reported the AP. By the time Kentucky reached the tournament finals they seemed bound to win the title, though Duke would give Kentucky their all. Though he never played a game at Kentucky, Enes Kanter (now Enes Kanter Freedom) did attend the university for one full academic year as a foreign exchange student from the University of Turkey at Gyro. Buckheit varied the system he learned in Illinois in one important way. 1), Total Decades Top-5 in Winning Percentage (since 1930): 6 (NCAA rank No. At the time of his hiring, Rupp was a high school coach in Freeport, Illinois. It was no contest from that point on. "Kentucky's iron-fisted mastery over Tennessee here tonight made for an unexciting basketball game," wrote The Courier-Journal's Larry Boeck. 1 seed Ohio State Buckeyes and No. It's been seven years, in fact, since the Wildcats won their eighth title by defeating Kansas 67-59, John Calipari's first since taking over the program in 2009. 1), National Attendance Titles: 25 (NCAA rank No. 4), Total Postseason Tournament Appearances (NCAA and NIT): 63 (NCAA rank No. Juniors Cauley-Stein and Poythress returned with sophomores Aaron and Andrew Harrison, Johnson, and Lee to join the No. "Kentucky led at halftime 20-13. This also marked Kentucky's record 50th NCAA Tournament appearance. The only loss of the season was in the Final Four to Wisconsin, who Kentucky defeated the previous season in the Final Four. NCAA Division I Men's Basketball team representing the University of Kentucky, For complete season-by-season results, see, Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics, George Buchheit and the "Wonder Team" (19191925), C.O Applegran, Ray Eklund, and Basil Hayden (19251927), John Mauer and the "Mauermen" (19271930), Third championship and point-shaving scandal (1951), The Season Without Celebration and fifth championship (1978), Post season ban and rebuilding with the Unforgettables (19891992), The Untouchables and championship number six (1996), New coach and a seventh championship (1998), The road to an eighth championship (2012). With the help of senior Jack "Goose" Givens' 41 points, Kentucky defeated the Blue Devils 9488, and finally won their fifth title and first in 20 years. [45] Kentucky disposed of Vanderbilt to win their SEC opener on January 10, 7060. This tied an all-time record of Kentucky and at the same time sat a new SEC record. UK was the runner-up to number one Florida in the SEC Tournament. On March 22, 2007, Smith resigned his position of UK Head Coach to accept the head coach position at the University of Minnesota. Rupp's Wildcat teams won 4 NCAA championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958), one NIT title in 1946, appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, had 6 NCAA Final Four appearances, captured 27 Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season titles, and won 13 SEC tournaments. [1] [2] History [1] [2] Season-by-season results The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments. Mar 23, 2019. [72] In the SEC tournament, the team won each game by double digits, including a 7863 victory over Arkansas in the finals. "The Wildcats dogged the Oklahomans continuously, seldom allowing the visitors an open shot. "The Wildcats instead were forced to call on all their stamina, drive and cunning to scamper away with a 67-53 triumph over a scrapping band. Kentucky also brought in transfer guard Julius Mays, a graduate student who had previously played at Wright State University and North Carolina State. The team is also known for playing in what could be considered one of the greatest games in NCAA tournament history against Duke. ", "Everyone scored here tonight but ol' Adolph himself as Rupp's Kentucky Raiders equaled their old scoring mark by lambasting Western Ontario 98-41 in a whirlwind breeze," reported The Courier-Journal. ", "Kentucky's basketball famed Wildcats had to do more than just snarl and bare their highly touted fangs to win here tonight," wrote The Courier-Journal's Larry Boeck. 24d; . . Over the season Kentucky would defeat four top 10 teams, and would be ranked in the top 5 the entire season. 1), Final UPI/Coaches' Poll Top-10 Finishes: 39 (NCAA rank No. Texas Western College, now UTEP, defeated the University of Kentucky. Despite their record of 226, Kentucky was still banned from the post season and would have to wait another year to see the Unforgettables succeed in the tournament. 5 Kansas in the Champions Classic in November. The 201415 team tied the NCAA record for most wins in a season (38). Like Buchheit, Mauer employed a strong man-to-man defense. UConn's Hurley rewarded with new six-year deal . The tournament victory was considered Kentucky's first major success, and the 1921 team became known as the "Wonder Team. Steady Kenny Rollins in his second year as U.K. captain showed the way along the scoring path last night with 16 points. "Big Alex Groza tallied 11. Six years after losing in the regional final, which served as the Final Four back then, the Wildcats won their first-ever national championship in the 18th season of Adolph Rupp's tenure at Kentucky. In addition to these titles, Kentucky won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in both 1946 and 1976, making it the only school to win multiple NCAA and NIT championships. It took Kentucky all of a minute and a half to score and three more minutes to overtake the Aggies at 5-all. 2), Total Decades With Multiple NCAA Championship Game Appearances: 5 (NCAA rank No. Jodie Meeks scored 23 points in the contest, including the fade-away contested 3-point basket with less than 5 seconds remaining to seal the win for UK. Dale Barnstable led the Wildcats with 17 points, closely followed by Ralph Beard with 16 and Wallace Jones with 15. Full coverage: NCAA Tournament. 1), NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage: .719 (NCAA rank No. Meeks contributed 45 points and helped UK win despite the absence of Patrick Patterson (sprained ankle). The Wildcats then received a No. The team defeated Baylor 58-42 in the championship after beating Holy Cross in the Final Four. ", "Although it was a rout, as expected, you had the feeling most Wildcat fans left alumni gym somewhat disappointed," wrote The Courier-Journal's Larry Boeck. [73] In the regional final Kentucky narrowly defeated Notre Dame 6866. Starting power forward Kyle Wiltjer transferred to Gonzaga[58] and starting point guard Ryan Harrow transferred to Georgia State. Baskets from the field by Ralph Beard and Kenny Rollins and a free throw by Alex Groza gave the Wildcats a margin of 17-15 at the intermission, however. 1 overall NBA draft pick Anthony Davis as the Wildcats won a record 38 games en route to the championship, losing only on a buzzer-beater in the regular season to Indiana, and in the SEC championship game to Vanderbilt. Of the young players, Kentucky's best player was freshman Chad Anderson, who at the age of 17, would be named consensus All-American, making him the youngest player to ever earn the title. [3] The first recorded intercollegiate game at the college was a 156 defeat to nearby Georgetown College. "Kentucky was extended the limit tonight by a Georgia Tech team that lost sixteen games in regular season play before pulling away in the closing minutes to capture its fifth straight Southeastern conference basketball championship, 54-43," reported the AP. He utilized a slow-break offense that relied on a complicated system of short passes to get a good shot. 2 seed North Carolina Tar Heels on their way to the school's 14th Final Four. An inexperienced coach and a roster largely depleted of talent left the Wildcats with a 313 record that year. Kentucky brought home the title for the first time in 1948. Smith led the Wildcats to six Sweet Sixteen appearances (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005) and four Elite Eight appearances (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005) in his ten seasons. 1 seed in history) in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they eventually lost to West Virginia in the Elite Eight. 10 Wah Wah Jones, Washington Capitols, No. 1), AP Poll Top-5 Weeks Ranked All Time: 441 (NCAA rank No. In 1969, after actively recruiting black players for over six years (his first formal scholarship offer was to Wes Unseld in 1964), despite most of the other SEC teams threatening to boycott if a black player took the court), Rupp finally signed his first black player, Tom Payne, an athletic 7'-1" center out of Louisville. And the Tulsa players, unwilling to fire recklessly, killed a lot of time trying to penetrate the tight defense. Kentucky plays in the nation's largest basketball arena (Rupp Arena, capacity: 23,500), and has both the nation's largest radio and television affiliate networks. Casey was not in Lexington when the envelope was supposedly mailed and the father of Mills said they received no money. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, 4 times being the NCAA official No. The Wildcats sank 15 of 22 chances while Michigan State dropped in only 11 of 27. Despite losing in the championship game, it would give freshman Jack Givens a taste for success that would help propel Kentucky to the title three years later. Years later, Walter Byers, the first executive director of the NCAA, unofficially referred to this punishment as the first de facto NCAA death penalty, despite the current rule first coming into effect in 1985, thus the NCAA having no such enforcement power previous to that. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and SEC Coach of the Year on four occasions. UK rebounded to win 11 of their next 12 games, improving their record to 113. 2), NCAA Final Four Games Played: 28 (NCAA rank No. This was the sixteenth win of the season for the Wildcats, who were voted the country's top team in the Associated Press poll of sports writers and sportscasters this week. NCAA Tournament Championships 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012 Additionally, the Wildcats also were retroactively awarded a national championship by the Helms Athletic. Hayden returned from his knee injury during the season, but was never able to play at the level he had the previous year. The Wildcats are currently coached by John Calipari. [3], Rupp coached the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972. "They replaced Jim Lane and Dale Barnstable, last year substitutes who had started against Indiana Central. ", "Kentucky's Wildcats, No. If the skilled Thunder forward is able to play in the FIBA World . Between 1990 and 1996 and since March 25, 2022, Kentucky has ranked second in all-time wins.[2]. Although he had been an assistant at Kentucky since 1965, Coach Hall was given a difficult task: to follow in the footsteps of his legendary predecessor, Adolph Rupp. Despite having three players drafted in the 1948 BAA Draft, the Wildcats returned their top three scorers Alex Groza, Ralph Beard and Wah Wah Jones who then led Kentucky in its repeat effort. Kentucky won its first NCAA title in a decisive 5842 victory. Orlando "Tubby" Smith was introduced by UK Athletic Director C.M. The fourth of those losses was against Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC tournament, and UK missed the NCAA tournament altogether, being the overall No. "(Alex) Groza scored twenty-three points to boost his season's total to 508 points, four more than Lonnie (Country) Graham scored for Mississippi State when he set the record in 1938. No other player in the game scored more than 12. They would defeat their next 14 opponents, including getting revenge in SEC tournament championship over Tennessee. 8 in 1 of them.). Kentucky's eight national championships are the second-most all time in men's basketball,trailing only UCLA's 11. UConn wins 2023 national championship Everything to know about March Madness How the field of 68 is picked College basketball dictionary: 51 terms defined Greatest buzzer beaters in. Applegran immediately followed Buchheit, and his 1925 team posted a respectable 138 record. "Coming back after intermission with a 33-19 bulge, the Wildcats scored 10 points in two minutes and ran their lead to 59-27 with 10 minutes to play. "[43] Gillispie became only the sixth head coach in the last 76 years at the school. ", "Kentucky won with all the ease it was supposed to," reported The Advocate-Messenger. Only six players saw action for Kentucky. . It was measured after the game. MORE:Top 10 college basketball programs since 2010: Kentucky or Duke at No. 1978 NCAA Champion, 1978 Second Team All-America, 1978 SEC Player of the Year, 1978 NCAA Tournament M.O.P. And his four-game tournament total of 94 points was 20 points better than the tournament total mark amassed by Bonnie 'Country' Graham of Mississippi in 1938. 5 ranking. Kentucky's regular season record was 301, with its only loss being by one point coming from a 3-pointer buzzer-beater by the Indiana Hoosiers' Christian Watford at Assembly Hall on December 10, 2011. The scoring stars of both teams went out in the second half on personal fouls," reported the AP. Although he had a talented group of players moving up from the junior varsity team, Mauer quickly discovered that his players did not know the fundamentals of the game. Kentucky is the only program with five NCAA Championship coaches (Rupp, Hall, Pitino, Smith, Calipari). The Engineers still held a two-point lead after the first five minutes of play 9-7. Kentucky would improve in 1991 with a beavy of home-grown upperclassmen such as Sean Woods, John Pelphrey, Richie Farmer, Deron Feldhaus, and Reggie Hanson along with the talented freshman Jamal Mashburn. "Schedule for 195253." The Beardless Wonders would win 19 of their 21 games, enough to be invited into the NIT. "The buzzer-beater is still one of the longest shots (52.5 feet) in UK history," according to the Kentucky men's basketball media guide. They nearly did just that, guiding Kentucky to a runner-up finish to UCLA in the 1975 NCAA tournament but not before avenging their 20-point defeat to an undefeated Indiana team. 41 Jim Line, Indianapolis Olympians. It probably was one of the longest goals of all time in collegiate basketball," reported the AP. They are the only team in college basketball history to accomplish this feat. ", "Behind the Fabulous Five of Ralph Beard, Wah Wah Jones, Alex Groza, Kenny Rollins and Cliff Barker, the 1947-48 Kentucky men's basketball team went 36-3 en route to win the school's first national championship," according to the Kentucky men's basketball media guide. The last team to do so in the SEC was the 200203 Kentucky Wildcats, and before that, the 199596 Kentucky Wildcats. [31] Unfortunately, Manuel was forced to sit out the entire season as the investigation dragged on, essentially leaving the Wildcats in the hands of inexperienced sophomore LeRon Ellis and true freshman Chris Mills. 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