Kentucky Wildcats basketball history

University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Southeastern Conference (SEC)

Current head coach: Mark Pope (2024-)

• Assoc. HC: Alvin Brooks III (2024-)
• Asst: Cody Fueger (2024-)
• Asst: Jason Hart (2024-)
• Assoc: Mark Fox (2024-)
• DBO: Nick Robinson (2024-)

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Post-Season:

• National Championships:  8  (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
• Final Four Appearances:  17  (1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  42  (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) **
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  61  (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, 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, 2024) **
• NCAAT Overall Record:  132-56 **
• NIT Championships:  2  (1946, 1976)
• NIT Appearances:  8  (1944, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1976, 1979, 2009, 2013)
• NIT Overall Record:  13-6
• Premo-Porretta National Championships:  3  (1934, 1947, 1948)
• Helms Foundation National Championships:  7  (1933, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1978)

Conference Titles (SoCon, SEC):

• SEC Regular Season Championships:  53  (1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 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, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)
• SoCon Regular Season Championships:  2  (1926, 1932)
• SEC Tournament Championships:  31  (1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1952, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  2  (Anthony Davis, 2012; Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• John R. Wooden Award:  2  (Anthony Davis, 2012; Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  2  (Anthony Davis, 2012; Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• AP Player of the Year:  2  (Anthony Davis, 2012; Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• NABC Player of the Year:  1  (Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• Sporting News Player of the Year:  2  (Anthony Davis, 2012; Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)
• AP All-Americans:  53  (last = Oscar Tshiebwe, 2023)
• SEC Player of the Year:  18  (last = Oscar Tshiebwe, 2022)

Kentucky head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Mark Pope	2024-Pres	0-0	0	0	0
John Calipari	2009-24	410-123	6	12	1
Billy Gillispie	2007-09	40-27	0	1	0
Tubby Smith	1997-2007	263-83	7	10	1
Rick Pitino	1989-97	219-50	2	6	1
Eddie Sutton **	1985-89	88-39	1	2	0
Joe B. Hall	1972-85	297-100	8	10	1
Adolph Rupp	1930-72	876-190	28	20	4
John Mauer	1927-30	40-14	0	–	–
Basil Hayden	1926-27	3-13	0	–	–
Ray Eklund	1925-26	15-3	1	–	–
Clarence Applegran	1924-25	13-8	–	–	–
George Buchheit	1919-24	44-27	–	–	–
Andrew Gill	1918-19	6-8	–	–	–
S.A. Boles	1917-18	9-2	–	–	–
J.J. Tigert	1912-13, 16-17	9-9	–	–	–
James Park	1915-16	8-6	–	–	–
Alpha Brummage	1913-15	19-7	–	–	–
E.R. Sweetland	1909-10, 11-12	13-8	–	–	–
H.J. Iddings	1910-11	5-6	–	–	–
J.S Chambers	1907-09	10-10	–	–	–
unknown	1902-04, 05-07	10-21	–	–	–
F.E. Schacht	1904-05	1-4	–	–	–

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.

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