List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons

History

Overall
Years of basketball	109
First season	1903
Head coaches (all-time)	22
All Games
All-time record	2060-646-1
20+ win seasons	55
30+ win seasons	12
Home Games
Rupp Arena	465-60
Memorial Coliseum	307-38
Alumni Gym	247-24
SEC Games
SEC Record	999-296
SEC Regular Season Championships	44 (1933, 1934, 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, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010)
SEC Tournament Championships	27 (1921, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	51
NCAA W-L record	105-45
Sweet Sixteen	42 (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, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011)
Elite Eight	33 (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)
Final Four	14 (1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011)
NCAA Championships	7 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998)
Accurate as of March 26th, 2011

Season-by-Season Results

The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments.

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
WWH Mustaine (1902–1903)
1902-03	WWH Mustaine	1-2	—	—	—
WWH Mustaine:		1-2	-
Unnamed (1903–1909)
1903-04	Unnamed	1-4	—	—	—
1904-05	Unnamed	1-4	—	—	—
1905-06	Unnamed	5-9	—	—	—
1906-07	Unnamed	3-6	—	—	—
1907-08	Unnamed	5-6	—	—	—
1908-09	Unnamed	5-4	—	—	—
Unnamed:		20-33	-
Edwin Sweetland (1909–1910)
1909-10	Edwin Sweetland	4-8	—	—	—
Edwin Sweetland:		4-8	-
Harold Iddings (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1911)
1910-11	Harold Iddings	5-6	—	—	—
Harold Iddings:		5-6	-
Edwin Sweetland (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1912)
1911-12	Edwin Sweetland	9-0	—	—	—
Edwin Sweetland:		13-8	-
John J. Tigert (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1912–1913)
1912-13	Edwin Sweetland	5-3	—	—	—
John J. Tigert:		5-3	-
Alpha Brumage (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1915)
1913-14	Alpha Brumage	12-2	—	—	—
1914-15	Alpha Brumage	7-5	—	—	—
Alpha Brumage:		19-7	-
James Park (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1916)
1915-16	James Park	8-6	—	—	—
James Park:		8-6	-
William P. Tuttle (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1917)
1916-17	William P. Tuttle	4-6	—	—	—
William P. Tuttle:		4-6	-
Stanley A. Boles (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1918)
1917-18	Stanley A. Boles	9-2-1	—	—	—
Stanley A. Boles:		9-2-1	-
Andrew Gill (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918–1919)
1918-19	Andrew Gill	6-8	—	—	—
Andrew Gill:		9-2	-
George Buchheit (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921)
1919-20	George Buchheit	5-7	—	—	—
1920-21	George Buchheit	13-1	—	—	—
George Buchheit (Southern) (1921–1924)
1921-22	George Buchheit	10-5	3-1	3rd	—
1922-23	George Buchheit	3-10	0-5	18th	—
1923-24	George Buchheit	13-3	6-2	5th	—
George Buchheit:		44-27	9-8
Clarence Applegran (Southern) (1924–1925)
1924-25	Clarence Applegran	13-8	6-2	3rd	—
Clarence Applegran:		13-8	6-2
Ray Eklund (Southern) (1925–1926)
1925-26	Ray Eklund	15-3	8-0	1st	—
Ray Eklund:		15-3	8-0
Basil Hayden (Southern) (1926–1927)
1926-27	Basil Hayden	3-13	1-6	18th	—
Basil Hayden:		3-13	1-6
John Mauer (Southern) (1927–1929)
1927-28	John Mauer	12-6	8-1	3rd	—
1928-29	John Mauer	12-5	7-4	6th	—
1929-30	John Mauer	16-3	9-1	3rd	—
John Mauer:		40-14	24-6
Adolph Rupp (Southern) (1930–1932)
1930-31	Adolph Rupp	15-3	8-2	4th	—
1931-32	Adolph Rupp	15-2	9-1	1st	—
Adolph Rupp (Southeastern) (1932–1972)
1932-33	Adolph Rupp	21-3	8-0	1st
1933-34	Adolph Rupp	16-1	11-0	1st
1934-35	Adolph Rupp	19-2	11-0	1st
1935-36	Adolph Rupp	15-6	6-2	2nd
1936-37	Adolph Rupp	17-5	5-3	1st
1937-38	Adolph Rupp	13-5	6-0	2nd
1938-39	Adolph Rupp	16-4	5-2	1st
1939-40	Adolph Rupp	15-6	4-4	1st
1940-41	Adolph Rupp	17-8	8-1	2nd
1941-42	Adolph Rupp	19-6	6-2	1st	Final Four
1942-43	Adolph Rupp	17-6	8-1	2nd
1943-44	Adolph Rupp	19-2	-	1st	NIT Final Four
1944-45	Adolph Rupp	22-4	5-0	1st	First Round
1945-46	Adolph Rupp	28-2	6-0	1st	NIT Champions
1946-47	Adolph Rupp	34-3	11-0	1st	NIT Runner-up
1947-48	Adolph Rupp	36-3	9-0	1st	National Champions
1948-49	Adolph Rupp	32-2	13-0	1st	National Champions
1949-50	Adolph Rupp	25-5	11-2	1st	NIT First Round
1950-51	Adolph Rupp	32-2	14-0	1st	National Champions
1951-52	Adolph Rupp	29-3	14-0	1st	Elite Eight
1952-53	No season
1953-54	Adolph Rupp	25-0	14-0	1st
1954-55	Adolph Rupp	23-3	12-2	1st	First Round
1955-56	Adolph Rupp	20-6	12-2	2nd	Elite Eight
1956-57	Adolph Rupp	23-5	12-2	1st	Elite Eight
1957-58	Adolph Rupp	23-6	12-2	1st	National Champion
1958-59	Adolph Rupp	24-3	12-2	2nd	First Round
1959-60	Adolph Rupp	18-7	10-4	3rd
1960-61	Adolph Rupp	19-9	10-4	2nd	Elite Eight
1961-62	Adolph Rupp	23-3	13-1	1st	Elite Eight
1962-63	Adolph Rupp	16-9	8-6	5th
1963-64	Adolph Rupp	21-6	11-3	1st	First Round
1964-65	Adolph Rupp	15-10	10-6	5th
1965-66	Adolph Rupp	27-2	15-1	1st	National Runner-up
1966-67	Adolph Rupp	13-13	8-10	5th
1967-68	Adolph Rupp	22-5	15-3	1st	Elite Eight
1968-69	Adolph Rupp	23-5	16-2	1st	Elite Eight
1969-70	Adolph Rupp	26-2	17-1	1st	Elite Eight
1970-71	Adolph Rupp	22-6	16-2	1st	First Round
1971-72	Adolph Rupp	21-7	14-4	1st	Elite Eight
Adolph Rupp:		876-190	415-77
Joe B. Hall (Southeastern) (1972–1985)
1972-73	Joe B. Hall	20-8	14-4	1st	Elite Eight
1973-74	Joe B. Hall	13-13	9-9	4th
1974-75	Joe B. Hall	26-5	15-3	1st	National Runner-up
1975-76	Joe B. Hall	20-10	11-7	4th	NIT Champion
1976-77	Joe B. Hall	26-4	16-2	1st	Elite Eight
1977-78	Joe B. Hall	30-2	16-2	1st	National Champion
1978-79	Joe B. Hall	19-12	10-8	6th	NIT First Round
1979-80	Joe B. Hall	29-6	15-3	1st	Sweet Sixteen
1980-81	Joe B. Hall	22-6	15-3	2nd	Round of 32
1981-82	Joe B. Hall	29-6	15-3	1st	Round of 32
1982-83	Joe B. Hall	23-8	13-5	1st	Elite Eight
1983-84	Joe B. Hall	29-5	14-4	1st	Final Four
1984-85	Joe B. Hall	18-13	11-7	4th	Sweet 16
Joe B. Hall:		297-100	174-58
Eddie Sutton (Southeastern) (1985–1989)
1985-86	Eddie Sutton	32-4	17-1	1st	Elite Eight
1986-87	Eddie Sutton	18-11	10-8	4th	First Round
1987-88	Eddie Sutton	25-5†	13-5	1st
1988-89	Eddie Sutton	13-19	8-10	6th
Eddie Sutton:		88-39	48-24
Rick Pitino (Southeastern) (1989–1997)
1989-90	Rick Pitino	14-14	10-8	-
1990-91	Rick Pitino	22-6	14-4	-
1991-92	Rick Pitino	29-7	12-4	2nd	Elite Eight
1992-93	Rick Pitino	30-4	13-3	2nd	Final Four
1993-94	Rick Pitino	27-7	12-4	2nd	Round of 32
1994-95	Rick Pitino	28-5	14-2	1st	Elite Eight
1995-96	Rick Pitino	34-2	16-0	1st	National Champion
1996-97	Rick Pitino	35-5	13-3	2nd	National Runner-up
Rick Pitino:		219-50	104-28
Tubby Smith (Southeastern) (1997–2007)
1997-98	Tubby Smith	35-4	14-2	1st	National Champion
1998-99	Tubby Smith	28-9	11-5	3rd	Elite Eight
1999-2000	Tubby Smith	23-10	12-4	1st	Round of 32
2000-01	Tubby Smith	24-10	12-4	1st	Sweet Sixteen
2001-02	Tubby Smith	22-10	10-6	2nd	Sweet Sixteen
2002-03	Tubby Smith	32-4	16-0	1st	Elite Eight
2003-04	Tubby Smith	27-5	13-3	2nd	Round of 32
2004-05	Tubby Smith	28-6	14-2	1st	Elite Eight
2005-06	Tubby Smith	22-13	9-7	5th	Round of 32
2006-07	Tubby Smith	22-12	9-7	4th	Round of 32
Tubby Smith:		263-83	120-40
Billy Gillispie (Southeastern) (2007–2009)
2007-08	Billy Gillispie	18-13	12-4	2nd	First Round
2008-09	Billy Gillispie	22-14	8-8	5th	NIT Elite Eight
Billy Gillispie:		40-27	20-12
John Calipari (Southeastern) (2009–present)
2009-10	John Calipari	35-3	14-2	1st	Elite Eight
2010-11	John Calipari	29-9	10-6	3rd	Final Four
John Calipari:		64-12	24-8
Total:		2,052-646-1
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season & conference tournament champion Conference division champion

† indicates the three victories from the NCAA Tournament vacated in the 1988 season as part of NCAA Sanctions. Was also stripped of SEC regular season and tournament championships.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky

Arenas – State College Gymnasium (1903-14) • Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910-24) • Alumni Gymnasium (1924–50) • Memorial Coliseum (1950–76) • Rupp Arena (1976–)

Coaches – Sweetland • Iddings • Sweetland • Tigert • Brumage • Tigert • Boles • Gill • Buchheit • Applegran • Eklund • Hayden • Mauer • Rupp • Hall • Sutton • Pitino • Smith • Gillispie • Calipari

Honored Players – Hayden • Sale • Edwards • Brannum • Parkinson • Tingle • Beard • Groza • Jones • Spivey • Hagan • Ramsey • Burrow • Hatton • Cox • Nash • Jaracz • Riley • Dampier • Issel • Pratt • Grevey • Givens • Robey • Macy • Bowie • Turpin • K. Walker • Chapman • Farmer • Feldhaus • Pelphrey • Woods • Ford • Mashburn • Delk • McCarty • A. Walker • Mercer • Sheppard • Padgett • Prince • Bogans • Hayes • Rondo • Meeks • Patterson • Cousins • Wall • Knight

National Championships

NCAA pre-tournament awarded championship – 1933
NCAA tournament champions – 1948 • 1949 • 1951 • 1958 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998
NIT champions – 1946 • 1976

SIAA Championships

Conference tournament champions – 1921

Southern Conference Championships

Conference regular season champions – 1926 • 1932

Southeastern Conference Championships

Tournament champions – 1933 • 1937 • 1939 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1984 • 1986 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 • 2004 • 2010 • 2011

Regular season champions – 1933 • 1935 • 1937 • 1939 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 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 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2010

Seasons

1902-03 • 1903-04 • 1904-05 • 1905-06 • 1906-07 • 1907-08 • 1908-09 • 1909-10 • 1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913-14 • 1914-15 • 1915-16 • 1916-17 • 1917-18 • 1918-19 • 1919-20 • 1920-21 • 1921-22 • 1922-23 • 1923-24 • 1924-25 • 1925-26 • 1926-27 • 1927-28 • 1928-29 • 1929-30 • 1930-31 • 1931-32 • 1932-33 • 1933-34 • 1934-35 • 1935-36 • 1936-37 • 1937-38 • 1938-39 • 1939-40 • 1940-41 • 1941-42 • 1942-43 • 1943-44 • 1944-45 • 1945-46 • 1946-47 • 1947-48 • 1948-49 • 1949-50 • 1950-51 • 1951-52 • 1952-53 • 1953-54 • 1954-55 • 1955-56 • 1956-57 • 1957-58 • 1958-59 • 1959-60 • 1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1965-66 • 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-2000 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12