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Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Seasons
This is a complete list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball teams seasons, from their first season in 1903 to present. Season-by-season results The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons, with records and notable accomplishments. Notes : Due to several Kentucky players found to be involved in a point-shaving scandal, the NCAA banned the school from the 1953 NCAA tournament and asked its member institutions to boycott playing the Wildcats. Thus, Kentucky's 1952—53 season was cancelled. : After defeating LSU in a one-game playoff to win the 1954 SEC championship, three Kentucky players were ruled ineligible for the postseason because they had graduated in 1953 (when UK was banned from competing). As a result, Kentucky declined an invitation to the NCAA Tournament in protest ...
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Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. It has eight NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA championships, the best List of teams with the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, all-time winning percentage, and the most List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, all-time victories. For their success, Kentucky has claimed to be "The Greatest Tradition in the History of College Basketball." The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope. Adolph Rupp first brought Kentucky to national prominence, winning four NCAA titles. Since then, Joe B. Hall, Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith, and John Calipari each won a national championship, making Kentucky the only school with five coaches to win NCAA championships and placing it second only to UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA for most titles. Kentucky has fin ...
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Premo-Porretta Power Poll
The Premo-Porretta Power Poll is a retroactive end-of-year ranking for American college basketball teams competing in the 1895–96 through the 1947–48 seasons. The Premo-Porretta Polls are intended to serve collectively as a source of information regarding the relative standings of college basketball teams within given seasons during the early decades of the sport. No systematic end-of-season national tournament existed in college basketball until the founding of the National Invitation Tournament in 1938 and the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Tournament in 1939, the latter of which determines the NCAA champion for a given season. Furthermore, no regular, recognized national polling took place for college basketball prior to the establishment of the Associated Press poll and the coaches poll in the 1948–49 and 1950–51 seasons, respectively. Background Patrick Premo, a professor ''emeritus'' of accounting at St. Bonaventure University, and Phil Porrett ...
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1951 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1951 NCAA basketball tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1951, and ended with the championship game on March 27 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A total of 18 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 68–58 victory over Kansas State, coached by Jack Gardner. This NCAA tournament was the first with a 16-team field. Only the championship and third place games were held in Minneapolis, while the semifinals were held in the respective regional sites; similar to previous years. A true "Final 4" (semifinals and final at same location) debuted the following year. The twelve-team National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was held the previous week in New York City at Madison Square Garden, with its championship on Saturday, ...
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1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team 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 Memorial Coliseum. Two members of this team eventually returned to Kentucky as athletic director: Cliff Hagan from 1975 to 1988, and C. M. Newton, Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA tournament NCAA basketball tournament *Mideast **Kentucky 79, Louisville 68 **Kentucky 59, St. John's, New York 43 *Final Four **Kentucky 76, 1950–51 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Illinois 74 **Kentucky 68, 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Kansas State 58 Rankings Awards and honors * Bill Spivey – consensus first-team 1951 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, All-American Team players drafted into the NBA *No one from the Wildcats men's tea ...
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1950 National Invitation Tournament
The 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley in both finals. Four participants in the 1950 NIT (Bradley, CCNY, Kentucky and Long Island University) were later implicated in the CCNY point shaving scandal. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s)
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1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeast Conference. The head coach was Adolph Rupp and the team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium (University of Kentucky), Alumni Gymnasium for the final season. The Wildcats won SEC regular season and tournament championships. After losing to eventual 1950 National Invitation Tournament, National Invitation Tournament champion 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, CCNY, Kentucky finished the season with a record of 25–5 (11–2 SEC). C. M. Newton, Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, SEC Tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, National Invitation Tournament Rankings Team players drafted into the NBA *No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in ...
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1949 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1949 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 46–36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Locations The following were the sites selected to host each round of the 1949 tournament: Regionals ;March 18 and 19 :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) ;March 21 and 22 :East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) Championship Game ;March 26: :Hec Edmundson Pavilion, S ...
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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team 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. Roster NCAA tournament *East ** Kentucky 85, Villanova 72 *Final Four **Kentucky 76, Illinois 47 *Finals ** Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36 Rankings Awards and honors Team players drafted into the NBA References {{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ... NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons 1948 in sports in ...
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1948 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1948 NCAA basketball tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in New York City. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 58–42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Locations The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1948 tournament: Regionals ;March 19 and 20 :East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) Championship Game ;March 23: :Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metro ...
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1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, also known as the Fabulous Five, 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 tournament championship. NCAA tournament *East ** Kentucky 76, Columbia 53 *Final Four **Kentucky 60, Holy Cross 52 *Championship ** Kentucky 58, Baylor 42 Awards and honors Team players drafted into the NBA Fabulous Five Though the Fabulous Five referred to the whole team during the 1947–1948 season, five players stood out in particular: Ralph Beard (guard), Alex Groza (center), Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones (forward), Cliff Barker (forward), and Kenny Rollins (guard). Following the successful 1947–1948 season at UK, all five competed as a unit and won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Rollins graduated but the other four retur ...
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1947 National Invitation Tournament
The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The Utah Utes won the tournament, led by Wataru Misaka. Misaka later joined the New York Knicks and became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball. In the championship game against the Kentucky Wildcats, Utah held star Ralph Beard to a single point. Beard later pleaded guilty for his part in the 1951 NCAA point shaving scandal. Selected teams Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1940s)
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1946 National Invitation Tournament
The 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1940s)
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