The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...
in the 1995–96
college basketball
College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...
season. Coached by
Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level ...
over the
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...
Orangemen, 76–67.
Also known as "The Untouchables", nine players from the 1995–96 team eventually played in the
NBA. These players were
Derek Anderson,
Tony Delk,
Walter McCarty,
Ron Mercer,
Nazr Mohammed,
Mark Pope,
Jeff Sheppard,
Wayne Turner, and
Antoine Walker. The 1995–96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.
Roster
Schedule
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SEC tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
Awards and honors
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Tony Delk,
NCAA Men's MOP Award
Players drafted into the NBA
References
External links
Official Site
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Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four 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 ...
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