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College Basketball - Southeastern Conference
Kentucky Wildcats
Location: Lexington, KY
University Founded: 1865
Enrollment: 27,209
Nickname: Wildcats
Mascot:
Blue / The Wildcat / Scratch
School Colors:
Blue and white
Joined the SEC: 1932
Varsity Teams: 22
U. President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr
Director of Athletics:
Mtch Barnhart
Basketball Head Coach:
Billy Gillispie
Conference Titles:
Reg. Sea: 1933, '35, '37, '39, '40, '42, '44 to '52, '54, '55, '57, '58, '62, '64, '66, '68 to '73, '75, '77, '78, '80, '82 to '84, '86, '95, '96, '98, 2000, '01, '03, '05
Tournament: 1933, '37, '39, '40, '42, '44 to '50, '52, '84, '86, '88, '92 to '95, '97 to '99, 2001, '03, '04
Basketball Arena: Rupp Arena
Current Capacity: 23,500
First Year of Basketball: 1903 |
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is one of the charter members of the SEC, being member since 1932.
The Wildcats is definitely the strongest team in the conference and the winningest team in the history of college basketball, accomplishing the amazing amounts of 27 SEC tournament titles and 44 regular season championships.
They're also the team with most appearances in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, getting to their 50th in this 2007-08 season and owning 7 tournament championships.
The Widcats have reached the Final Four 13 times in their history. They have also been invited 7 times to the NIT tournament, winning 2 of them.
The team has had a long list of oustanding players and coaches in its history, having retired 36 jerseys for players and three for coaches. |
Kentucky 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 6 |
Central Arkansas |
W 67-40 |
1-0 |
| November 7 |
Gardner-Webb |
L 84-68 |
1-1 |
| November 21 |
Liberty |
W 80-54 |
2-1 |
| November 24 |
Texas Southern |
W 83-35 |
3-1 |
| November 27 |
Stony Brook |
W 62-52 |
4-1 |
| December 1 |
No. 2 North Carolina |
L 86-77 |
4-2 |
| December 8 |
at No. 15 Indiana |
L 70-51 |
4-3 |
| December 15 |
UAB |
L 79-76 |
4-4 |
| December 18 |
at Houston |
L 83-69 |
4-5 |
| December 22 |
Tennessee Tech |
W 69-47 |
5-5 |
| December 29 |
San Diego |
L 81-72 |
5-6 |
| December 31 |
Florida International |
W 92-49 |
6-6 |
| January 5 |
Louisville |
L 89-75 |
6-7 |
| January 12 |
No. 12 Vanderbilt |
W 79-73 |
7-7 (1-0) |
| January 15 |
at Mississippi State |
L 69-64 |
7-8 (1-1) |
| January 19 |
at Florida |
L 81-70 |
7-9 (1-2) |
| January 22 |
No. 5 Tennessee |
W 72-66 |
8-9 (2-2) |
| January 26 |
South Carolina |
W 78-70 |
9-9 (3-2) |
| February 2 |
at Georgia |
W 63-58 |
10-9 (4-2) |
| February 6 |
at Auburn |
W 66-63 |
11-9 (5-2) |
| February 9 |
Alabama |
W 62-52 |
12-9 (6-2) |
| February 12 |
at No. 19 Vanderbilt |
L 93-52 |
12-10 (6-3) |
| February 16 |
at LSU |
W 67-63 |
13-10 (7-3) |
| February 19 |
Georgia |
W 61-55 |
14-10 (8-3) |
| February 23 |
Arkansas |
W 63-58 |
15-10 (9-3) |
| February 27 |
Mississippi |
W 58-54 |
16-10 (10-3) |
| March 2 |
at No. 1 Tennessee |
L 63-60 |
16-11 (10-4) |
| March 5 |
at South Carolina |
W 71-63 |
17-11 (11-4) |
| March 9 |
Florida |
W 75-70 |
18-11 (12-4) |
| March 14 |
Georgia |
Postponed |
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| March 15 |
Georgia |
L 60-56 |
18-12 (12-4) |
| March 20 |
at No. 24 Marquette |
L 74-66 |
18-13 |
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