1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1950–51 record	32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

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 Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000.

NCAA basketball tournament

Mideast
- Kentucky 79, Louisville 68
- Kentucky 59, St. John's, New York 43
Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 74
- Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58

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Awards and honors

Bill Spivey, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in the 1951 NBA Draft.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1951
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

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[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1951

[Tourney_History-2] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & Lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana
People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history
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 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1950–51 record	32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum