(updated through 2016)
UK has reached 17 Final Fours. Like every other important statistical measure, this one places UK high on the national list - behind only UNC and UCLA. Let's take a look at UK's results in national semifinals and title games.
Semifinals: UK is 12-5 (70.6%)
Wins: Holy Cross (1948), Illinois (1949 and 1951), Temple (1958), Duke (1966), Syracuse (1975), Arkansas (1978), UMass (1996), Minnesota (1997), Stanford (1998), Louisville (2012), Wisconsin (2014)
Losses: Dartmouth (1942), Georgetown (1984), Michigan (1993), UConn (2011), Wisconsin (2015)
In the seeded era: 5-4 (55.6%)
As a #1 seed: 3-3 (50%) - won in 96, 97 and 12; lost in 84, 93 and 15
Note: UK has only played one team seeded lower than #3 in a national semifinal - 4-seeded Louisville in 2012.
All-time semifinal team:
C Bill Spivey - 28 points in '51
F Alex Groza - 50 points combined in '48 and '49
F Jack Givens - 47 points combined in '75 and '78
G Jeff Sheppard - 27 points in '98
G Louie Dampier - 23 points in '66
Honorable mention - Anthony Davis - 18 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks in 2012
National title games: UK is 8-4 (67%)
Wins: Baylor (48), Oklahoma State (49), Kansas State (51), Seattle (58), Duke (78), Syracuse (96), Utah (98), Kansas (12)
Losses: UTEP (66), UCLA (75), Arizona (97), UConn (14)
In the seeded era: 3-2 (60%)
As a #1 seed: 2-1 (67%)
Note: In the seeded era, UK has met a 7 seed (UConn), two 4s (Syracuse and Arizona), a 3 (Utah) and a 2 (Kansas).
All-time title team:
C Bill Spivey - 22 points in '51
F Alex Groza - 25 points in '49
F Jack Givens - 41 points in '78
G Tony Delk - 24 points in '96
G Vernon Hatton - 30 points in '58
Honorable mention: James Young with 20 points and 7 boards in the loss to UConn, Anthony Davis had 6/16/6 against Kansas, Doron Lamb had 22 points.
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
Monday, March 26, 2012
12 Coaching Matchups in UK/UofL Rivalry History
(updated through 2016)
UK and UofL are both storied programs (though of course, the former more than the latter). They both have had success under multiple head coaches.
The biggest names are as follows...
For UK:
Adolph Rupp (6 Final Fours, 4 NCAA titles)
Joe B. Hall (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Tubby Smith (1 Final Four, 1 NCAA title)
John Calipari (4 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
For UofL:
Bernard "Peck" Hickman (1 Final Four)
Denny Crum (6 Final Fours, 2 NCAA titles)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
There have been twelve different coaching matchups in the rivalry's history. Here's the rundown....
UK's John Tigert vs. UofL's Von Wolther: 1-0 (1913)
UK's Alpha Brumage vs. player-coached UofL squad: 3-1 (1914, 1915)
UK's James Park vs. UofL's Ed Bowman: 1-1 (1916)
UK's George Buchheit vs. UofL's John O'Rourke: 2-0 (1922)
UK's Adolph Rupp vs. UofL's Peck Hickman: 2-1 (1948, 1951, 1959)
UK's Joe B. Hall vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1983, 1984)
UK's Eddie Sutton vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 3-1 (1985-1988)
UK's Rick Pitino vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 6-2 (1989-1996)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1997-2001)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 4-2 (2001-2006)
UK's Billy Gillispie vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 0-2 (2008, 2009)
UK's John Calipari vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 8-2 (2010-2016)
As you can see, only one matchup in the history of the rivalry (Gillispie vs. Pitino) went in favor of the Cardinals.
Overall records for coaches with multiple matchups in the rivalry
Rick Pitino: 12-14 (6-2 for UK, 6-12 for UofL)
Denny Crum: 7-13 (all with UofL)
Tubby Smith: 6-2 (all with UK)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
UK and UofL are both storied programs (though of course, the former more than the latter). They both have had success under multiple head coaches.
The biggest names are as follows...
For UK:
Adolph Rupp (6 Final Fours, 4 NCAA titles)
Joe B. Hall (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Tubby Smith (1 Final Four, 1 NCAA title)
John Calipari (4 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
For UofL:
Bernard "Peck" Hickman (1 Final Four)
Denny Crum (6 Final Fours, 2 NCAA titles)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
There have been twelve different coaching matchups in the rivalry's history. Here's the rundown....
UK's John Tigert vs. UofL's Von Wolther: 1-0 (1913)
UK's Alpha Brumage vs. player-coached UofL squad: 3-1 (1914, 1915)
UK's James Park vs. UofL's Ed Bowman: 1-1 (1916)
UK's George Buchheit vs. UofL's John O'Rourke: 2-0 (1922)
UK's Adolph Rupp vs. UofL's Peck Hickman: 2-1 (1948, 1951, 1959)
UK's Joe B. Hall vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1983, 1984)
UK's Eddie Sutton vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 3-1 (1985-1988)
UK's Rick Pitino vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 6-2 (1989-1996)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1997-2001)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 4-2 (2001-2006)
UK's Billy Gillispie vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 0-2 (2008, 2009)
UK's John Calipari vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 8-2 (2010-2016)
As you can see, only one matchup in the history of the rivalry (Gillispie vs. Pitino) went in favor of the Cardinals.
Overall records for coaches with multiple matchups in the rivalry
Rick Pitino: 12-14 (6-2 for UK, 6-12 for UofL)
Denny Crum: 7-13 (all with UofL)
Tubby Smith: 6-2 (all with UK)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
Saturday, March 24, 2012
UK's sweet win over IU, by the numbers
A few notes on the most intriguing numbers from our Sweet 16 triumph:
1) 102 points scored:
- most for UK in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1996 (110 in first round versus San Jose State)
- most for UK in regulation of a Sweet 16 or later matchup since 1993 (106 in Elite 8 versus Florida State)
- the record for UK in tournament games: 113 (vs. Mt. St. Mary's in 1995)
- the record for UK in any game: 143 (vs. Georgia in 1956)
2) 90 points allowed:
- most for UK opponent in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1992 (98 in second round by Iowa State)
- most for UK opponent in regulation of ANY game since 2009 (102 in early-season OOC game by Sam Houston State)
- the record for an opponent in a tournament game: 107 (by Western Kentucky in 1971 - UK lost 107-83)
- the record for an opponent in any game: 150 (by Kansas in 1989 - UK lost 150-95)
3) 192 points combined:
- most in regulation of any UK NCAA tournament game since 1992 (204 in 106-98 win over Iowa State)
- most in regulation of any UK game of ANY sort since 2009 (194 in 102-92 win over Sam Houston State)
- the record for a tournament game: 208 (109-99 UK win over Notre Dame in 1970)
- the record for any game: 245 (150-95 UK loss against Kansas in 1989)
4) Only 14 combined turnovers (6 by UK, 8 by IU) in spite of the breakneck pace:
- UK and its opponents actually played equally clean games, or even more so, a few times this year.
- However, it was the fewest combined turnovers I could find in any UK NCAA tournament game dating back to at least the mid-1980s. It might be a record.
5) UK hit 35 of 37 free throws, for an astonishing 95% as a team.
- By now you probably already know this is an NCAA tournament record percentage for any team with 35+ attempts.
- In addition, UK has not attempted so many free throws since the infamous referee-challenged UofL game earlier this season.
- UK has not MADE so many free throws in ANY game since a December, 1987 win over Cincinnati (also hit 35, out of 41). And the last time they made more was against Auburn all the way back in 1981 (36 of 49).
6) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, as part of his superb all-around game, hit a perfect 10 of 10 from the line.
- The last time a UK player shot 10 or more free throws in a game, and made them all, was also against IU: Brandon Knight 12/11/10, in an 81-62 victory at Rupp. He made 10 of 10 as well.
1) 102 points scored:
- most for UK in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1996 (110 in first round versus San Jose State)
- most for UK in regulation of a Sweet 16 or later matchup since 1993 (106 in Elite 8 versus Florida State)
- the record for UK in tournament games: 113 (vs. Mt. St. Mary's in 1995)
- the record for UK in any game: 143 (vs. Georgia in 1956)
2) 90 points allowed:
- most for UK opponent in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1992 (98 in second round by Iowa State)
- most for UK opponent in regulation of ANY game since 2009 (102 in early-season OOC game by Sam Houston State)
- the record for an opponent in a tournament game: 107 (by Western Kentucky in 1971 - UK lost 107-83)
- the record for an opponent in any game: 150 (by Kansas in 1989 - UK lost 150-95)
3) 192 points combined:
- most in regulation of any UK NCAA tournament game since 1992 (204 in 106-98 win over Iowa State)
- most in regulation of any UK game of ANY sort since 2009 (194 in 102-92 win over Sam Houston State)
- the record for a tournament game: 208 (109-99 UK win over Notre Dame in 1970)
- the record for any game: 245 (150-95 UK loss against Kansas in 1989)
4) Only 14 combined turnovers (6 by UK, 8 by IU) in spite of the breakneck pace:
- UK and its opponents actually played equally clean games, or even more so, a few times this year.
- However, it was the fewest combined turnovers I could find in any UK NCAA tournament game dating back to at least the mid-1980s. It might be a record.
5) UK hit 35 of 37 free throws, for an astonishing 95% as a team.
- By now you probably already know this is an NCAA tournament record percentage for any team with 35+ attempts.
- In addition, UK has not attempted so many free throws since the infamous referee-challenged UofL game earlier this season.
- UK has not MADE so many free throws in ANY game since a December, 1987 win over Cincinnati (also hit 35, out of 41). And the last time they made more was against Auburn all the way back in 1981 (36 of 49).
6) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, as part of his superb all-around game, hit a perfect 10 of 10 from the line.
- The last time a UK player shot 10 or more free throws in a game, and made them all, was also against IU: Brandon Knight 12/11/10, in an 81-62 victory at Rupp. He made 10 of 10 as well.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Helms Titles for North Carolina? Kansas? UK?
(updated through 2016)
If you want more information on the Helms Foundation, the easiest place to start for a simple explanation is the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helms_Athletic_Foundation
To briefly summarize, a bunch of people got together in 1936 and decided to retroactively award national titles to basketball and football teams, back to 1901 and 1883 respectively. They then continued to award titles until they dissolved in 1982, in spite of the fact that the NCAA was already doing so in a more official capacity beginning in 1939.
The main reason it's a big deal is because Kansas and North Carolina actually like to get ahead by claiming their Helms titles. Kentucky, meanwhile, was also awarded a couple Helms titles but only claims its official NCAA banners.
Here are a couple lists I compiled, showing that UK would be perfectly happy to count Helms (but they don't bother)...
Official NCAA list:
1) UCLA - 11
2) UK - 8
3) UNC - 5
3) IU - 5
3) DUKE - 5
6) UCONN - 4
7) KU - 3
7) UofL - 3
With Helms titles added (and years added in parentheses):
1) UCLA - 11
2) UK - 10 (1933, 1954)
3) UNC - 6 (1924)
4) KU - 5 (1922, 1923)
4) IU - 5
4) DUKE - 5
7) UCONN - 4
7) WISCONSIN - 4 (1912, 1914, 1916)
9) LOUISVILLE - 3
9) SYRACUSE - 3 (1918, 1926)
9) COLUMBIA - 3 (1904, 1905, 1910)
9) CHICAGO - 3 (1907, 1908, 1909)
The biggest beneficiaries would be Wisconsin, Syracuse, Columbia and Chicago, which otherwise receive no major attention as top historical basketball programs. Of course Kansas would also jump a couple rungs on the ladder of blue bloods, and UNC would break its tie with IU and Duke.
If you want more information on the Helms Foundation, the easiest place to start for a simple explanation is the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helms_Athletic_Foundation
To briefly summarize, a bunch of people got together in 1936 and decided to retroactively award national titles to basketball and football teams, back to 1901 and 1883 respectively. They then continued to award titles until they dissolved in 1982, in spite of the fact that the NCAA was already doing so in a more official capacity beginning in 1939.
The main reason it's a big deal is because Kansas and North Carolina actually like to get ahead by claiming their Helms titles. Kentucky, meanwhile, was also awarded a couple Helms titles but only claims its official NCAA banners.
Here are a couple lists I compiled, showing that UK would be perfectly happy to count Helms (but they don't bother)...
Official NCAA list:
1) UCLA - 11
2) UK - 8
3) UNC - 5
3) IU - 5
3) DUKE - 5
6) UCONN - 4
7) KU - 3
7) UofL - 3
With Helms titles added (and years added in parentheses):
1) UCLA - 11
2) UK - 10 (1933, 1954)
3) UNC - 6 (1924)
4) KU - 5 (1922, 1923)
4) IU - 5
4) DUKE - 5
7) UCONN - 4
7) WISCONSIN - 4 (1912, 1914, 1916)
9) LOUISVILLE - 3
9) SYRACUSE - 3 (1918, 1926)
9) COLUMBIA - 3 (1904, 1905, 1910)
9) CHICAGO - 3 (1907, 1908, 1909)
The biggest beneficiaries would be Wisconsin, Syracuse, Columbia and Chicago, which otherwise receive no major attention as top historical basketball programs. Of course Kansas would also jump a couple rungs on the ladder of blue bloods, and UNC would break its tie with IU and Duke.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Undefeated seasons in SEC men's basketball history
Updated through 2016
There have been a total of 24 undefeated regular seasons in the history of SEC men's basketball (1932-33 to now). No surprise, Kentucky owns 15 of them.
1933 Kentucky = 8-0
1934 Kentucky = 11-0
1935 Kentucky = 11-0
1935 LSU = 12-0 (also "national champions" although they only had to win 1 game for it)
1937 Georgia Tech = 10-0
1938 Kentucky = 6-0
1944 Georgia Tech = 2-0
1944 Tulane = 4-0
1946 LSU = 8-0
1946 Kentucky = 6-0
1947 Kentucky = 11-0
1948 Kentucky = 9-0
1949 Kentucky = 13-0
1951 Kentucky = 14-0
1952 Kentucky = 14-0
1953 LSU = 13-0
1954 LSU = 14-0
1954 Kentucky = 14-0
1956 Alabama = 14-0
1996 Kentucky = 16-0
2003 Kentucky = 16-0
2012 Kentucky = 16-0
2014 Florida = 18-0
2015 Kentucky = 18-0
Among those 24 teams, only 9 went on to also win the SEC tournament and complete a truly perfect conference season. It's important to note that four teams (1953 LSU, 1954 LSU, 1954 Kentucky, 1956 Alabama) didn't get to play in a tournament because league tournaments weren't held from 1953 through 1978. So to be truly accurate, 9 of 20 possible teams have completed the entire gauntlet.
Here are the seven clean SEC sweeps:
1933 Kentucky = 12-0
1946 Kentucky = 10-0
1947 Kentucky = 15-0
1948 Kentucky = 13-0
1949 Kentucky = 17-0
1952 Kentucky = 18-0
2003 Kentucky = 19-0
2014 Florida = 21-0
2015 Kentucky = 21-0
There have been a total of 24 undefeated regular seasons in the history of SEC men's basketball (1932-33 to now). No surprise, Kentucky owns 15 of them.
1933 Kentucky = 8-0
1934 Kentucky = 11-0
1935 Kentucky = 11-0
1935 LSU = 12-0 (also "national champions" although they only had to win 1 game for it)
1937 Georgia Tech = 10-0
1938 Kentucky = 6-0
1944 Georgia Tech = 2-0
1944 Tulane = 4-0
1946 LSU = 8-0
1946 Kentucky = 6-0
1947 Kentucky = 11-0
1948 Kentucky = 9-0
1949 Kentucky = 13-0
1951 Kentucky = 14-0
1952 Kentucky = 14-0
1953 LSU = 13-0
1954 LSU = 14-0
1954 Kentucky = 14-0
1956 Alabama = 14-0
1996 Kentucky = 16-0
2003 Kentucky = 16-0
2012 Kentucky = 16-0
2014 Florida = 18-0
2015 Kentucky = 18-0
Among those 24 teams, only 9 went on to also win the SEC tournament and complete a truly perfect conference season. It's important to note that four teams (1953 LSU, 1954 LSU, 1954 Kentucky, 1956 Alabama) didn't get to play in a tournament because league tournaments weren't held from 1953 through 1978. So to be truly accurate, 9 of 20 possible teams have completed the entire gauntlet.
Here are the seven clean SEC sweeps:
1933 Kentucky = 12-0
1946 Kentucky = 10-0
1947 Kentucky = 15-0
1948 Kentucky = 13-0
1949 Kentucky = 17-0
1952 Kentucky = 18-0
2003 Kentucky = 19-0
2014 Florida = 21-0
2015 Kentucky = 21-0
UK has won 22 straight overall, 22 straight against SEC teams
The NCAA record for most consecutive conference victories (counting both regular season and tournament) is owned by Kentucky - 64 straight from 1945 to 1950.
The current team owns a 22-game streak against the SEC - the final three games of 2011, the three games of the 2011 SEC tournament, and the 16 regular season games this year.
Here are the top streaks in SEC history:
1) UK 1945-1950 = 64 straight
2) UK 1952-1955 = 34
3) UK 1950-1951 = 29
4) LSU 1953-1954 = 27 (bookended by losses to UK)
5) UK 1995-1996 = 26
6) UK 1932-1934 = 23
7) Current streak = 22
8) UK 2003-2004 = 21
The current team owns a 22-game streak against the SEC - the final three games of 2011, the three games of the 2011 SEC tournament, and the 16 regular season games this year.
Here are the top streaks in SEC history:
1) UK 1945-1950 = 64 straight
2) UK 1952-1955 = 34
3) UK 1950-1951 = 29
4) LSU 1953-1954 = 27 (bookended by losses to UK)
5) UK 1995-1996 = 26
6) UK 1932-1934 = 23
7) Current streak = 22
8) UK 2003-2004 = 21
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Most impressive regular season run at the top since...?
Being #1 obviously puts a target on your back, and this UK team has withstood the pressure unlike many in recent seasons. This week, UK will remain #1 for the 7th consecutive AP poll.
Over the last few years, a number of teams have put together equal or better streaks:
2005-06 Duke = preseason #1, plus 10 additional weeks
2007-08 UNC = preseason #1, plus 10 additional weeks
2008-09 UNC = preseason #1, plus 7 additional weeks
2009-10 KU = preseason #1, plus 8 additional weeks
2010-11 Duke = preseason #1, plus 9 additional weeks
The obvious caveat here: all of the above streaks began at the season's outset, when it's arguably easier to retain the #1 ranking against an often-shoddy non-conference schedule. Sure you might be tested in an early-season tournament or in-state rivalry game, but you won't be challenged as consistently as you are during the conference schedule.
Therefore, I think you have to go back to 2004-05 to find a run at the top more striking than this Kentucky team. That year's Illinois team stayed at #1 for a remarkable 15 weeks through the heart of the season, before going on to lose in the national title game.
Over the last few years, a number of teams have put together equal or better streaks:
2005-06 Duke = preseason #1, plus 10 additional weeks
2007-08 UNC = preseason #1, plus 10 additional weeks
2008-09 UNC = preseason #1, plus 7 additional weeks
2009-10 KU = preseason #1, plus 8 additional weeks
2010-11 Duke = preseason #1, plus 9 additional weeks
The obvious caveat here: all of the above streaks began at the season's outset, when it's arguably easier to retain the #1 ranking against an often-shoddy non-conference schedule. Sure you might be tested in an early-season tournament or in-state rivalry game, but you won't be challenged as consistently as you are during the conference schedule.
Therefore, I think you have to go back to 2004-05 to find a run at the top more striking than this Kentucky team. That year's Illinois team stayed at #1 for a remarkable 15 weeks through the heart of the season, before going on to lose in the national title game.
Congrats to the Cats: First set of objectives complete
1) First 30-win regular season in Kentucky history.
2) Third 16-0 SEC team of all-time (all by UK teams - 1996, 2003, 2012).
3) This team's streak of 22 straight wins is the sixth-longest single-season winning streak in UK history (record is 27), and the eighth-longest overall (including those spanning multiple seasons, record is 32).
4) Will remain #1 in the AP poll for the seventh straight week (UK's longest streak since 11 consecutive weeks during the 1977-78 season).
2) Third 16-0 SEC team of all-time (all by UK teams - 1996, 2003, 2012).
3) This team's streak of 22 straight wins is the sixth-longest single-season winning streak in UK history (record is 27), and the eighth-longest overall (including those spanning multiple seasons, record is 32).
4) Will remain #1 in the AP poll for the seventh straight week (UK's longest streak since 11 consecutive weeks during the 1977-78 season).
Friday, March 2, 2012
Bombs Away on Senior Day
1) UK hit 15 of 27 three-point field goal attempts last night in their 79-49 destruction of hapless Georgia.
In that sense, it was almost a throwback game to the Pitino era, because:
- only once has a Cal team hit 15+ threes (15/33 against ETSU in the 2010 NCAA First Round)
- neither of Gillispie's squads hit 15+
- only once did a Tubby team ever hit 15+ (16/32 against Tulane in Freedom Hall, 2002)
...but Pitino's teams, due to a combination of strategy and (at times in the earlier years) desperation, were flinging up massive numbers from behind the arc.
The overall team record: 21 made threes (out of 48) in a 1989 loss to North Carolina
The most recent date with more than 15: January 2nd, 2002 against Tulane (16 of 32)
The Senior Day record: 20 made threes (out of 35) in the 1995 obliteration (127-80) of LSU
2) Darius Miller hit 5 of 9 three-point attempts in his final game in Rupp Arena.
This was 1 away from his career high of 6 made threes against South Carolina in 2011.
The overall record for any UK player: 10 made threes (out of 15) by Jodie Meeks at UT in 2009
The most recent date with more than 6: December 22nd, 2010 against Winthrop (Lamb hit 7 of 8)
The Senior Day record: 6 made threes (out of 8) by Tony Delk in the same LSU beatdown from 1995
3) Six different Wildcats hit threes - even Anthony Davis!
Miller had 5, Lamb and Wiltjer 3 each, Teague 2, Davis and MKG one each.
Our Cats have actually topped this a fair number of times in history.
The overall record for any UK team: 9 players made a total of 16 threes against Tulane 1/2/02 (Prince, Hawkins, Fitch, Bogans, Carruth, Carrier, Hayes, Estill, Heissenbuttel)
The most recent date with more than 6: the same 2002 Tulane game
The Senior Day record: 7 different players, twice (3/4/95 vs LSU, 3/2/91 vs Auburn)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
In that sense, it was almost a throwback game to the Pitino era, because:
- only once has a Cal team hit 15+ threes (15/33 against ETSU in the 2010 NCAA First Round)
- neither of Gillispie's squads hit 15+
- only once did a Tubby team ever hit 15+ (16/32 against Tulane in Freedom Hall, 2002)
...but Pitino's teams, due to a combination of strategy and (at times in the earlier years) desperation, were flinging up massive numbers from behind the arc.
The overall team record: 21 made threes (out of 48) in a 1989 loss to North Carolina
The most recent date with more than 15: January 2nd, 2002 against Tulane (16 of 32)
The Senior Day record: 20 made threes (out of 35) in the 1995 obliteration (127-80) of LSU
2) Darius Miller hit 5 of 9 three-point attempts in his final game in Rupp Arena.
This was 1 away from his career high of 6 made threes against South Carolina in 2011.
The overall record for any UK player: 10 made threes (out of 15) by Jodie Meeks at UT in 2009
The most recent date with more than 6: December 22nd, 2010 against Winthrop (Lamb hit 7 of 8)
The Senior Day record: 6 made threes (out of 8) by Tony Delk in the same LSU beatdown from 1995
3) Six different Wildcats hit threes - even Anthony Davis!
Miller had 5, Lamb and Wiltjer 3 each, Teague 2, Davis and MKG one each.
Our Cats have actually topped this a fair number of times in history.
The overall record for any UK team: 9 players made a total of 16 threes against Tulane 1/2/02 (Prince, Hawkins, Fitch, Bogans, Carruth, Carrier, Hayes, Estill, Heissenbuttel)
The most recent date with more than 6: the same 2002 Tulane game
The Senior Day record: 7 different players, twice (3/4/95 vs LSU, 3/2/91 vs Auburn)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
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