(updated through first 8 home games of 2017 SEC season)
Few visiting teams escape Rupp Arena with a victory. UK has gone undefeated at home quite a number of times in their current confines, including:
Calipari:
2016
2015
2012
2011
2010
Tubby:
2005 (undefeated at home in SEC play, lost to KU)
2003 (undefeated at home in SEC play, lost to Michigan State)
2001 (undefeated at home in SEC play, lost to Penn State)
2000
Pitino:
1996
1993
1991
1990
Sutton:
1986
Hall:
1984
1982 (but did lose at Rupp in SEC Tournament)
1981
1978
But how have specific conference foes (and their coaches) fared?
Alabama: 5-23 in SEC regular season, 1-1 in SEC Tournament
2006 (Mark Gottfried vs. Tubby Smith) - won 68-64 (both were unranked)
2002 (Mark Gottfried vs. Tubby Smith) - won 64-61 (Bama was #14, UK was #8)
1989 (Wimp Sanderson vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 71-67 (both were unranked)
1987 (Wimp Sanderson vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 69-55 (UK was #9)
1980 (C.M. Newton vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 78-64 (UK was #4)
NOTE: They also won in 1982 SEC Championship in Rupp, and lost in 1986 SEC Championship.
Arkansas: 3-11 in SEC regular season, lost in 1993 SEC Tournament
2014 (Mike Anderson vs. John Calipari) - won 71-67 (OT) (UK was #17)
1994 (Nolan Richardson vs. Rick Pitino) - won 90-82 (Ark was #3, UK was #4)
1992 (Nolan Richardson vs. Rick Pitino) - won 105-88 (Ark was #9, UK was #8)
Auburn: 2-26 in SEC regular season, lost in 1982 SEC Tournament
1988 (Sonny Smith vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 53-52 (UK was #1)
1983 (Sonny Smith vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 75-67 (UK was #6)
Florida: 7-34 in SEC regular season
2014 (Billy Donovan vs. John Calipari) - won 69-59 (UF was #3, UK was #14)
2007 (Billy Donovan vs. Tubby Smith) - won 64-61 (UF was #1, UK was #20)
2006 (Billy Donovan vs. Tubby Smith) - won 79-64 (UF was #17, UK was unranked)
1998 (Billy Donovan vs. Tubby Smith) - won 86-78 (UK was #7)
1989 (Norman Sloan vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 59-53 (both were unranked)
1988 (Norman Sloan vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 58-56 (UK was #4)
1985 (Norman Sloan vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 67-55 (both were unranked)
Georgia: 4-35 in SEC regular season
2009 (Pete Herrmann vs. Billy Gillispie) - won 90-85 (both were unranked)
2004 (Dennis Felton vs. Tubby Smith) - won 65-57 (UK was #5)
2002 (Jim Harrick vs. Tubby Smith) - won 88-84 (UK was #8)
1985 (Hugh Durham vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 79-77 (UGA was #18, UK was unranked)
LSU: 5-24 in SEC regular season, 0-2 in SEC Tournament
2009 (Trent Johnson vs. Billy Gillispie) - won 73-70 (LSU was #18, UK was unranked)
1989 (Dale Brown vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 64-62 (both were unranked)
1987 (Dale Brown vs. Eddie Sutton) - won 76-41 (both were unranked)
1980 (Dale Brown vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 65-60 (LSU was #11, UK was #5)
1979 (Dale Brown vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 93-89 (UK was #9)
Mississippi: 1-27 in SEC regular season, 0-2 in SEC Tournament
1998 (Rob Evans vs. Tubby Smith) - won 73-64 (Miss was #18, UK was #7)
Mississippi State: 2-26 in SEC regular season
2009 (Rick Stansbury vs. Billy Gillispie) - won 66-57 (both were unranked)
1995 (Richard Williams vs. Rick Pitino) - won 76-71 (MSU was #23, UK was #4)
Missouri: 0-3 in SEC regular season
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South Carolina: 2-22 in SEC regular season, 0-2 before joining SEC
2009 (Darrin Horn vs. Billy Gillispie) - won 78-77 (UK was #24)
1997 (Eddie Fogler vs. Rick Pitino) - won 72-66 (USC was #6, UK was #3)
Tennessee: 4-36 in SEC regular season, lost 101-40 in 1993 SEC Tournament
2006 (Bruce Pearl vs. Tubby Smith) - won 75-67 (UT was #11, UK was unranked)
1999 (Jerry Green vs. Tubby Smith) - won 47-46 (UK was #6)
1979 (Don DeVoe vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 66-55 (both were unranked)
1977 (Ray Mears vs. Joe B. Hall) - won 71-67 (OT) (UK was #2)
Texas A&M: 1-2 in SEC regular season, won at Rupp pre-SEC in 1978
2013 (Billy Kennedy vs. John Calipari) - won 83-71 (both were unranked)
Vanderbilt: 2-36 in SEC regular season
2007 (Kevin Stallings vs. Tubby Smith) - won 72-67 (UK was #25)
2006 (Kevin Stallings vs. Tubby Smith) - won 57-52 (both were unranked)
So, the teams with the most SEC regular season wins at Rupp:
1) Florida - 7
2) Alabama and LSU - 5
And the teams with the best winning percentage...
1) Texas A&M: 33% (1-2)
2) Arkansas: 21% (3-11)
3) Alabama: 18% (5-23)
And the most successful coaches?
1) Dale Brown. 4 wins (but 14 losses).
2) Billy Donovan. 4 wins (but 15 losses).
3) Norman Sloan. 3 wins (but 6 losses).
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