(Updated after their 2017 SEC tournament meeting)
Kentucky and Alabama have a long history in basketball. 147 total games (fewer than only three UK series - Tennessee, Vandy and Georgia).
Alabama has managed a (relatively) decent home mark against the Cats, with 23 wins and 31 losses. The Crimson Tide's home winning percentage against UK is third in SEC history behind Arkansas and Tennessee.
And while their 5-23 mark at Rupp doesn't scream "success," those 5 wins are actually tied for second-most by any opponent in that arena (Florida has 7, LSU also has 5).
Many of the games have had high stakes, as the two teams have met 17 times in the SEC Tournament (fewer than only the 18 against LSU) and once in the NCAA Tournament. UK holds a significant edge in those postseason matchups, at 16-2 overall (15-2 in the SEC Tournament, 1-0 NCAA).
Alabama has an excellent history in SEC basketball as a whole, with 14 combined titles:
- 8 regular season crowns (tied for third with Tennessee, behind UK's 47 and LSU's 11)
- 6 tournament titles (second behind UK's 28)
Only Tennessee (12 combined titles), LSU (12 combined titles), and Florida (11 combined titles) have come close to matching them in the fight against UK's dominance.
Alabama's most famous past coach is Wimp Sanderson. He certainly had some success, especially against Hall, but the best winning percentage by any 'Bama coach against UK (minimum of 10 games)? Believe it or not, that belongs to Mark Gottfried. He was 5-8 against UK, including 5-6 against Tubby, with 2 wins in Rupp.
Let's take a look at the all-time series results...
Kentucky is 110-37 against Alabama (74.8%)
Kentucky is 55-9 at home against Alabama (85.9%)
Rupp Arena: 23-5 (82.1%)
Memorial Coliseum: 17-1 (94.4%)
Alumni Gymnasium: 15-2 (88.2%)
Buell Armory Gym: 0-1 (0%)
Kentucky is 31-23 in Tuscaloosa (57.4%)
Coleman Coliseum (since 1969): 20-17 (54.1%) - UK has never won, nor lost, more than 3 in a row there.
Foster Auditorium (1941-1968): 10-5 (66.7%)
Little Hall (1925, 1936): 1-1 (50%)
Kentucky is 24-5 at neutral sites against Alabama (82.8%)
Birmingham Athletic Club: 5-0 (regular season games from 1933 through 1938)
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 4-0 (won four SEC Tournament games in 1940s, including 1942 title)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 3-0 (all SEC Tournament games - in 1998, 2007 and 2011)
Bridgestone Arena / Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville): 4-0 (all SEC Tournament games - in 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2017)
Garrett Coliseum (Montgomery): 2-1 (won in 1958 and 1960, lost in 1956)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 2-1 (all SEC Tournament games...won in 1979, lost in 1983, won 1992 title)
The Omni (Atlanta): 1-0 (1986 NCAA Tournament)
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville): 1-0 (1984 SEC Tournament)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 1-0 (1998 regular season)
Rupp Arena: 1-1 (lost 1982 SEC Tournament Championship, won 1986 SEC Tournament Championship)
Birmingham City Auditorium: 0-2 (1939 and 1940 regular season games)
By type of game:
SEC regular season home games: 53-7
SEC regular season road games: 31-22
SEC regular season neutral games: 8-3
Total SEC regular season record: 92-32
Pre-SEC regular season home games: 2-2
Pre-SEC regular season road games: 0-1
Overall regular season record: 94-35
SEC Tournament games: 15-2
NCAA Tournament games: 1-0
Postseason record: 16-2
By UK coach:
John Calipari: 12-2 (5-0 home, 3-2 road, 4-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie: 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 road)
Tubby Smith: 8-5 (2-2 home, 2-3 road, 1-0 in Louisville, 3-0 in SECT)
Rick Pitino: 9-2 (5-0 home, 3-2 road, 1-0 SECT)
Eddie Sutton: 7-3 (2-2 home, 3-1 road, 1-0 SECT, 1-0 NCAAT)
Joe B. Hall: 18-12 (11-2 home, 5-8 road, 2-2 SECT)
Adolph Rupp: 53-10 (28-1 home, 14-6 road, 5-2 in Birmingham, 2-1 in Montgomery, 4-0 in SECT)
John Mauer: 0-1 (home in 1929)
Ray Eklund: 1-0 (home in 1926)
Clarence Applegran: 0-1 (road in 1925)
George Buchheit: 0-1 (home in 1923)
By opposing coach:
Avery Johnson (since 2016): 0-5 against Kentucky (all against Calipari)
Anthony Grant (2010-15): 2-7 against Kentucky (all against Calipari)
Mark Gottfried (1999-2009): 5-8 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Billy G, 5-6 vs. Tubby)
David Hobbs (1993-98): 0-7 against Kentucky (all against Pitino)
Wimp Sanderson (1981-92): 11-18 against Kentucky (2-4 vs. Pitino, 3-7 vs. Sutton, 6-7 vs. Hall)
CM Newton (1969-80): 7-18 against Kentucky (6-11 vs. Hall, 1-7 vs. Rupp)
Hayden Riley (1961-68): 3-9 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Eugene Lambert (1945, 1948, 1957-60): 0-6 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Johnny Dee (1954-56): 1-2 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Floyd Burdette (1947-52): 0-10 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Hank Crisp (1925-42, 1946): 6-20 against Kentucky (4-19 vs. Rupp, 1-0 vs. Mauer, 0-1 vs. Eklund, 1-0 vs. Applegran)
Malcom Laney (1945): 0-1 against Kentucky (Rupp)
Paul Burnum (1943): 1-1 against Kentucky (Rupp)
Charlie Bernier (1923): 1-0 against Kentucky (Buchheit)
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