(updated through 2017 NCAA Tournament)
Kentucky and UCLA have now met 3 times in the tournament:
1975 - Wooden's last UCLA team beats Joe B. Hall's Cats in the title game, 92-85. Their 10th title (1995 is the only one since).
1998 - Tubby Smith's first UK team smacks Steve Lavin's Bruins around in a Sweet 16 matchup on the way to the Wildcats' 7th title.
2017 - Calipari's Wildcats knocked off Alford's Bruins in the Sweet 16, and then...we'll see!
Of course, these two programs are 1 (UCLA - 11) and 2 (UK - 8) in championships.
But UK dominates the college scene in so many other areas - overall wins and winning percentage, tournament wins and winning percentage, etc. etc. etc.
Still, since Calipari took over at UK, the games have been odd.
The Cats handed UCLA an embarrassment of a beatdown in Chicago in late 2014, 83-44 (after a truly unreal 41-7 halftime lead).
And then, in late 2015, they blew it at Pauley Pavilion against a subpar squad, losing by 10. UK didn't amount to much in 2015-16, falling in the second round to IU, but UCLA was even worse...they didn't even sniff the tournament. This was a bad loss.
Finally, a pair of matchups in the 2016-17 season. In the regular season meeting at Rupp, Kentucky put up absolutely NO defensive fight. UK fell by 5, and it didn't really feel that close.
The Cats exacted revenge in March, taking out UCLA 86-75 in the Sweet 16 behind 39 points from De'Aaron Fox.
Let's take a look at the history of this series.
Overall, UK is 8-6 (57.1%) against UCLA.
Kentucky is 2-1 in home games against UCLA (66.7%)
Memorial Coliseum: 2-0 (100%) - won in 1951 and 1961
Rupp Arena: 0-1 (0%) - lost in 2016
Kentucky is 1-1 in road games against UCLA (50%)
Los Angeles Sports Arena: 1-0 (100%) - won in 1959
Pauley Pavilion: 0-1 (0%) - lost in 2015
Kentucky is 5-4 at neutral sites against UCLA (55.6%)
FedExForum (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - won South Regional Semifinal in 2017
United Center (Chicago): 1-0 (100%) - won CBS Sports Classic in 2014...that UK team barely fell short of an undefeated season
Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg): 1-0 (100%) - won South Regional Semifinal in 1998...that UK team won the national title
Eugenio Guerro Sports Complex (Puerto Rico): 1-0 (100%) - won 3rd place game in 1998 Puerto Rico Shootout
The Pond (Anaheim): 1-1 (50%) - won John Wooden Classic in 2003, lost in 1994
Lahaina Civic Center (Maui): 0-1 (0%) - lost Maui Classic semifinal in 2006...that UCLA team went to the Final Four
Madison Square Garden (New York): 0-1 (0%) - lost Coaches vs Cancer Classic in 2000
San Diego Sports Arena: 0-1 (0%) - lost NCAA Championship game in 1975
By Kentucky coach...
John Calipari: 2-2 against UCLA (0-1 home, 0-1 road, 2-0 neutral)
Tubby Smith: 3-2 against UCLA (all neutral sites, including 1-0 NCAA tournament)
Rick Pitino: 0-1 against UCLA ("neutral site" - the Pond)
Joe B. Hall: 0-1 against UCLA ('75 title)
Adolph Rupp: 3-0 against UCLA (2-0 home, 1-0 road)
By UCLA coach...
Steve Alford: 2-2 against UK (all vs. Calipari)
Ben Howland: 1-1 against UK (both vs. Smith)
Steve Lavin: 1-2 against UK (all vs. Smith)
Jim Harrick: 1-0 against UK (Pitino)
John Wooden: 1-3 against UK (1-0 vs. Hall, 0-3 vs. Rupp)
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Thursday, March 23, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Kentucky coaching records in SEC regular season home games
Kentucky's total record in SEC regular home games?
So, what's Kentucky's total record in SEC regular season games at Rupp Arena?
306-38 (89.0%)
In other words, they win more than 8 out of every 9 times. What about by individual coach?
Calipari at Rupp: 66-3 (95.7%)
2010: 8-0
2011: 8-0
2012: 8-0
2013: 8-1
2014: 7-2
2015: 9-0
2016: 9-0
2017: 9-0
Billy G at Rupp: 12-4 (75%)
2008: 8-0
2009: 4-4
Tubby at Rupp: 67-12 (84.8%)
1998: 5-2 (also beat Alabama at Freedom Hall)
1999: 7-1
2000: 8-0
2001: 8-0
2002: 6-2
2003: 8-0
2004: 7-1
2005: 8-0
2006: 4-4
2007: 6-2
Pitino at Rupp: 60-4 (93.8%)
1990: 9-0
1991: 9-0
1992: 7-1
1993: 8-0
1994: 6-1 (also beat Ole Miss at Freedom Hall)
1995: 7-1
1996: 8-0
1997: 6-1 (also beat Vandy at Riverfront Coliseum)
Sutton at Rupp: 28-7 (80%)
1986: 9-0
1987: 6-2 (also beat Georgia at Freedom Hall)
1988: 7-2
1989: 6-3
Hall at Rupp: 73-8 (90.1%)
1977: 8-1
1978: 9-0
1979: 7-2
1980: 7-2
1981: 9-0
1982: 9-0 (but lost at Rupp in SEC tourn.)
1983: 8-1
1984: 9-0
1985: 7-2
Hall at Memorial: 31-5 (86.1%)
1973: 8-1
1974: 6-3
1975: 9-0
1976: 8-1
Hall's career total: 104-13 (88.9%)
Rupp at Memorial:
1951: 7-0 (also beat Ole Miss in Owensboro)
1952: 7-0 (also beat Georgia in Louisville)
1953: N/A
1954: 7-0 (also beat Georgia Tech in Louisville, Georgia in Owensboro)
1955: 7-1 (also beat LSU in Memorial in December '54...unclear whether this was an SEC game or not)
1956: 7-0 (also beat Georgia in Louisville)
1957: 7-0
1958: 7-0
1959: 7-0
1960: 5-2
1961: 7-0
1962: 6-1
1963: 4-3
1964: 7-0
1965: 7-1
1966: 8-0
1967: 5-3
1968: 8-0
1969: 9-0
1970: 9-0
1971: 9-0
1972: 9-0
Not only does Calipari have the best mark of any UK coach at Rupp Arena...it's even better than Adolph Rupp's home SEC record at Memorial Coliseum (150-12, 92.6%) and only a little bit behind Rupp's home SEC record at Alumni Gym (an absurd 71-2, 97.3%).
Rupp's overall home SEC record was 221-14 (94%).
So, what's Kentucky's total record in SEC regular season games at Rupp Arena?
306-38 (89.0%)
In other words, they win more than 8 out of every 9 times. What about by individual coach?
Calipari at Rupp: 66-3 (95.7%)
2010: 8-0
2011: 8-0
2012: 8-0
2013: 8-1
2014: 7-2
2015: 9-0
2016: 9-0
2017: 9-0
Billy G at Rupp: 12-4 (75%)
2008: 8-0
2009: 4-4
Tubby at Rupp: 67-12 (84.8%)
1998: 5-2 (also beat Alabama at Freedom Hall)
1999: 7-1
2000: 8-0
2001: 8-0
2002: 6-2
2003: 8-0
2004: 7-1
2005: 8-0
2006: 4-4
2007: 6-2
Pitino at Rupp: 60-4 (93.8%)
1990: 9-0
1991: 9-0
1992: 7-1
1993: 8-0
1994: 6-1 (also beat Ole Miss at Freedom Hall)
1995: 7-1
1996: 8-0
1997: 6-1 (also beat Vandy at Riverfront Coliseum)
Sutton at Rupp: 28-7 (80%)
1986: 9-0
1987: 6-2 (also beat Georgia at Freedom Hall)
1988: 7-2
1989: 6-3
Hall at Rupp: 73-8 (90.1%)
1977: 8-1
1978: 9-0
1979: 7-2
1980: 7-2
1981: 9-0
1982: 9-0 (but lost at Rupp in SEC tourn.)
1983: 8-1
1984: 9-0
1985: 7-2
Hall at Memorial: 31-5 (86.1%)
1973: 8-1
1974: 6-3
1975: 9-0
1976: 8-1
Hall's career total: 104-13 (88.9%)
Rupp at Memorial:
1951: 7-0 (also beat Ole Miss in Owensboro)
1952: 7-0 (also beat Georgia in Louisville)
1953: N/A
1954: 7-0 (also beat Georgia Tech in Louisville, Georgia in Owensboro)
1955: 7-1 (also beat LSU in Memorial in December '54...unclear whether this was an SEC game or not)
1956: 7-0 (also beat Georgia in Louisville)
1957: 7-0
1958: 7-0
1959: 7-0
1960: 5-2
1961: 7-0
1962: 6-1
1963: 4-3
1964: 7-0
1965: 7-1
1966: 8-0
1967: 5-3
1968: 8-0
1969: 9-0
1970: 9-0
1971: 9-0
1972: 9-0
Not only does Calipari have the best mark of any UK coach at Rupp Arena...it's even better than Adolph Rupp's home SEC record at Memorial Coliseum (150-12, 92.6%) and only a little bit behind Rupp's home SEC record at Alumni Gym (an absurd 71-2, 97.3%).
Rupp's overall home SEC record was 221-14 (94%).
Sunday, February 12, 2017
The longest home winning streaks in college basketball history (and UK history)
(updated through 3/3/17)
Kentucky is the winningest program in college basketball history, and have been immensely successful at home. Now and then, you'll hear about a school like Kansas racking up another long home streak. But no one ever comes close to UK's all-time NCAA record of 129 home wins in a row.
On January 2nd, 1943, UK lost in Alumni Gym to Ohio State. They went on to play 84 more home games at Alumni, the last in February, 1950. ALL were wins.
Then they moved into Memorial Coliseum, and the streak continued. 45 MORE wins, for a total of 129. They didn't lose until January 8th, 1955, against conference foe (at that time) Georgia Tech. And it was a narrow 1-point defeat!
That's right. Twelve years and six days without a home loss. It's unlikely to ever be topped.
Longest home winning streaks in NCAA history:
1) Kentucky - 129 games (1943-1955, ended by Georgia Tech)
2) St. Bonaventure - 99 games (1948-61, ended by Niagara).
3) UCLA won 98 straight at home during their prime (1970-76, ended by Oregon). That is the most recent streak of 80+ games.
4) Cincinnati won 84 in a row at home, also during their heyday (1957-64, ended by Kansas).
5) (tie) Both Arizona (1945-51) and Marquette (1967-73) won 81 in a row at home.
Notes on other prominent schools:
- Kansas' longest streak at Allen Fieldhouse is 69 games (2007-11).
- Duke's longest at Cameron Indoor is 46 (1997-2000), but they currently hold a 132-game winning streak in home non-conference games. Most of those have come against garbage opponents, but I'll begrudgingly grant that it's a very impressive mark.
- Indiana's longest streak at Assembly Hall is 50 games.
Here are the longest home streaks in Kentucky history...
1) 129 games
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Venues: Alumni Gym (84 games) and Memorial Coliseum (45 games)
Loss that preceded it: 1/2/1943 vs. Ohio State
First win: 1/4/1943 vs. Fort Knox
Last win: 12/30/1954 vs. St. Louis
Loss that ended it: 1/8/1955 vs. Georgia Tech (59-58)
Highlights during the streak: Where to start? This era was when UK basketball truly arrived on the scene. Championships in 1948, 1949 and 1951. Elite Eights in 1945 and 1952.
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (1950), Kansas (1950), UCLA (1951), Duke (1953)
2) 54 games
Coach: John Calipari
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 3/4/2009 vs. Georgia (Senior Day)
First win: 11/13/2009 vs. Morehead State
Last win: 11/23/2012 vs. Long Island
Loss that ended it: 12/1/2012 vs. Baylor (64-55)
Highlights during the streak: 2012 National Champions, 2010 and 2011 Final Fours. First college program to reach 2000 wins (vs. Drexel 12/21/09)
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (2009), Indiana (2010), North Carolina (2011)
3) 42 games
Coach: John Calipari
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 2/27/2014 vs. Arkansas
First win: 3/4/2014 vs. Alabama (Senior Day)
Last win: 11/25/2016 vs. Tennessee-Martin
Loss that ended it: 12/3/2016 vs. UCLA (97-92)
Highlights during the streak: 2014 Final Four, the near-undefeated 2015 season
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (2014)
4) 40 games (regular season, official home games only - 30 if you count tournament games)
Coach: Joe B. Hall
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 1/28/1980 vs. LSU
First win: 2/2/1980 vs. Tennessee
Last win: 1/5/1983 vs. LSU
Loss that ended it: 1/15/1983 vs. Auburn (75-67)
Important note about this streak: UK lost not once but TWICE at Rupp during this streak, but the losses were a 1980 NCAA Tournament game against Duke and the 1982 SEC Tournament Championship game against Alabama. If you count those as home losses (which they weren't, officially), then the longest part of the streak was actually 30 games (between the Duke and Alabama games).
5) 39 games
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Venue: Alumni Gym
Loss that preceded it: 1/2/1933 vs. Ohio State
First win: 1/10/1933 vs. South Carolina
Last win: 2/21/1936 vs. Creighton
Loss that ended it: 2/22/1936 vs. Creighton (31-29, the day after beating the same team by 30 points)
Note about this streak: it began in the first season of Southeastern Conference play, at a time when Sewanee, Tulane and Georgia Tech were in the SEC
6) 30 games (regular season, official home games only - 33 if you count tournament games)
Coach: Rick Pitino
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 1/25/1992 vs. Arkansas
First win: 1/29/1992 vs. Ole Miss
Last win: 2/2/1994 vs. Alabama
Loss that ended it: 2/9/1994 vs. Arkansas (90-82)
Highlights during the streak: 1992 Elite Eight run by the Unforgettables, 1993 Final Four
Important note about this streak: UK also won the 1993 SEC Tournament at Rupp, which would add 3 games to the "Rupp streak" but not the "home streak."
What about Kentucky's home SEC streaks?
1) 69 games (1939-55) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
2) 49 games (1967-73) under Rupp and Hall - ended against Vanderbilt
3) 33 games (1955-60) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
4) 28 games (2014-present) under Calipari
5) 24 games (2010-13) under Calipari - ended against Texas A&M
6) (tie) 22 games (1980-82) under Hall, 22 games (1989-92) under Sutton and Pitino, 22 games (1999-2002) under Tubby
And finally, UK's non-conference home streaks?
1) 78 games (1943-55) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
2) 39 games (1991-97) under Pitino - ended against Louisville
3) 36 games (2012-16) under Calipari - ended against UCLA
4) 34 games (2008-12) under Gillispie and Calipari - ended against Baylor
5) 29 games (1979-84) under Hall - ended against Southern Methodist
Kentucky is the winningest program in college basketball history, and have been immensely successful at home. Now and then, you'll hear about a school like Kansas racking up another long home streak. But no one ever comes close to UK's all-time NCAA record of 129 home wins in a row.
On January 2nd, 1943, UK lost in Alumni Gym to Ohio State. They went on to play 84 more home games at Alumni, the last in February, 1950. ALL were wins.
Then they moved into Memorial Coliseum, and the streak continued. 45 MORE wins, for a total of 129. They didn't lose until January 8th, 1955, against conference foe (at that time) Georgia Tech. And it was a narrow 1-point defeat!
That's right. Twelve years and six days without a home loss. It's unlikely to ever be topped.
Longest home winning streaks in NCAA history:
1) Kentucky - 129 games (1943-1955, ended by Georgia Tech)
2) St. Bonaventure - 99 games (1948-61, ended by Niagara).
3) UCLA won 98 straight at home during their prime (1970-76, ended by Oregon). That is the most recent streak of 80+ games.
4) Cincinnati won 84 in a row at home, also during their heyday (1957-64, ended by Kansas).
5) (tie) Both Arizona (1945-51) and Marquette (1967-73) won 81 in a row at home.
Notes on other prominent schools:
- Kansas' longest streak at Allen Fieldhouse is 69 games (2007-11).
- Duke's longest at Cameron Indoor is 46 (1997-2000), but they currently hold a 132-game winning streak in home non-conference games. Most of those have come against garbage opponents, but I'll begrudgingly grant that it's a very impressive mark.
- Indiana's longest streak at Assembly Hall is 50 games.
Here are the longest home streaks in Kentucky history...
1) 129 games
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Venues: Alumni Gym (84 games) and Memorial Coliseum (45 games)
Loss that preceded it: 1/2/1943 vs. Ohio State
First win: 1/4/1943 vs. Fort Knox
Last win: 12/30/1954 vs. St. Louis
Loss that ended it: 1/8/1955 vs. Georgia Tech (59-58)
Highlights during the streak: Where to start? This era was when UK basketball truly arrived on the scene. Championships in 1948, 1949 and 1951. Elite Eights in 1945 and 1952.
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (1950), Kansas (1950), UCLA (1951), Duke (1953)
2) 54 games
Coach: John Calipari
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 3/4/2009 vs. Georgia (Senior Day)
First win: 11/13/2009 vs. Morehead State
Last win: 11/23/2012 vs. Long Island
Loss that ended it: 12/1/2012 vs. Baylor (64-55)
Highlights during the streak: 2012 National Champions, 2010 and 2011 Final Fours. First college program to reach 2000 wins (vs. Drexel 12/21/09)
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (2009), Indiana (2010), North Carolina (2011)
3) 42 games
Coach: John Calipari
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 2/27/2014 vs. Arkansas
First win: 3/4/2014 vs. Alabama (Senior Day)
Last win: 11/25/2016 vs. Tennessee-Martin
Loss that ended it: 12/3/2016 vs. UCLA (97-92)
Highlights during the streak: 2014 Final Four, the near-undefeated 2015 season
Victories over blue bloods: North Carolina (2014)
4) 40 games (regular season, official home games only - 30 if you count tournament games)
Coach: Joe B. Hall
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 1/28/1980 vs. LSU
First win: 2/2/1980 vs. Tennessee
Last win: 1/5/1983 vs. LSU
Loss that ended it: 1/15/1983 vs. Auburn (75-67)
Important note about this streak: UK lost not once but TWICE at Rupp during this streak, but the losses were a 1980 NCAA Tournament game against Duke and the 1982 SEC Tournament Championship game against Alabama. If you count those as home losses (which they weren't, officially), then the longest part of the streak was actually 30 games (between the Duke and Alabama games).
5) 39 games
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Venue: Alumni Gym
Loss that preceded it: 1/2/1933 vs. Ohio State
First win: 1/10/1933 vs. South Carolina
Last win: 2/21/1936 vs. Creighton
Loss that ended it: 2/22/1936 vs. Creighton (31-29, the day after beating the same team by 30 points)
Note about this streak: it began in the first season of Southeastern Conference play, at a time when Sewanee, Tulane and Georgia Tech were in the SEC
6) 30 games (regular season, official home games only - 33 if you count tournament games)
Coach: Rick Pitino
Venue: Rupp Arena
Loss that preceded it: 1/25/1992 vs. Arkansas
First win: 1/29/1992 vs. Ole Miss
Last win: 2/2/1994 vs. Alabama
Loss that ended it: 2/9/1994 vs. Arkansas (90-82)
Highlights during the streak: 1992 Elite Eight run by the Unforgettables, 1993 Final Four
Important note about this streak: UK also won the 1993 SEC Tournament at Rupp, which would add 3 games to the "Rupp streak" but not the "home streak."
What about Kentucky's home SEC streaks?
1) 69 games (1939-55) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
2) 49 games (1967-73) under Rupp and Hall - ended against Vanderbilt
3) 33 games (1955-60) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
4) 28 games (2014-present) under Calipari
5) 24 games (2010-13) under Calipari - ended against Texas A&M
6) (tie) 22 games (1980-82) under Hall, 22 games (1989-92) under Sutton and Pitino, 22 games (1999-2002) under Tubby
And finally, UK's non-conference home streaks?
1) 78 games (1943-55) under Rupp - ended against Georgia Tech
2) 39 games (1991-97) under Pitino - ended against Louisville
3) 36 games (2012-16) under Calipari - ended against UCLA
4) 34 games (2008-12) under Gillispie and Calipari - ended against Baylor
5) 29 games (1979-84) under Hall - ended against Southern Methodist
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. Alabama all-time (25 different coaches, 17 different arenas)
(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)
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)
Kentucky basketball vs. Georgia all-time (26 different coaches, 20 different arenas)
(Updated through regular season matchups in 2017)
Let's get to the numbers...
Kentucky is 123-26 overall against Georgia (82.6%). Their only better marks against SEC opponents? Missouri (100%), Ole Miss (89%), Auburn (83.6%), and MSU (82.9%).
The only opponents UK has played more than 149 games against? Tennessee (222) and Vanderbilt (189).
Kentucky is 60-5 at home vs. Georgia (92.3%)
Rupp Arena: 35-4 (89.7%) - the only losses were in 1985, 2002, 2004 and 2009
Memorial Coliseum: 19-0 (100%)
Alumni Gymnasium: 6-0 (100%)
Buell Armory Gym: 0-1 (0%) - loss was in 1923
Kentucky is 42-17 on the road at Georgia (71.2%)
Stegeman Coliseum (since 1965): 35-14 (71.4%) - longest winning streak there is 7, longest losing streak is 3
Woodruff Hall (1926-1964): 7-2 (77.8%) - losses were in 1931 and 1950
Moss Auditorium (1925): 0-1 (0%)
Kentucky is 21-4 at neutral sites vs. Georgia (84%)
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament wins in 1943, 1944, and 1950, plus regular season wins in 1952 and 1956
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 2-0 (100%) - 2004 and 2014 SEC Tournament games
The Omni (Atlanta): 2-0 (100%) - two regular season neutral site games in 1979 and 1988
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - 1997 SEC Tournament Title game
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - 2016 SEC Tournament
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - 1984 SEC Tournament
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville): 1-0 (100%) - 1940 SEC Tournament Championship
Owensboro Sportscenter: 1-0 (100%) - 1954 regular season game
Municipal Auditorium (Columbus, Georgia): 1-0 (100%) - 1960 regular season
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge): 1-0 (100%) - 1988 SEC Tournament Championship (vacated)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Atlanta): 2-1 (66.7%) - regular season wins in 1958 and 1962, and the "Tornado game" loss in the 2008 SEC Tournament
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 3-2 (60%) - won 1921 SIAA Tournament Championship, lost in 1925 Southern Conference Tournament, won in 1926 Southern Conference Tournament, won in 1928 Southern Conference Tournament, lost in 1929 Southern Conference Tournament
Freedom Hall: 0-1 (0%) - lost in December 1986 under Sutton
By type of game:
SEC regular season home: 59-4
SEC regular season road: 40-15
SEC regular season neutral: 8-1
SEC regular season overall: 106-20
Pre-SEC regular season home: 1-1
Pre-SEC regular season road: 2-2
Regular season overall: 109-23
SEC Tournament: 10-1
Southern Conference Tournament: 2-2
SIAA Conference Tournament: 1-0
Postseason overall: 13-3
By UK coach:
John Calipari: 13-2 (7-0 home, 4-2 road, 2-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie: 3-2 (1-1 home, 2-0 road, 0-1 SECT)
Tubby Smith: 16-5 (8-2 home, 7-3 road, 1-0 SECT)
Rick Pitino: 15-2 (8-0 home, 6-2 road, 1-0 SECT)
Eddie Sutton: 6-3 (3-0 home, 1-2 road, 1-1 neutral, 1-0 SECT)
Joe B. Hall: 23-4 (12-1 home, 9-3 road, 1-0 neutral, 1-0 SECT)
Adolph Rupp: 41-4 (20-0 home, 11-4 road, 6-0 neutral, 4-0 SECT)
John Mauer: 3-1 (1-0 home, 1-0 road, 1-1 SoCon Tournament)
Ray Eklund (1926): 2-0 (1-0 road, 1-0 SoCon Tournament)
Clarence Applegran (1925): 0-2 (0-1 road, 0-1 SoCon Tournament)
George Buchheit (1921, 1923): 1-1 (0-1 home, 1-0 SIAA Tournament)
By opposing coach:
Mark Fox (since 2010): 2-13 against Kentucky (all against Calipari)
Pete Herrmann (interim '09): 1-0 against Kentucky (vs. Billy G)
Dennis Felton (2004-09): 4-9 against Kentucky (3-6 vs. Tubby, 1-3 vs. Billy G)
Jim Harrick (2000-03): 2-6 against Kentucky (all against Tubby)
Ron Jirsa (1998-99): 0-4 against Kentucky (all against Tubby)
Tubby Smith (1996-97): 0-5 against Kentucky (all against Pitino)
Hugh Durham (1979-95): 8-28 against Kentucky (2-10 vs. Pitino, 3-6 vs. Sutton, 3-12 vs. Hall)
John Guthrie (1974-78): 1-9 against Kentucky (all against Hall)
Ken Rosemond (1966-73): 2-14 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Hall, 2-12 vs. Rupp)
Red Lawson (1952-65): 0-15 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Jim Whatley (1949-51): 0-4 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Ralph Jordan (1946-49): 0-4 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Elmer Lampe (1940-45): 0-7 against Kentucky (all against Rupp)
Harry Mehre (1931): 1-0 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Herman Stegeman (1921-30): 4-6 against Kentucky (1-1 vs. Buchheit, 2-0 vs. Applegran, 0-2 vs. Eklund, 1-3 vs. Mauer)
Friday, January 27, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. Kansas all-time
(updated through January 2017 meeting)
Kentucky and Kansas are most certainly among the top programs in college basketball history. UK is quite arguably #1 (as they own most lists other than national titles), while Kansas is probably about #3, 4 or 5 when you assess various criteria.
A brief comparison of some statistics...
WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) KANSAS
3) NORTH CAROLINA
4) DUKE
5) TEMPLE
6) SYRACUSE
7) NOTRE DAME
8) UCLA
9) ST. JOHN'S
10) INDIANA
11) LOUISVILLE
WINNING PERCENTAGE (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) NORTH CAROLINA
3) KANSAS
4) DUKE
5) UCLA
6) SYRACUSE
7) LOUISVILLE
8) WESTERN KENTUCKY
9) ARIZONA
10) NOTRE DAME
11) ST. JOHN'S
12) ILLINOIS
13) VILLANOVA
14) UCONN
15) MURRAY STATE
16) TEMPLE
17) INDIANA
TOURNAMENT WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY - 123
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 117
3) DUKE - 107
4) UCLA - 104
5) KANSAS - 100
6) INDIANA - 75
7) LOUISVILLE - 66
CHAMPIONSHIPS (through 2016 season):
1) UCLA - 11
2) KENTUCKY - 8
t-3) NORTH CAROLINA - 5
t-3) INDIANA - 5
t-5) DUKE - 4
t-5) UCONN - 4
t-7) KANSAS - 3
t-7) LOUISVILLE - 3
FINAL FOURS (through 2016 season):
1) NORTH CAROLINA - 19
t-2) KENTUCKY - 17
t-2) UCLA - 17
4) DUKE - 16
5) KANSAS - 14
t-6) LOUISVILLE - 10
t-6) OHIO STATE - 10
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9
9) INDIANA - 8
AVERAGE RANKINGS ON ALL ABOVE LISTS:
1) KENTUCKY - 1.4
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 2.2
t-3) UCLA - 4
t-3) DUKE - 4
5) KANSAS - 4.4
6) LOUISVILLE - 7.6
7) INDIANA - 9
What about head-to-head? Kentucky has gotten the best of the Jayhawks there, too.
22-8 overall (73.3%), which is the best mark the Wildcats own against any of the blue bloods.
The breakdown:
HOME GAMES: 7-2 (77.8%)
Rupp Arena: 4-2 (66.7%) - wins in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1990...losses in 2005 and 2017
Memorial Coliseum: 3-0 (100%) - wins in 1950, 1969 and 1972
ROAD GAMES: 7-5 (58.3%)
"Phog" Allen Fieldhouse: 7-5 (58.3%) - wins in 1959, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983...losses in 1973, 1985, 1989, 2006 and 2016
NEUTRAL SITES: 8-1 (88.9%)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 3-0 (100%) - regular season wins in 1974, 1982 and 1984
Superdome (New Orleans): 2-0 (100%) - wins in 1999 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 and the 2012 NCAA Championship Game
United Center (Chicago): 1-1 (50%) - win in 1998 Great Eight regular season matchup, loss in 2007 NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Madison Square Garden (NYC): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2011 Champions Classic regular season matchup
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2014 Champions Classic regular season matchup
REGULAR SEASON OVERALL: 20-7
NCAA TOURNAMENT: 2-1
By coach?
Calipari: 3-2 (1-0 in NCAA Tournament)
Tubby: 2-3 (1-1 in NCAA Tournament)
Pitino: 1-1 (the one loss was by 55 in Lawrence)
Sutton: 0-1 (17-point loss in Lawrence)
Hall: 12-1 (amazing record!)
Rupp: 4-0
By opposing coach?
Bill Self: is 5-3 against UK (3-0 vs. Tubby, 2-3 vs. Cal)
Roy Williams: was 1-3 against UK (1-1 vs. Pitino, 0-2 vs. Tubby)
Larry Brown: was 1-2 against UK (0-2 vs. Hall, 1-0 vs. Sutton)
Ted Owens: was 1-12 against UK (0-2 vs. Rupp, 1-10 vs. Hall)
Dick Harp: was 0-1 against UK (1959 vs. Rupp)
Forrest "Phog" Allen: was 0-1 against UK (1950 vs. Rupp)
Kentucky and Kansas are most certainly among the top programs in college basketball history. UK is quite arguably #1 (as they own most lists other than national titles), while Kansas is probably about #3, 4 or 5 when you assess various criteria.
A brief comparison of some statistics...
WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) KANSAS
3) NORTH CAROLINA
4) DUKE
5) TEMPLE
6) SYRACUSE
7) NOTRE DAME
8) UCLA
9) ST. JOHN'S
10) INDIANA
11) LOUISVILLE
WINNING PERCENTAGE (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) NORTH CAROLINA
3) KANSAS
4) DUKE
5) UCLA
6) SYRACUSE
7) LOUISVILLE
8) WESTERN KENTUCKY
9) ARIZONA
10) NOTRE DAME
11) ST. JOHN'S
12) ILLINOIS
13) VILLANOVA
14) UCONN
15) MURRAY STATE
16) TEMPLE
17) INDIANA
TOURNAMENT WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY - 123
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 117
3) DUKE - 107
4) UCLA - 104
5) KANSAS - 100
6) INDIANA - 75
7) LOUISVILLE - 66
CHAMPIONSHIPS (through 2016 season):
1) UCLA - 11
2) KENTUCKY - 8
t-3) NORTH CAROLINA - 5
t-3) INDIANA - 5
t-5) DUKE - 4
t-5) UCONN - 4
t-7) KANSAS - 3
t-7) LOUISVILLE - 3
FINAL FOURS (through 2016 season):
1) NORTH CAROLINA - 19
t-2) KENTUCKY - 17
t-2) UCLA - 17
4) DUKE - 16
5) KANSAS - 14
t-6) LOUISVILLE - 10
t-6) OHIO STATE - 10
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9
9) INDIANA - 8
AVERAGE RANKINGS ON ALL ABOVE LISTS:
1) KENTUCKY - 1.4
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 2.2
t-3) UCLA - 4
t-3) DUKE - 4
5) KANSAS - 4.4
6) LOUISVILLE - 7.6
7) INDIANA - 9
What about head-to-head? Kentucky has gotten the best of the Jayhawks there, too.
22-8 overall (73.3%), which is the best mark the Wildcats own against any of the blue bloods.
The breakdown:
HOME GAMES: 7-2 (77.8%)
Rupp Arena: 4-2 (66.7%) - wins in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1990...losses in 2005 and 2017
Memorial Coliseum: 3-0 (100%) - wins in 1950, 1969 and 1972
ROAD GAMES: 7-5 (58.3%)
"Phog" Allen Fieldhouse: 7-5 (58.3%) - wins in 1959, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983...losses in 1973, 1985, 1989, 2006 and 2016
NEUTRAL SITES: 8-1 (88.9%)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 3-0 (100%) - regular season wins in 1974, 1982 and 1984
Superdome (New Orleans): 2-0 (100%) - wins in 1999 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 and the 2012 NCAA Championship Game
United Center (Chicago): 1-1 (50%) - win in 1998 Great Eight regular season matchup, loss in 2007 NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Madison Square Garden (NYC): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2011 Champions Classic regular season matchup
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2014 Champions Classic regular season matchup
REGULAR SEASON OVERALL: 20-7
NCAA TOURNAMENT: 2-1
By coach?
Calipari: 3-2 (1-0 in NCAA Tournament)
Tubby: 2-3 (1-1 in NCAA Tournament)
Pitino: 1-1 (the one loss was by 55 in Lawrence)
Sutton: 0-1 (17-point loss in Lawrence)
Hall: 12-1 (amazing record!)
Rupp: 4-0
By opposing coach?
Bill Self: is 5-3 against UK (3-0 vs. Tubby, 2-3 vs. Cal)
Roy Williams: was 1-3 against UK (1-1 vs. Pitino, 0-2 vs. Tubby)
Larry Brown: was 1-2 against UK (0-2 vs. Hall, 1-0 vs. Sutton)
Ted Owens: was 1-12 against UK (0-2 vs. Rupp, 1-10 vs. Hall)
Dick Harp: was 0-1 against UK (1959 vs. Rupp)
Forrest "Phog" Allen: was 0-1 against UK (1950 vs. Rupp)
Sunday, January 22, 2017
All the 30-win seasons in Kentucky basketball history
Kentucky has the most wins in college basketball history. So it should come as no surprise that a number of individual teams have racked up quite a few victories in specific seasons - 30 or more, to be specific. There have been 14 seasons with 30+ wins in Kentucky history. How does that compare to other schools?
Duke (14): 1986, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Kansas (13): 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
North Carolina (12): 1946, 1957, 1982, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016
UConn (9): 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014
UCLA (8): 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
Louisville (8): 1980, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Syracuse (6): 1987, 1989, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013
Arizona (6): 1988, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015
Arkansas (5): 1978, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995
Oklahoma (5): 1985, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2009
Indiana (4): 1975, 1976, 1987, 1993
Georgetown (4): 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007
Wisconsin (4): 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
Virginia (3): 1982, 2014, 2015
Michigan (3): 1989, 1993, 2013
Michigan State (3): 1999, 2000, 2009
Florida (3): 2006, 2007, 2014
Villanova (3): 2009, 2015, 2016
Wichita State (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
As you can see, many of these lists are "backloaded." Because teams like Duke (under Coach K), Kansas (under Bill Self) and UConn (under Jim Calhoun) have succeeded in an era when more games are played, they have piled up 30-win seasons.
One important note before we get to the UK list: a few of the best teams in UK history simply didn't play enough games to have a reasonable shot at topping the 30 mark. Teams like 1946 (28-2), 1950 (25-5), 1954 (25-0), 1955 (23-3), 1958 (23-6), 1959 (24-3), 1962 (23-3), 1966 (27-2), 1968 (22-5), 1969 (23-5), 1970 (26-2), 1975 (26-5), 1977 (26-4) stand out as examples. A big reason for the gap between 1951 and 1978 is that no SEC Tournament was held from 1952 through 1978. This eliminated as many as 4 additional games from the slate.
Which teams barely fell short? 1952, 1980, 1984, 1992, 2011 and 2014 were all 29-win seasons.
Here are the 14 Kentucky teams that have achieved this remarkable feat so far:
1946-1947: 34-3 28-2 in regular season (lost to Oklahoma A&M in Sugar Bowl, lost at DePaul). Won SEC regular season (11-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Tulane. Lost NIT Championship to Utah.
1947-1948: 36-3 (including 2-1 in Olympic Trials). 27-2 in regular season (lost at Temple and Notre Dame). Won SEC regular season (9-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Georgia Tech. Won National Championship over Baylor. Beat Louisville and Baylor in Olympic Trials, then lost to Phillips Oilers. Players from this team were major contributors to the Team USA's gold medal victory in the London Olympics.
1948-1949: 32-2 25-1 in regular season (lost to St. Louis in Sugar Bowl Championship). Won SEC regular season (13-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Tulane. Lost to Loyola (Chicago) in NIT. Won National Championship over Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State).
1950-1951: 32-2 25-1 in regular season (lost to St. Louis in Sugar Bowl). Won SEC regular season (14-0). Lost SEC Tournament Championship to Vanderbilt. Won National Championship over Kansas State.
1977-1978: 30-2 25-2 in regular season (lost at Alabama and LSU). Won SEC regular season (16-2). There was no SEC Tournament. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Duke.
1985-1986: 32-4 26-3 in regular season (lost at Kansas, Auburn and NC State). Won SEC regular season (17-1). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Alabama. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed, lost to LSU in their fourth meeting of the year (UK had won the first three).
1992-1993: 30-4 23-3 in regular season (lost at Vandy, Arkansas and Tennessee). Did NOT win SEC regular season (Vandy went 14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over LSU. Made Final Four as #1 seed, lost to Michigan.
1995-1996: 34-2 26-1 in regular season (lost to UMass in Great Eight, then won 25 in a row). Won SEC regular season (16-0). Lost SEC Tournament Championship to Mississippi State. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Syracuse.
1996-1997: 35-5 27-4 in regular season (lost twice to South Carolina, lost to Clemson in BCA Classic, lost at Ole Miss). Actually did NOT win SEC regular season because of loss to South Carolina on Senior Night. Did win SEC Tournament Championship, over Georgia. Lost National Championship Game as #1 seed to Arizona.
1997-1998: 35-4 26-4 in regular season (lost to Arizona in Maui, lost to Louisville, Ole Miss and Florida at Rupp). Undefeated in road games. Won SEC regular season (14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over South Carolina. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Utah.
2002-2003: 32-4 26-3 in regular season (lost to Virginia in Maui, lost at home to Michigan State, lost at Louisville...then went on a 26-game winning streak). Won SEC regular season (16-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Mississippi State. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed (lost to West Virginia).
2009-2010: 35-3 29-2 in regular season (lost at South Carolina and Tennessee). Won SEC regular season (14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Mississippi State. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed (lost to West Virginia).
2011-2012: 38-2 30-1 in regular season (lost at Indiana). Undefeated SEC schedule (16-0). Lost to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Kansas.
2014-2015: 38-1 Undefeated regular season (31-0). Won SEC regular season (18-0) and SEC Tournament. Made Final Four as #1 seed (lost to Wisconsin).
Will 2016-2017 be the next one on the list? They have an excellent shot. With 29, and the NCAA tournament on the way, it would be shocking for them NOT to make it.
Duke (14): 1986, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Kansas (13): 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
North Carolina (12): 1946, 1957, 1982, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016
UConn (9): 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014
UCLA (8): 1964, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008
Louisville (8): 1980, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Syracuse (6): 1987, 1989, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013
Arizona (6): 1988, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015
Arkansas (5): 1978, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995
Oklahoma (5): 1985, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2009
Indiana (4): 1975, 1976, 1987, 1993
Georgetown (4): 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007
Wisconsin (4): 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
Virginia (3): 1982, 2014, 2015
Michigan (3): 1989, 1993, 2013
Michigan State (3): 1999, 2000, 2009
Florida (3): 2006, 2007, 2014
Villanova (3): 2009, 2015, 2016
Wichita State (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
As you can see, many of these lists are "backloaded." Because teams like Duke (under Coach K), Kansas (under Bill Self) and UConn (under Jim Calhoun) have succeeded in an era when more games are played, they have piled up 30-win seasons.
One important note before we get to the UK list: a few of the best teams in UK history simply didn't play enough games to have a reasonable shot at topping the 30 mark. Teams like 1946 (28-2), 1950 (25-5), 1954 (25-0), 1955 (23-3), 1958 (23-6), 1959 (24-3), 1962 (23-3), 1966 (27-2), 1968 (22-5), 1969 (23-5), 1970 (26-2), 1975 (26-5), 1977 (26-4) stand out as examples. A big reason for the gap between 1951 and 1978 is that no SEC Tournament was held from 1952 through 1978. This eliminated as many as 4 additional games from the slate.
Which teams barely fell short? 1952, 1980, 1984, 1992, 2011 and 2014 were all 29-win seasons.
Here are the 14 Kentucky teams that have achieved this remarkable feat so far:
1946-1947: 34-3 28-2 in regular season (lost to Oklahoma A&M in Sugar Bowl, lost at DePaul). Won SEC regular season (11-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Tulane. Lost NIT Championship to Utah.
1947-1948: 36-3 (including 2-1 in Olympic Trials). 27-2 in regular season (lost at Temple and Notre Dame). Won SEC regular season (9-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Georgia Tech. Won National Championship over Baylor. Beat Louisville and Baylor in Olympic Trials, then lost to Phillips Oilers. Players from this team were major contributors to the Team USA's gold medal victory in the London Olympics.
1948-1949: 32-2 25-1 in regular season (lost to St. Louis in Sugar Bowl Championship). Won SEC regular season (13-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Tulane. Lost to Loyola (Chicago) in NIT. Won National Championship over Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State).
1950-1951: 32-2 25-1 in regular season (lost to St. Louis in Sugar Bowl). Won SEC regular season (14-0). Lost SEC Tournament Championship to Vanderbilt. Won National Championship over Kansas State.
1977-1978: 30-2 25-2 in regular season (lost at Alabama and LSU). Won SEC regular season (16-2). There was no SEC Tournament. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Duke.
1985-1986: 32-4 26-3 in regular season (lost at Kansas, Auburn and NC State). Won SEC regular season (17-1). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Alabama. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed, lost to LSU in their fourth meeting of the year (UK had won the first three).
1992-1993: 30-4 23-3 in regular season (lost at Vandy, Arkansas and Tennessee). Did NOT win SEC regular season (Vandy went 14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over LSU. Made Final Four as #1 seed, lost to Michigan.
1995-1996: 34-2 26-1 in regular season (lost to UMass in Great Eight, then won 25 in a row). Won SEC regular season (16-0). Lost SEC Tournament Championship to Mississippi State. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Syracuse.
1996-1997: 35-5 27-4 in regular season (lost twice to South Carolina, lost to Clemson in BCA Classic, lost at Ole Miss). Actually did NOT win SEC regular season because of loss to South Carolina on Senior Night. Did win SEC Tournament Championship, over Georgia. Lost National Championship Game as #1 seed to Arizona.
1997-1998: 35-4 26-4 in regular season (lost to Arizona in Maui, lost to Louisville, Ole Miss and Florida at Rupp). Undefeated in road games. Won SEC regular season (14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over South Carolina. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Utah.
2002-2003: 32-4 26-3 in regular season (lost to Virginia in Maui, lost at home to Michigan State, lost at Louisville...then went on a 26-game winning streak). Won SEC regular season (16-0). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Mississippi State. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed (lost to West Virginia).
2009-2010: 35-3 29-2 in regular season (lost at South Carolina and Tennessee). Won SEC regular season (14-2). Won SEC Tournament Championship over Mississippi State. Made Elite Eight as #1 seed (lost to West Virginia).
2011-2012: 38-2 30-1 in regular season (lost at Indiana). Undefeated SEC schedule (16-0). Lost to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship. Won National Championship as #1 seed over Kansas.
2014-2015: 38-1 Undefeated regular season (31-0). Won SEC regular season (18-0) and SEC Tournament. Made Final Four as #1 seed (lost to Wisconsin).
Will 2016-2017 be the next one on the list? They have an excellent shot. With 29, and the NCAA tournament on the way, it would be shocking for them NOT to make it.
Kentucky basketball vs. Tennessee all-time (15 different arenas)
(updated through regular season matchups in 2017)
Big Orange has been Kentucky's biggest problem in the SEC. Sure, Florida has been a pain during the last two decades. But no league opponent has a winning percentage over 30 against the Cats, other than the Vols. They've been especially dangerous in Knoxville, of course, where UK has barely managed a winning record (see below).
UK's overall record is currently 153-69 against UT (68.9%). 69 wins is the most any team has against UK (followed by 47 for Vandy, 38 for Florida and 37 for Alabama). The 222 meetings are easily the most in any series UK has played (followed by 189 meetings with Vandy and 149 with Georgia).
Let's check out the breakdown.
Home games: 90-16 (84.9%)
Rupp Arena: 36-4 (90%) - only losses were in 1977, 1979, 1999 and 2006
Memorial Coliseum: 22-4 (84.6%) - losses were in 1960, 1963, 1967 and 1976
Alumni Gym: 23-2 (92%) - losses were in 1927 and 1939
Buell Armory Gym: 5-5 (50%) - losses were in 1917 (twice), 1920 (twice) and 1923
Woodland Auditorium: 4-1 (80%) - loss was in 1916
Road games: 52-49 (51.5%)
Thompson-Boling Arena: 16-13 (55.2%) - Games since 1988
Stokely Center: 5-16 (23.8%) - This was the ultimate house of horrors for UK basketball. From 1967 through 1987 (late Rupp years, Hall and then Sutton), the Cats just couldn't do anything in Knoxville. There were even two separate five-game road losing streaks in the series (1973-77 and 1979-83).
UT Armory Fieldhouse: 5-3 (62.5%) - Games between 1959 and 1966
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium: 17-7 (70.8%) - Games between 1933 and 1958
Jefferson Hall: 6-4 (60%) - Games between 1923 and 1932
Knoxville Central YMCA: 3-6 (33.3%) - Games between 1915 and 1920
Neutral sites: 11-4 (73.3%)
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - 2010 SEC Tournament
Georgia Dome: 1-0 (100%) - 2005 SEC Tournament
Rupp Arena: 1-0 (100%) - 1993 SEC Tournament
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 0-1 (0%) - 1979 SEC Tournament Championship
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-2 (71.4%) - lost 1941 and 1943 SEC Tournament Championships...won 1945 and 1950 SEC Tournament Championships...also won SEC Tournament games in 1948, 1949 and 1952
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville): 3-1 (75%) - lost in 1936 SEC Tournament...won 1937 SEC Tournament Championship...won 1939 SEC Tournament Championship...won in 1940 SEC Tournament
By type of game:
Regular season SEC home games: 73-9
Regular season SEC road games: 43-39
Regular season SEC neutral games: 0-0
Regular season SEC games overall: 116-48
Regular season non-SEC home games: 1-0 (1961 UKIT)
Regular season pre-SEC home games: 16-7
Regular season pre-SEC road games: 9-10
SEC Tournament: 11-4
By coach:
John Calipari (2010-present): 11-4 (7-0 at home, 3-4 in Knoxville, 1-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie (2008-09): 3-1 (2-0 at home, 1-1 in Knoxville)
Tubby Smith (1998-2007): 15-6 (8-2 at home, 6-4 in Knoxville, 1-0 in SECT)
Rick Pitino (1990-97): 14-3 (8-0 at home, 5-3 in Knoxville, 1-0 in SECT)
Eddie Sutton (1986-89): 6-2 (4-0 at home, 2-2 in Knoxville)
Joe B. Hall (1973-85): 11-16 (10-3 at home, 1-12 in Knoxville, 0-1 in SECT)
Adolph Rupp (1931-72): 72-20 (37-4 at home, 27-13 in Knoxville, 8-3 in SECT)
John Mauer (1928-1930): 5-1 (3-0 at home, 2-1 in Knoxville)
Basil Hayden (1927): 0-2 (0-1 at home, 0-1 in Knoxville)
Ray Eklund (1926): 2-0 (1-0 at home, 1-0 in Knoxville)
Clarence Applegran (1925): 2-0 (1-0 at home, 1-0 in Knoxville)
George Buchheit (1920-24): 1-6 (0-3 at home, 1-3 in Knoxville)
Andrew Gill (1919): 1-1 (1-0 at home, 0-1 in Knoxville)
Stanley Boles (1918): 4-0 (2-0 at home, 2-0 in Knoxville)
William Tuttle (1917): 0-4 (0-2 at home, 0-2 in Knoxville)
James Park (1916): 0-1 (at home)
Alpha Brumage (1914-15): 4-2 (4-0 at home, 0-2 in Knoxville)
Edwin Sweetland (1910-12): 2-0 (at home)
By opposing coach:
Big Orange has been Kentucky's biggest problem in the SEC. Sure, Florida has been a pain during the last two decades. But no league opponent has a winning percentage over 30 against the Cats, other than the Vols. They've been especially dangerous in Knoxville, of course, where UK has barely managed a winning record (see below).
UK's overall record is currently 153-69 against UT (68.9%). 69 wins is the most any team has against UK (followed by 47 for Vandy, 38 for Florida and 37 for Alabama). The 222 meetings are easily the most in any series UK has played (followed by 189 meetings with Vandy and 149 with Georgia).
Let's check out the breakdown.
Home games: 90-16 (84.9%)
Rupp Arena: 36-4 (90%) - only losses were in 1977, 1979, 1999 and 2006
Memorial Coliseum: 22-4 (84.6%) - losses were in 1960, 1963, 1967 and 1976
Alumni Gym: 23-2 (92%) - losses were in 1927 and 1939
Buell Armory Gym: 5-5 (50%) - losses were in 1917 (twice), 1920 (twice) and 1923
Woodland Auditorium: 4-1 (80%) - loss was in 1916
Road games: 52-49 (51.5%)
Thompson-Boling Arena: 16-13 (55.2%) - Games since 1988
Stokely Center: 5-16 (23.8%) - This was the ultimate house of horrors for UK basketball. From 1967 through 1987 (late Rupp years, Hall and then Sutton), the Cats just couldn't do anything in Knoxville. There were even two separate five-game road losing streaks in the series (1973-77 and 1979-83).
UT Armory Fieldhouse: 5-3 (62.5%) - Games between 1959 and 1966
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium: 17-7 (70.8%) - Games between 1933 and 1958
Jefferson Hall: 6-4 (60%) - Games between 1923 and 1932
Knoxville Central YMCA: 3-6 (33.3%) - Games between 1915 and 1920
Neutral sites: 11-4 (73.3%)
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - 2010 SEC Tournament
Georgia Dome: 1-0 (100%) - 2005 SEC Tournament
Rupp Arena: 1-0 (100%) - 1993 SEC Tournament
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 0-1 (0%) - 1979 SEC Tournament Championship
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-2 (71.4%) - lost 1941 and 1943 SEC Tournament Championships...won 1945 and 1950 SEC Tournament Championships...also won SEC Tournament games in 1948, 1949 and 1952
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville): 3-1 (75%) - lost in 1936 SEC Tournament...won 1937 SEC Tournament Championship...won 1939 SEC Tournament Championship...won in 1940 SEC Tournament
By type of game:
Regular season SEC home games: 73-9
Regular season SEC road games: 43-39
Regular season SEC neutral games: 0-0
Regular season SEC games overall: 116-48
Regular season non-SEC home games: 1-0 (1961 UKIT)
Regular season pre-SEC home games: 16-7
Regular season pre-SEC road games: 9-10
SEC Tournament: 11-4
By coach:
John Calipari (2010-present): 11-4 (7-0 at home, 3-4 in Knoxville, 1-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie (2008-09): 3-1 (2-0 at home, 1-1 in Knoxville)
Tubby Smith (1998-2007): 15-6 (8-2 at home, 6-4 in Knoxville, 1-0 in SECT)
Rick Pitino (1990-97): 14-3 (8-0 at home, 5-3 in Knoxville, 1-0 in SECT)
Eddie Sutton (1986-89): 6-2 (4-0 at home, 2-2 in Knoxville)
Joe B. Hall (1973-85): 11-16 (10-3 at home, 1-12 in Knoxville, 0-1 in SECT)
Adolph Rupp (1931-72): 72-20 (37-4 at home, 27-13 in Knoxville, 8-3 in SECT)
John Mauer (1928-1930): 5-1 (3-0 at home, 2-1 in Knoxville)
Basil Hayden (1927): 0-2 (0-1 at home, 0-1 in Knoxville)
Ray Eklund (1926): 2-0 (1-0 at home, 1-0 in Knoxville)
Clarence Applegran (1925): 2-0 (1-0 at home, 1-0 in Knoxville)
George Buchheit (1920-24): 1-6 (0-3 at home, 1-3 in Knoxville)
Andrew Gill (1919): 1-1 (1-0 at home, 0-1 in Knoxville)
Stanley Boles (1918): 4-0 (2-0 at home, 2-0 in Knoxville)
William Tuttle (1917): 0-4 (0-2 at home, 0-2 in Knoxville)
James Park (1916): 0-1 (at home)
Alpha Brumage (1914-15): 4-2 (4-0 at home, 0-2 in Knoxville)
Edwin Sweetland (1910-12): 2-0 (at home)
By opposing coach:
Rick Barnes: 2-2 against UK (Calipari)
Cuonzo Martin: 1-4 against UK (Calipari)
Bruce Pearl: 4-9 against UK (2-2 vs. Tubby, 1-3 vs. Billy G, 1-4 vs. Cal)
Buzz Peterson: 1-8 against UK (Tubby)
Jerry Green: 3-5 against UK (Tubby)
Kevin O'Neill: 0-6 against UK (Pitino)
Wade Houston: 3-8 against UK (Pitino)
Don DeVoe: 11-12 against UK (2-6 vs. Sutton, 9-6 vs. Hall)
Cliff Wettig: 0-2 against UK (Hall)
Ray Mears: 15-15 against UK (7-3 vs. Hall, 8-12 vs. Rupp)
John Sines: 1-6 against UK (Rupp)
Emmett Lowery: 1-25 against UK (Rupp)
John Mauer: 7-15 against UK (Rupp)
Blair Gullion: 3-5 against UK (Rupp)
W.H. Britton: 3-15 against UK (0-10 vs. Rupp, 1-5 vs. Mauer, 2-0 vs. Hayden)
M. Beal Banks: 3-4 against UK (0-2 vs. Eklund, 0-2 vs. Applegran, 3-0 vs. Buchheit)
John Bender: 7-1 against UK (3-1 vs. Buchheit, 4-0 vs. Tuttle)
R.H. Fitzgerald: 1-5 against UK (0-4 vs. Boles, 1-1 vs. Gill)
Zora Clevenger: 3-5 against UK (1-0 vs. Park, 2-4 vs. Brumage, 0-1 vs. Sweetland)
Solon Kipp: 0-1 against UK (Sweetland)
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Which UK coaches have been best on the road in the SEC?
(Updated through win at Georgia on 2/18/17)
The Southeastern Conference was formed in the 1932-33 season, shortly after Adolph Rupp became UK's head coach (his first year was 1930-31). Since that time, Kentucky has managed to dominate and demoralize the rest of the conference in basketball. That has resulted in an understandable hatred of our success, which in turn has resulted in hostile road environments. It's never easy to travel in the SEC...but which one of our coaches has had the most success?
Calipari in SEC road games:
Starkville - 100% (5-0)
Columbia, MO - 100% (2-0)
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Oxford - 75% (3-1)
Athens - 67% (4-2)
Columbia, SC - 67% (4-2)
Nashville - 71% (5-2)
College Station - 67% (2-1)
Baton Rouge - 60% (3-2)
Tuscaloosa - 60% (3-2)
Gainesville - 50% (4-4)
Knoxville - 42% (3-4)
Fayetteville - 25% (1-3)
Cal's SEC road record by year:
2010: 6-2
2011: 2-6
2012: 8-0
2013: 4-5
2014: 5-4
2015: 9-0
2016: 4-5
2017: 5-2 so far
TOTAL: 43-24 (64.2%)
Billy Gillispie in SEC road games:
Athens - 100% (2-0)
Tuscaloosa - 100% (1-0)
Fayetteville - 100% (1-0)
Baton Rouge - 100% (1-0)
Auburn - 100% (1-0)
Knoxville - 50% (1-1)
Columbia SC - 50% (1-1)
Oxford - 0% (0-1)
Starkville - 0% (0-1)
Gainesville - 0% (0-2)
Nashville - 0% (0-2) - including a 41-point embarrassment his first year
Gillispie's SEC road record by year:
2008: 4-4
2009: 4-4
TOTAL: 8-8 (50%)
Tubby in SEC road games:
Columbia, SC - 90% (9-1)
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Oxford - 80% (4-1)
Starkville - 80% (4-1)
Athens - 70% (7-3)
Knoxville - 60% (6-4)
Nashville - 60% (6-4)
Fayetteville - 60% (3-2)
Baton Rouge - 60% (3-2)
Gainesville - 40% (4-6)
Tuscaloosa - 40% (2-3)
Tubby's SEC road record by year:
1998: 8-0
1999: 4-4
2000: 4-4
2001: 4-4
2002: 4-4
2003: 8-0
2004: 6-2
2005: 6-2
2006: 5-3
2007: 3-5
TOTAL: 52-28 (65%)
Rick Pitino in SEC road games:
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Gainesville - 75% (6-2)
Athens - 75% (6-2)
Columbia SC - 67% (4-2)
Knoxville - 62.5% (5-3)
Nashville - 62.5% (5-3)
Tuscaloosa - 60% (3-2)
Starkville - 60% (3-2)
Oxford - 50% (2-2)
Baton Rouge - 40% (2-3)
Fayetteville - 33% (1-2)
Pitino's SEC road record by year:
1990: 1-8
1991: 5-4
1992: 5-3
1993: 5-3
1994: 5-3
1995: 6-1 (also won vs. Ole Miss at The Pyramid)
1996: 8-0
1997: 6-2
TOTAL: 41-24 (63.1%)
Eddie Sutton in SEC road games:
Tuscaloosa - 75% (3-1)
Starkville - 75% (3-1)
Auburn - 50% (2-2)
Gainesville - 50% (2-2)
Baton Rouge - 50% (2-2)
Knoxville - 50% (2-2)
Oxford - 50% (2-2)
Nashville - 50% (2-2)
Athens - 33% (1-2) - also won 1 in Atlanta
Sutton's SEC road record by year:
1986: 8-1
1987: 4-5
1988: 5-3 (also won vs. Georgia at The Omni)
1989: 2-7
TOTAL: 19-16 (54.2%)
Joe B. Hall in SEC road games:
Gainesville - 77% (10-3)
Oxford - 77% (10-3)
Athens - 75% (9-3)
Starkville - 69% (9-4)
Nashville - 69% (9-4)
Auburn - 61.5% (8-5)
Baton Rouge - 46% (6-7) - but he lost 6 of his last 8
Tuscaloosa - 38.5% (5-8)
Knoxville - 8% (1-12) - by far the worst performance by any of our coaches against an SEC opponent
Joe B's SEC road record by year:
1973: 6-3
1974: 3-6
1975: 6-3
1976: 3-6
1977: 8-1
1978: 7-2
1979: 3-6
1980: 7-1 (also won vs. Georgia at The Omni)
1981: 6-3
1982: 4-5
1983: 5-4
1984: 5-4
1985: 4-5
TOTAL: 67-49 (57.8%)
Adolph Rupp in SEC road games:
Oxford - 100% (7-0) - also 3-0 at Jackson, 3-0 at Memphis
Sewanee - 100% (1-0)
Baton Rouge - 85% (11-2)
Athens - 79% (11-3) - also 3-0 at "neutral" Georgia sites
Starkville - 77% (10-3)
New Orleans - 77% (10-3)
Nashville - 72% (26-10) - but he was 7-7 in his last 14
Tuscaloosa - 70% (14-6)
Atlanta - 68% (15-7) - but he lost 6 of his last 10
Knoxville - 66% (25-13) - but he lost 6 of his last 10
Auburn - 64% (7-4)
Gainesville - 60% (9-6) - but he lost 5 of his last 6
Rupp's SEC road record by year:
1933: 2-0
1934: 5-0 (also won vs. Alabama at Birmingham)
1935: 4-0
1936: 1-2
1937: 1-3
1938: 2-0
1939: 2-0 (17-5 in '30s)
1940: 0-3
1941: 3-1
1942: 2-3
1943: 4-1
1944: N/A
1945: 1-1
1946: 3-0
1947: 5-0
1948: 5-0
1949: 4-0 (27-9 in '40s)
1950: 3-2
1951: 6-0
1952: 6-0
1953: N/A
1954: 4-0
1955: 5-1
1956: 3-1
1957: 4-2
1958: 3-1
1959: 4-2 (38-9 in '50s)
1960: 3-2
1961: 2-4
1962: 6-0
1963: 3-3
1964: 3-3
1965: 3-5
1966: 7-1
1967: 3-6
1968: 5-4
1969: 7-2 (42-30 in '60s)
1970: 8-1
1971: 7-2
1972: 5-4 (20-7 in '70s)
TOTAL: 144-60 (70.6%)
FINAL TALLY:
RUPP - 70.6%
TUBBY - 65%
CAL - 64.2%
PITINO - 63.1%
HALL - 57.8%
SUTTON - 54.2%
Here's a look at our results by decade in SEC road games...
1930s: 17-5 (77.3%)
1940s: 27-9 (75%)
1950s: 38-9 (80.9%)
1960s: 42-30 (58.3%)
1970s: 56-34 (62.2%)
1980s: 50-38 (56.8%)
1990s: 53-28 (65.4%)
2000s: 48-32 (60.0%)
2010s: 43-24 (64.2%)
The Southeastern Conference was formed in the 1932-33 season, shortly after Adolph Rupp became UK's head coach (his first year was 1930-31). Since that time, Kentucky has managed to dominate and demoralize the rest of the conference in basketball. That has resulted in an understandable hatred of our success, which in turn has resulted in hostile road environments. It's never easy to travel in the SEC...but which one of our coaches has had the most success?
Calipari in SEC road games:
Starkville - 100% (5-0)
Columbia, MO - 100% (2-0)
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Oxford - 75% (3-1)
Athens - 67% (4-2)
Columbia, SC - 67% (4-2)
Nashville - 71% (5-2)
College Station - 67% (2-1)
Baton Rouge - 60% (3-2)
Tuscaloosa - 60% (3-2)
Gainesville - 50% (4-4)
Knoxville - 42% (3-4)
Fayetteville - 25% (1-3)
Cal's SEC road record by year:
2010: 6-2
2011: 2-6
2012: 8-0
2013: 4-5
2014: 5-4
2015: 9-0
2016: 4-5
2017: 5-2 so far
TOTAL: 43-24 (64.2%)
Billy Gillispie in SEC road games:
Athens - 100% (2-0)
Tuscaloosa - 100% (1-0)
Fayetteville - 100% (1-0)
Baton Rouge - 100% (1-0)
Auburn - 100% (1-0)
Knoxville - 50% (1-1)
Columbia SC - 50% (1-1)
Oxford - 0% (0-1)
Starkville - 0% (0-1)
Gainesville - 0% (0-2)
Nashville - 0% (0-2) - including a 41-point embarrassment his first year
Gillispie's SEC road record by year:
2008: 4-4
2009: 4-4
TOTAL: 8-8 (50%)
Tubby in SEC road games:
Columbia, SC - 90% (9-1)
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Oxford - 80% (4-1)
Starkville - 80% (4-1)
Athens - 70% (7-3)
Knoxville - 60% (6-4)
Nashville - 60% (6-4)
Fayetteville - 60% (3-2)
Baton Rouge - 60% (3-2)
Gainesville - 40% (4-6)
Tuscaloosa - 40% (2-3)
Tubby's SEC road record by year:
1998: 8-0
1999: 4-4
2000: 4-4
2001: 4-4
2002: 4-4
2003: 8-0
2004: 6-2
2005: 6-2
2006: 5-3
2007: 3-5
TOTAL: 52-28 (65%)
Rick Pitino in SEC road games:
Auburn - 80% (4-1)
Gainesville - 75% (6-2)
Athens - 75% (6-2)
Columbia SC - 67% (4-2)
Knoxville - 62.5% (5-3)
Nashville - 62.5% (5-3)
Tuscaloosa - 60% (3-2)
Starkville - 60% (3-2)
Oxford - 50% (2-2)
Baton Rouge - 40% (2-3)
Fayetteville - 33% (1-2)
Pitino's SEC road record by year:
1990: 1-8
1991: 5-4
1992: 5-3
1993: 5-3
1994: 5-3
1995: 6-1 (also won vs. Ole Miss at The Pyramid)
1996: 8-0
1997: 6-2
TOTAL: 41-24 (63.1%)
Eddie Sutton in SEC road games:
Tuscaloosa - 75% (3-1)
Starkville - 75% (3-1)
Auburn - 50% (2-2)
Gainesville - 50% (2-2)
Baton Rouge - 50% (2-2)
Knoxville - 50% (2-2)
Oxford - 50% (2-2)
Nashville - 50% (2-2)
Athens - 33% (1-2) - also won 1 in Atlanta
Sutton's SEC road record by year:
1986: 8-1
1987: 4-5
1988: 5-3 (also won vs. Georgia at The Omni)
1989: 2-7
TOTAL: 19-16 (54.2%)
Joe B. Hall in SEC road games:
Gainesville - 77% (10-3)
Oxford - 77% (10-3)
Athens - 75% (9-3)
Starkville - 69% (9-4)
Nashville - 69% (9-4)
Auburn - 61.5% (8-5)
Baton Rouge - 46% (6-7) - but he lost 6 of his last 8
Tuscaloosa - 38.5% (5-8)
Knoxville - 8% (1-12) - by far the worst performance by any of our coaches against an SEC opponent
Joe B's SEC road record by year:
1973: 6-3
1974: 3-6
1975: 6-3
1976: 3-6
1977: 8-1
1978: 7-2
1979: 3-6
1980: 7-1 (also won vs. Georgia at The Omni)
1981: 6-3
1982: 4-5
1983: 5-4
1984: 5-4
1985: 4-5
TOTAL: 67-49 (57.8%)
Adolph Rupp in SEC road games:
Oxford - 100% (7-0) - also 3-0 at Jackson, 3-0 at Memphis
Sewanee - 100% (1-0)
Baton Rouge - 85% (11-2)
Athens - 79% (11-3) - also 3-0 at "neutral" Georgia sites
Starkville - 77% (10-3)
New Orleans - 77% (10-3)
Nashville - 72% (26-10) - but he was 7-7 in his last 14
Tuscaloosa - 70% (14-6)
Atlanta - 68% (15-7) - but he lost 6 of his last 10
Knoxville - 66% (25-13) - but he lost 6 of his last 10
Auburn - 64% (7-4)
Gainesville - 60% (9-6) - but he lost 5 of his last 6
Rupp's SEC road record by year:
1933: 2-0
1934: 5-0 (also won vs. Alabama at Birmingham)
1935: 4-0
1936: 1-2
1937: 1-3
1938: 2-0
1939: 2-0 (17-5 in '30s)
1940: 0-3
1941: 3-1
1942: 2-3
1943: 4-1
1944: N/A
1945: 1-1
1946: 3-0
1947: 5-0
1948: 5-0
1949: 4-0 (27-9 in '40s)
1950: 3-2
1951: 6-0
1952: 6-0
1953: N/A
1954: 4-0
1955: 5-1
1956: 3-1
1957: 4-2
1958: 3-1
1959: 4-2 (38-9 in '50s)
1960: 3-2
1961: 2-4
1962: 6-0
1963: 3-3
1964: 3-3
1965: 3-5
1966: 7-1
1967: 3-6
1968: 5-4
1969: 7-2 (42-30 in '60s)
1970: 8-1
1971: 7-2
1972: 5-4 (20-7 in '70s)
TOTAL: 144-60 (70.6%)
FINAL TALLY:
RUPP - 70.6%
TUBBY - 65%
CAL - 64.2%
PITINO - 63.1%
HALL - 57.8%
SUTTON - 54.2%
Here's a look at our results by decade in SEC road games...
1930s: 17-5 (77.3%)
1940s: 27-9 (75%)
1950s: 38-9 (80.9%)
1960s: 42-30 (58.3%)
1970s: 56-34 (62.2%)
1980s: 50-38 (56.8%)
1990s: 53-28 (65.4%)
2000s: 48-32 (60.0%)
2010s: 43-24 (64.2%)
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