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%).
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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)
Sunday, January 22, 2017
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)
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. South Carolina all-time (9 different arenas)
(updated through 2017 regular season)
South Carolina. They have some memorably frustrating wins against UK (including two in the conference tournament against Tubby, Pitino's last game in blue at Rupp Arena, and the "Obama Curse" game in 2010). But like any other SEC team, their overall results against the Cats are less than inspiring.
UK's overall record is currently 51-11 against USC-East (82.3%). Let's check out the breakdown.
Home games: 27-2 (93.1%)
Rupp Arena: 24-2 (92.3%) - losses were 1997, 2009...two of the wins came before Carolina joined the SEC
Memorial Coliseum: 1-0 (100%) - the 1967 UKIT
Alumni Gym: 2-0 (100%) - games were in 1933 and 1941
Road games: 20-7 (74.1%)
Carolina Center / Colonial Center / Colonial Life Arena: 9-4 (69.2%) - losses were in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014
Carolina Coliseum / Frank McGuire Arena: 11-2 (81.8%) - losses were in 1994, 1997...two of the wins were pre-SEC
Carolina Fieldhouse: 0-1 (0%) - game was in 1933
Neutral sites: 4-2 (57.1%)
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 1-0 (100%) - 1928 Southern Conference Tournament
Georgia Dome: 2-1 (67%) - 1998, 2002 and 2004 SEC Tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center: 1-1 (50%) - 2001 and 2006 SEC Tournament
By type of game:
Regular season SEC home games: 22-2
Regular season SEC road games: 18-6
Regular season SEC neutral games: 0-0
Regular season SEC games overall: 39-8
Regular season pre-SEC home games: 5-0
Regular season pre-SEC road games: 2-1
SEC Tournament: 3-2
Southern Conference Tournament: 1-0
NCAA Tournament: N/A
By coach:
Calipari: 10-2
Billy G: 2-2
Tubby: 22-3
Pitino: 9-3
Sutton: 0-0
Hall: 4-0
Rupp: 3-1
Mauer: 1-0
South Carolina. They have some memorably frustrating wins against UK (including two in the conference tournament against Tubby, Pitino's last game in blue at Rupp Arena, and the "Obama Curse" game in 2010). But like any other SEC team, their overall results against the Cats are less than inspiring.
UK's overall record is currently 51-11 against USC-East (82.3%). Let's check out the breakdown.
Home games: 27-2 (93.1%)
Rupp Arena: 24-2 (92.3%) - losses were 1997, 2009...two of the wins came before Carolina joined the SEC
Memorial Coliseum: 1-0 (100%) - the 1967 UKIT
Alumni Gym: 2-0 (100%) - games were in 1933 and 1941
Road games: 20-7 (74.1%)
Carolina Center / Colonial Center / Colonial Life Arena: 9-4 (69.2%) - losses were in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014
Carolina Coliseum / Frank McGuire Arena: 11-2 (81.8%) - losses were in 1994, 1997...two of the wins were pre-SEC
Carolina Fieldhouse: 0-1 (0%) - game was in 1933
Neutral sites: 4-2 (57.1%)
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 1-0 (100%) - 1928 Southern Conference Tournament
Georgia Dome: 2-1 (67%) - 1998, 2002 and 2004 SEC Tournament
Gaylord Entertainment Center: 1-1 (50%) - 2001 and 2006 SEC Tournament
By type of game:
Regular season SEC home games: 22-2
Regular season SEC road games: 18-6
Regular season SEC neutral games: 0-0
Regular season SEC games overall: 39-8
Regular season pre-SEC home games: 5-0
Regular season pre-SEC road games: 2-1
SEC Tournament: 3-2
Southern Conference Tournament: 1-0
NCAA Tournament: N/A
By coach:
Calipari: 10-2
Billy G: 2-2
Tubby: 22-3
Pitino: 9-3
Sutton: 0-0
Hall: 4-0
Rupp: 3-1
Mauer: 1-0
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Which SEC opponents have won the most at Rupp Arena?
(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).
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).
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. Auburn all-time (17 different arenas)
Kentucky has been extremely successful against Auburn throughout the years, to put it mildly. The overall record is 91-18 (83.5%), second only to our marks against Ole Miss (89%) and Missouri (9-0). Let's check out the breakdown...
Home games: 45-2 (95.7%)
Rupp Arena: 25-2 (92.6%) - no losses at home since 1988
Memorial Coliseum: 18-0 (100%) - complete domination
Alumni Gym: 1-0 (100%)
Buell Armory Gym: 1-0 (100%)
Road games: 30-14 (68.2%)
Auburn Arena: 3-1 (75%) - lost in 2016
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum: 24-9 (72.7%)
Auburn Sports Arena: 3-4 (42.9%)
Neutral sites: 16-2 (88.9%)
Garrett Coliseum (Montgomery, AL): 3-0 (100%) - regular season
Birmingham City Auditorium: 0-1 (0%) - regular season
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
Rupp Arena: 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
The Omni (Atlanta): 0-1 (0%) - SEC Tournament
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 2-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
Superdome (New Orleans): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (100%) - SEC Tournament
By type of game:
Regular season SEC home games: 43-2
Regular season SEC road games: 30-14
Regular season SEC neutral games: 3-1
Regular season SEC games overall: 76-17
Regular season pre-SEC home games: 2-0
SEC Tournament: 13-1
By coach:
Calipari: 8-1
Billy G: 2-0
Tubby: 11-1
Pitino: 11-1
Sutton: 5-4
Hall: 23-6
Rupp: 29-5
Ecklund: 1-0
Buchheit: 1-0
Thursday, March 12, 2015
UK's History in the SEC Tournament by Location
(updated after 2016 tournament in Nashville)
The Kentucky Wildcats officially have 29 SEC tournament titles (through 2016). They've actually won 30, but forfeited the 1988 title to Georgia.
UK's all-time record in the SEC Tournament is 127-25 (83.6%)
Winning percentage by city:
1) Memphis 6-0 (100%)
2) Louisville 43-3 (93.5%)
3) Nashville 17-2 (89.5%)
4) Lexington 8-1 (88.9%)
5) Knoxville 10-2 (83.3%)
5) New Orleans 7-2 (77.7%)
7) Atlanta 24-8 (75%)
8) Baton Rouge 3-1 (75%)
9) Birmingham 8-5 (61.5%)
10) Tampa 1-1 (50%)
Winning percentage by venue:
1) Pyramid (Memphis) 6-0 (100%)
1) Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville) 3-0 (100%)
1) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge) 3-0 (100%)
4) Jefferson County Armory (Louisville) 43-3 (93.5%)
5) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville) 10-1 (90.9%)
6) Rupp Arena (Lexington) 8-1 (88.9%)
7) Bridgestone Arena / Gaylord Entertainment Center 14-2 (87.5%)
8) Superdome (New Orleans) 5-1 (83.3%)
9) Georgia Dome (Atlanta) 20-5 (80%)
9) Atlanta Municipal Auditorium 4-1 (80%)
11) New Orleans Arena 2-1 (66.7%)
12) Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 8-5 (61.5%)
13) St. Pete Times Forum 1-1 (50%)
14) Huey Long Field House (Baton Rouge) 0-1 (0%)
14) Omni (Atlanta) 0-1 (0%)
14) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Atlanta) 0-1 (0%)
14) Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville) 0-1 (0%)
Total winning percentage by site type:
Home 8-1 (88.9%)
Other schools' home courts 16-3 (84.2%)
Regional/neutral 103-21 (83.1%)
Titles by city:
1) Louisville - 9 (1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952)
2) Atlanta - 6 (1933, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2011)
3) Nashville - 5 (1984, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2016)
4) Knoxville - 3 (1937, 1939, 1940)
5) Lexington - 2 (1986, 1993)
5) Memphis - 2 (1994, 1997)
7) New Orleans - 1 (2003)
7) Birmingham - 1 (1992)
7) Baton Rouge - 1 (1988) <-----vacated
Titles by venue:
1) Jefferson County Armory - 9
2) Georgia Dome - 5
3) Bridgestone / Gaylord Entertainment Center - 4
4) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium - 3
5) Pyramid - 2
5) Rupp Arena - 2
7) Superdome - 1
7) Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center - 1
7) Memorial Gymnasium - 1
7) Atlanta Municipal Auditorium - 1
UK's title-winning percentage by city
1) Memphis 2 of 2 (100%)
2) Louisville 9 of 12 (75%)
3) Nashville 5 of 7 (71.4%)
4) Lexington 2 of 3 (66.7%)
5) Knoxville 3 of 5 (60%)
6) Atlanta 6 of 14 (42.9%)
7) New Orleans 1 of 3 (33.3%)
8) Birmingham 1 of 6 (16.7%)
9) Tampa 0 of 1 (0%)
10) Baton Rouge 0 of 2 (0%) - won 1 but vacated
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
The Kentucky Wildcats officially have 29 SEC tournament titles (through 2016). They've actually won 30, but forfeited the 1988 title to Georgia.
UK's all-time record in the SEC Tournament is 127-25 (83.6%)
Winning percentage by city:
1) Memphis 6-0 (100%)
2) Louisville 43-3 (93.5%)
3) Nashville 17-2 (89.5%)
4) Lexington 8-1 (88.9%)
5) Knoxville 10-2 (83.3%)
5) New Orleans 7-2 (77.7%)
7) Atlanta 24-8 (75%)
8) Baton Rouge 3-1 (75%)
9) Birmingham 8-5 (61.5%)
10) Tampa 1-1 (50%)
Winning percentage by venue:
1) Pyramid (Memphis) 6-0 (100%)
1) Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville) 3-0 (100%)
1) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge) 3-0 (100%)
4) Jefferson County Armory (Louisville) 43-3 (93.5%)
5) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (Knoxville) 10-1 (90.9%)
6) Rupp Arena (Lexington) 8-1 (88.9%)
7) Bridgestone Arena / Gaylord Entertainment Center 14-2 (87.5%)
8) Superdome (New Orleans) 5-1 (83.3%)
9) Georgia Dome (Atlanta) 20-5 (80%)
9) Atlanta Municipal Auditorium 4-1 (80%)
11) New Orleans Arena 2-1 (66.7%)
12) Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 8-5 (61.5%)
13) St. Pete Times Forum 1-1 (50%)
14) Huey Long Field House (Baton Rouge) 0-1 (0%)
14) Omni (Atlanta) 0-1 (0%)
14) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Atlanta) 0-1 (0%)
14) Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville) 0-1 (0%)
Total winning percentage by site type:
Home 8-1 (88.9%)
Other schools' home courts 16-3 (84.2%)
Regional/neutral 103-21 (83.1%)
Titles by city:
1) Louisville - 9 (1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952)
2) Atlanta - 6 (1933, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2011)
3) Nashville - 5 (1984, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2016)
4) Knoxville - 3 (1937, 1939, 1940)
5) Lexington - 2 (1986, 1993)
5) Memphis - 2 (1994, 1997)
7) New Orleans - 1 (2003)
7) Birmingham - 1 (1992)
7) Baton Rouge - 1 (1988) <-----vacated
Titles by venue:
1) Jefferson County Armory - 9
2) Georgia Dome - 5
3) Bridgestone / Gaylord Entertainment Center - 4
4) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium - 3
5) Pyramid - 2
5) Rupp Arena - 2
7) Superdome - 1
7) Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center - 1
7) Memorial Gymnasium - 1
7) Atlanta Municipal Auditorium - 1
UK's title-winning percentage by city
1) Memphis 2 of 2 (100%)
2) Louisville 9 of 12 (75%)
3) Nashville 5 of 7 (71.4%)
4) Lexington 2 of 3 (66.7%)
5) Knoxville 3 of 5 (60%)
6) Atlanta 6 of 14 (42.9%)
7) New Orleans 1 of 3 (33.3%)
8) Birmingham 1 of 6 (16.7%)
9) Tampa 0 of 1 (0%)
10) Baton Rouge 0 of 2 (0%) - won 1 but vacated
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
Friday, March 15, 2013
Kentucky basketball vs. Vanderbilt in 20 different arenas
(updated through 2016-17 regular season)
Here are Kentucky's results in the 20 different arenas where they've met the Commodores, against whom they hold a 143-47 advantage all-time.
Home (80-14 overall - 85.1%)
Rupp Arena: 37-2 (had a perfect 28-0 record against them at Rupp, but then lost in 2006 and 2007)
Memorial Coliseum: 20-5
Alumni Gym: 17-2
Buell Armory: 5-2
Woodland Auditorium: 1-3
Road (56-28 overall - 67%)
Memorial Gymnasium: 38-25
Hippodrome: 12-3 (games from 1922-1946)
McQuiddy Gymnasium: 3-0 (1950-52)
East High School Gym: 1-0 (1949)
Father Ryan High School Gym: 1-0 (1947)
Navy Classification Center: 1-0 (1948)
Neutral sites (7-5 overall, 4-5 in SEC Tournament)
Alumni Memorial Gym, Knoxville: 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Paducah Tilghman Gym, Paducah: 1-0
UT Armory Fieldhouse, Knoxville: 1-0 (SEC playoff)
Superdome, New Orleans: 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati: 1-0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville: 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
New Orleans Arena: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
By type of game
SEC home games: 71-7
SEC road games: 53-27
SEC regular season record: 124-34
Pre-SEC home games (before 1932-33): 9-7
Pre-SEC road games (before 1932-33): 3-1
Pre-SEC regular season record: 12-8
SEC neutral site games: 2-0
SEC playoffs: 1-0
SEC tournament: 4-5
Here are Kentucky's results in the 20 different arenas where they've met the Commodores, against whom they hold a 143-47 advantage all-time.
Home (80-14 overall - 85.1%)
Rupp Arena: 37-2 (had a perfect 28-0 record against them at Rupp, but then lost in 2006 and 2007)
Memorial Coliseum: 20-5
Alumni Gym: 17-2
Buell Armory: 5-2
Woodland Auditorium: 1-3
Road (56-28 overall - 67%)
Memorial Gymnasium: 38-25
Hippodrome: 12-3 (games from 1922-1946)
McQuiddy Gymnasium: 3-0 (1950-52)
East High School Gym: 1-0 (1949)
Father Ryan High School Gym: 1-0 (1947)
Navy Classification Center: 1-0 (1948)
Neutral sites (7-5 overall, 4-5 in SEC Tournament)
Alumni Memorial Gym, Knoxville: 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Paducah Tilghman Gym, Paducah: 1-0
UT Armory Fieldhouse, Knoxville: 1-0 (SEC playoff)
Superdome, New Orleans: 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati: 1-0
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville: 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
New Orleans Arena: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
By type of game
SEC home games: 71-7
SEC road games: 53-27
SEC regular season record: 124-34
Pre-SEC home games (before 1932-33): 9-7
Pre-SEC road games (before 1932-33): 3-1
Pre-SEC regular season record: 12-8
SEC neutral site games: 2-0
SEC playoffs: 1-0
SEC tournament: 4-5
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Kentucky basketball vs. Indiana all-time (15 different arenas)
The Kentucky-Indiana regular-season series was played annually from 1969 through 2011, after the teams had met a combined 8 times during the 1920s and 1940s. Of the 52 regular season games, 27 have been played at neutral
sites.
UK is 32-25 in the series (56%). Since the annual rivalry started in 1969, UK went 26-17 in those regular season matchups (60%).
NCAA Tournament games: 3-2 (60%)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 1-0 (2012 Sweet 16)
Stokely Center (Knoxville): 1-0 (1983 Sweet 16)
University of Dayton Arena: 1-0 (1975 Regional Final)
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines): 0-1 (2016 Second Round)
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville): 0-1 (1973 Regional Final)
Regular season neutral court games: 15-9 (63%)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 7-3 (70%) (0-3 in the 1970s, undefeated in the 1990s and 2000s)
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 2-1 (67%) (1940s)
Hoosierdome / RCA Dome (Indianapolis): 6-4 (60%) (1980s through 2005)
Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans): 0-1 (1940 "Sugar Bowl")
Home games: 10-3 (77%)
Memorial Coliseum: 2-0 (100%) (1960s)
Rupp Arena: 8-1 (89%) (1977-1988, 2006-2010)
Alumni Gymnasium: 0-2 (1920s)
Road games: 4-11 (27%)
"New" Indiana Fieldhouse: 1-0 (100%) (1970)
Assembly Hall: 3-9 (25%) (1972-1990, 2007-2011)
"Old" Indiana Fieldhouse: 0-2 (1920s)
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 is 32-25 in the series (56%). Since the annual rivalry started in 1969, UK went 26-17 in those regular season matchups (60%).
NCAA Tournament games: 3-2 (60%)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 1-0 (2012 Sweet 16)
Stokely Center (Knoxville): 1-0 (1983 Sweet 16)
University of Dayton Arena: 1-0 (1975 Regional Final)
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines): 0-1 (2016 Second Round)
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville): 0-1 (1973 Regional Final)
Regular season neutral court games: 15-9 (63%)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 7-3 (70%) (0-3 in the 1970s, undefeated in the 1990s and 2000s)
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 2-1 (67%) (1940s)
Hoosierdome / RCA Dome (Indianapolis): 6-4 (60%) (1980s through 2005)
Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans): 0-1 (1940 "Sugar Bowl")
Home games: 10-3 (77%)
Memorial Coliseum: 2-0 (100%) (1960s)
Rupp Arena: 8-1 (89%) (1977-1988, 2006-2010)
Alumni Gymnasium: 0-2 (1920s)
Road games: 4-11 (27%)
"New" Indiana Fieldhouse: 1-0 (100%) (1970)
Assembly Hall: 3-9 (25%) (1972-1990, 2007-2011)
"Old" Indiana Fieldhouse: 0-2 (1920s)
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
Kentucky basketball vs. Louisville all-time (14 different arenas)
UK is 34-16 all-time against the Cardinals.
In the modern home-and-home series (initiated after the "Dream Game" in 1983), Kentucky leads 22-12.
Regular season home games: UK is 17-5 (77.3%)
Rupp Arena: 13-4 (games played in 1983 through present) - 76.5%
Buell Armory Gymnasium: 3-0 (1913, 1914, 1922)
Woodland Auditorium: 1-1
Did you know? UK never played UofL in Alumni Gym or in Memorial Coliseum. Crazy, right?
Regular season road games: UK is 12-9 (57%)
Freedom Hall: 7-6 (1984 through 2009) - 53.8%
Yum! Center: 2-2 (2010 through 2016) - 50.0%
St. Xavier Gym: 1-0 (1922)
Louisville YMCA: 1-1 (1915, 1916)
Tharp Gymnasium: 1-0 (1914)
NCAA Tournament Games: UK is 4-2 (60%)
Wins:
2014 Midwest Regional Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium
2012 National Semifinal at the Superdome
1984 Mideast Regional Semifinal at Rupp Arena
1951 East Regional 1st Round at Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh)
Losses:
1983 Mideast Regional Final at Stokely Center (Knoxville)
1959 Mideast Regional Semifinal at McGaw Memorial Hall (Evanston)
Other: UK is 1-0
Old Madison Square Garden (NYC, 1948 Olympic Trials): 1-0
One final, happy note:
- UK has won three (or more) in a row against UofL EIGHT times, and UofL has never accomplished a three game winning streak against 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
In the modern home-and-home series (initiated after the "Dream Game" in 1983), Kentucky leads 22-12.
Regular season home games: UK is 17-5 (77.3%)
Rupp Arena: 13-4 (games played in 1983 through present) - 76.5%
Buell Armory Gymnasium: 3-0 (1913, 1914, 1922)
Woodland Auditorium: 1-1
Did you know? UK never played UofL in Alumni Gym or in Memorial Coliseum. Crazy, right?
Regular season road games: UK is 12-9 (57%)
Freedom Hall: 7-6 (1984 through 2009) - 53.8%
Yum! Center: 2-2 (2010 through 2016) - 50.0%
St. Xavier Gym: 1-0 (1922)
Louisville YMCA: 1-1 (1915, 1916)
Tharp Gymnasium: 1-0 (1914)
NCAA Tournament Games: UK is 4-2 (60%)
Wins:
2014 Midwest Regional Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium
2012 National Semifinal at the Superdome
1984 Mideast Regional Semifinal at Rupp Arena
1951 East Regional 1st Round at Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh)
Losses:
1983 Mideast Regional Final at Stokely Center (Knoxville)
1959 Mideast Regional Semifinal at McGaw Memorial Hall (Evanston)
Other: UK is 1-0
Old Madison Square Garden (NYC, 1948 Olympic Trials): 1-0
One final, happy note:
- UK has won three (or more) in a row against UofL EIGHT times, and UofL has never accomplished a three game winning streak against 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
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