UCLA may have the most titles in NCAA history (for now), but I've always thought UK and UNC were the top 2 programs of all time. Why? Consistent success.
Consider this one example of consistency:
1940s Final Fours:
UK - 3
UNC - 1
UCLA - 0
1950s Final Fours:
UK - 2
UNC - 1
UCLA - 0
1960s Final Fours:
UCLA - 6
UNC - 3
UK - 1
1970s Final Fours:
UCLA - 7
UK - 2
UNC - 2
1980s Final Fours:
UNC - 2
UK - 1
UCLA - 0
1990s Final Fours:
UNC - 5
UK - 4
UCLA - 1
2000s Final Fours:
UNC - 4
UCLA - 3
UK - 0
2010s Final Fours:
UK - 4
UNC - 1
UCLA - 0
So, in eight decades, UK has only missed out on the Final Four once (the 2000s - basically why Tubby Smith was fired midway through the decade) and UNC has never missed it for an entire decade. Meanwhile, UCLA has FIVE different decades without a Final Four...almost all of their success came during the Sam Gilbert era.
And if you broaden it to Elite Eights, and include all-time totals:
1) UK - 37
2) UNC - 28
3) KU - 23
4) UCLA - 21
Basically, it's like this...UK and UNC have been great throughout history in both the regular AND postseason. KU has been great in the regular season (which is why they're second all-time in wins), but often falls short in the tournament. And UCLA had ONE period of greatness. Otherwise, they've been nothing special.
As much as it seems like I'm praising North Carolina here (and, tradition-wise, I am), I have no love for their school and think they should have been stripped of literally every accomplishment during the academic cheating era (1990-2010, roughly). UK's superiority over them, numerically, should be even greater than it is.
Unfortunately, one disappointing fact remains...the Tar Heels are the only "Blue Blood" program with an all-time winning record against the Cats. UK has won more often than lost against UCLA, Duke, Kansas, and Indiana. Plus Louisville, another top school. And so many other opponents.
After all, UK is #1 all-time in wins, winning percentage, tournament wins, etc. etc...
But enough of that. Let's take a look at the numbers for the UK-UNC series...
Overall, UK is 15-23 against UNC (39.5%)
UK is 8-6 in home games against UNC (57.1%)
Rupp Arena: 5-2 (71.4%)
Memorial Coliseum: 2-3 (40%)
Alumni Gym: 1-1 (50%)
UK is 2-6 in road games against UNC (25%)
Dean Smith Center: 2-6 (25%)
UK is 5-11 at neutral sites against UNC (31.3%)
Prudential Center (Newark): 1-0 (100%) - won 2011 East Regional Final
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas): 1-0 (100%) - won 2016 regular season (CBS Sports Classic)
Freedom Hall (Louisville): 1-2 (33.3%) - won in 1974 regular season, lost in 1972 and 1989 regular season
Charlotte Coliseum: 1-2 (33.3%) - won in 1969 regular season, lost in 1964 and 1975 regular season
Greensboro Coliseum: 1-2 (33.3%) - won in 1960 regular season, lost in 1967 and 1973 regular season
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center: 0-1 (0%) - lost 1995 Southeast Regional Final
Cole Field House (College Park, MD): 0-1 (0%) - lost 1977 East Regional Final
Brendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford): 0-1 (0%) - lost in 1981 regular season
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 0-2 (0%) - 1924 and 1932 Southern Conference Tournament games
By type of game:
Regular season: 14-19
Postseason: 1-4 (0-2 SoCon Tournament, 1-2 NCAA Tournament)
State of Kentucky: 9-8
State of North Carolina: 4-10
Every other state: 2-5
By UK coach:
John Calipari: 5-2 (3-0 home, 0-2 road, 1-0 reg season neutral, 1-0 NCAAT)
Billy Gillispie: 0-2 (0-1 home, 0-1 road)
Tubby Smith: 4-3 (2-1 home, 2-2 road)
Rick Pitino: 0-2 (0-1 road, 0-1 NCAAT)
Eddie Sutton: 0-1 (at Freedom Hall)
Joe B. Hall: 1-5 (1-4 reg season neutral, 0-1 NCAAT)
Adolph Rupp: 5-6 (3-3 home, 2-2 reg season neutral, 0-1 SoCon Tournament)
John Mauer: 0-1 (home)
George Buchheit: 0-1 (SoCon Tournament)
By UNC coach:
Roy Williams (since 2004): 7-6 against UK (2-5 vs. Calipari, 2-0 vs. Billy G, 3-1 vs. Tubby)
Matt Doherty: 0-3 against UK (Tubby Smith)
Dean Smith: 13-3 against UK (2-0 vs. Pitino, 1-0 vs. Sutton, 5-1 vs. Hall, 5-2 vs. Rupp)
Frank McGuire: 0-2 against UK (Rupp)
Tom Scott: 0-1 against UK (Rupp)
George Shepard: 1-0 against UK (Rupp)
James Ashmore: 1-0 against UK (Mauer)
Norman Shepard: 1-0 against UK (Buchheit)
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. Arkansas all-time (13 different coaches, 10 different arenas)
(Updated through 2017 SEC Tournament)
Although they didn't join the Southeastern Conference until 1992, Arkansas made their mark immediately. Nolan Richardson's Hogs were an SEC powerhouse, competing with Rick Pitino's Wildcats throughout the mid-90s, and even taking home a national title in 1994. Richardson is easily the most successful coach in their history, with their only NCAA title and 3 of their 6 Final Fours. Eddie Sutton also had success at the school, making the 1978 Final Four and winning a number of Southwest Conference titles.
The dynamic in the Kentucky-Arkansas series was very interesting during the 1990s, with Arkansas often getting the better of UK in regular season meetings (4-2 during the Pitino years), but almost always taking the loss in conference tournament matchups (0-4 against Pitino).
Since Richardson's departure in 2002, things have gotten a little more lopsided in favor of UK during the regular season, but Arkansas is still a bitter challenge on their home floor. In fact, the overall record in Fayetteville is an even 7-7 split (and 6-7 since Arkansas joined the SEC).
Let's take a look at the all-time series results...
Kentucky is 30-11 against Arkansas (73.2%)
Kentucky is 13-3 at home against Arkansas (81.3%)
Rupp Arena: 11-3 (78.6%) - all games since Arkansas joined the league...losses were in 1992, 1994 and 2014
Alumni Gymnasium: 2-0 (100%) - games were in 1945 and 1948
Kentucky is 7-7 in Fayetteville (50%)
Bud Walton Arena (games since 1995): 6-6 (50%)
Barnhill Arena (game in 1993): 0-1 (0%)
Robinson Auditorium (game in 1950): 1-0 (100%)
Kentucky is 10-1 at neutral sites against Arkansas (90.9%)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 3-1 (75%) - UK won the 1995 and 1999 SEC Tournament Championships, plus an SEC semifinal in 1998. Lost in a 2000 SEC quarterfinal.
Gaylord Entertainment Center / Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 3-0 (100%) - UK won the 2015 and 2017 SEC Tournament Championships, plus a 2001 SEC semifinal.
Superdome (New Orleans): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1996 SEC semifinal
Rupp Arena: 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1993 SEC semifinal
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1994 SEC semifinal
Checkerdome (St. Louis): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1978 National Semifinal, before beating Duke in the final
By type of game:
SEC regular season home games: 11-3
SEC regular season road games: 6-7
Total SEC regular season record: 17-10
Pre-SEC regular season home games: 2-0
Pre-SEC regular season road games: 1-0
Overall regular season record: 20-10
SEC Tournament games: 9-1
NCAA Tournament games: 1-0
Postseason record: 10-1
By UK coach:
John Calipari: 7-4 (4-1 home, 1-3 road, 2-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie: 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 road)
Tubby Smith: 11-3 (5-0 home, 3-2 road, 3-1 SECT)
Rick Pitino: 6-4 (1-2 home, 1-2 road, 4-0 SECT)
Joe B. Hall: 1-0 (1978 Final Four)
Adolph Rupp: 3-0 (2-0 home, 1-0 road)
By opposing coach:
Mike Anderson (since 2012): 3-6 against Kentucky (all against Calipari)
John Pelphrey (2008-2011): 1-3 against Kentucky (1-1 vs. Calipari, 0-2 vs. Billy G)
Stan Heath (2003-2007): 0-5 against Kentucky (all against Tubby)
Nolan Richardson (1992-2002): 7-12 against Kentucky (3-6 against Tubby, 4-6 against Pitino). He was only 1-7 in SEC tournament meetings but 6-5 in the regular season.
Eddie Sutton (1978 Final Four): 0-1 against Kentucky (Hall)
Presley Askew (1950): 0-1 against Kentucky (Rupp)
Eugene Lambert (1945, 1948): 0-2 against Kentucky (Rupp)
Although they didn't join the Southeastern Conference until 1992, Arkansas made their mark immediately. Nolan Richardson's Hogs were an SEC powerhouse, competing with Rick Pitino's Wildcats throughout the mid-90s, and even taking home a national title in 1994. Richardson is easily the most successful coach in their history, with their only NCAA title and 3 of their 6 Final Fours. Eddie Sutton also had success at the school, making the 1978 Final Four and winning a number of Southwest Conference titles.
The dynamic in the Kentucky-Arkansas series was very interesting during the 1990s, with Arkansas often getting the better of UK in regular season meetings (4-2 during the Pitino years), but almost always taking the loss in conference tournament matchups (0-4 against Pitino).
Since Richardson's departure in 2002, things have gotten a little more lopsided in favor of UK during the regular season, but Arkansas is still a bitter challenge on their home floor. In fact, the overall record in Fayetteville is an even 7-7 split (and 6-7 since Arkansas joined the SEC).
Let's take a look at the all-time series results...
Kentucky is 30-11 against Arkansas (73.2%)
Kentucky is 13-3 at home against Arkansas (81.3%)
Rupp Arena: 11-3 (78.6%) - all games since Arkansas joined the league...losses were in 1992, 1994 and 2014
Alumni Gymnasium: 2-0 (100%) - games were in 1945 and 1948
Kentucky is 7-7 in Fayetteville (50%)
Bud Walton Arena (games since 1995): 6-6 (50%)
Barnhill Arena (game in 1993): 0-1 (0%)
Robinson Auditorium (game in 1950): 1-0 (100%)
Kentucky is 10-1 at neutral sites against Arkansas (90.9%)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 3-1 (75%) - UK won the 1995 and 1999 SEC Tournament Championships, plus an SEC semifinal in 1998. Lost in a 2000 SEC quarterfinal.
Gaylord Entertainment Center / Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 3-0 (100%) - UK won the 2015 and 2017 SEC Tournament Championships, plus a 2001 SEC semifinal.
Superdome (New Orleans): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1996 SEC semifinal
Rupp Arena: 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1993 SEC semifinal
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1994 SEC semifinal
Checkerdome (St. Louis): 1-0 (100%) - UK won a 1978 National Semifinal, before beating Duke in the final
By type of game:
SEC regular season home games: 11-3
SEC regular season road games: 6-7
Total SEC regular season record: 17-10
Pre-SEC regular season home games: 2-0
Pre-SEC regular season road games: 1-0
Overall regular season record: 20-10
SEC Tournament games: 9-1
NCAA Tournament games: 1-0
Postseason record: 10-1
By UK coach:
John Calipari: 7-4 (4-1 home, 1-3 road, 2-0 SECT)
Billy Gillispie: 2-0 (1-0 home, 1-0 road)
Tubby Smith: 11-3 (5-0 home, 3-2 road, 3-1 SECT)
Rick Pitino: 6-4 (1-2 home, 1-2 road, 4-0 SECT)
Joe B. Hall: 1-0 (1978 Final Four)
Adolph Rupp: 3-0 (2-0 home, 1-0 road)
By opposing coach:
Mike Anderson (since 2012): 3-6 against Kentucky (all against Calipari)
John Pelphrey (2008-2011): 1-3 against Kentucky (1-1 vs. Calipari, 0-2 vs. Billy G)
Stan Heath (2003-2007): 0-5 against Kentucky (all against Tubby)
Nolan Richardson (1992-2002): 7-12 against Kentucky (3-6 against Tubby, 4-6 against Pitino). He was only 1-7 in SEC tournament meetings but 6-5 in the regular season.
Eddie Sutton (1978 Final Four): 0-1 against Kentucky (Hall)
Presley Askew (1950): 0-1 against Kentucky (Rupp)
Eugene Lambert (1945, 1948): 0-2 against Kentucky (Rupp)
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%).
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)
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Kentucky basketball vs. Florida all-time (21 different coaches, 12 different arenas)
(updated through 2017 regular season matchups)
Florida has been quite a pest for the Kentucky Wildcats, especially within the confines of the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, also known as the O-Dome.
UK is only 20-17 at Florida's current venue, which has proved to be one of their most challenging environments. Five of those losses were consecutive, from 2005 through 2009 (Tubby's last three, and both of Billy G's). Calipari is 13-6 against Florida but only 4-5 in Gainesville.
Since Pitino left, it's been a relatively close battle. Florida had some very strong teams under Billy Donovan (2006, 2007 and 2014 in particular). UK is only 28-18 against UF since the Pitino days.
Overall, though? UK has dominated Florida. Just like any other SEC team.
UK is 100-38 against Florida (72.5%)
UK is 51-9 (85%) at home
Rupp Arena: 34-7
Memorial Coliseum: 16-2
Alumni Gym: 1-0
UK is 35-25 (58.3%) at Florida
O'Connell Center: 20-17
Florida Gym aka Alligator Alley: 15-8
UK is 14-4 (77.8%) at neutral sites
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-0 (SEC Tournament during the 1940s)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 3-2 (SEC Tournament)
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium 2-1 (1-0 Southern Conference Tournament, 1-1 SEC Tournament)
Superdome (New Orleans): 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
By type of game:
SEC regular season home games: 50-9
SEC regular season road games: 35-25
Total SEC regular season: 84-34
Pre-SEC home games: 1-0
SEC Tournament: 13-4
Southern Conference Tournament: 1-0
By coach:
John Calipari: 14-6 (7-1 home, 4-5 road, 3-0 SEC Tournament)
Billy G: 2-2 (2-0 home, 0-2 road)
Tubby Smith: 12-10 (7-3 home, 4-6 road, 1-1 SEC Tournament)
Rick Pitino: 17-2 (8-0 home, 6-2 road, 3-0 SEC Tournament)
Eddie Sutton: 4-4 (2-2 home, 2-2 road)
Joe B. Hall: 21-6 (11-2 home, 10-3 road, 0-1 SEC Tournament)
Adolph Rupp: 29-8 (13-1 home, 9-6 road, 6-1 SEC Tournament, 1-0 Southern Conference Tournament)
Basil Hayden: 1-0 (1-0 home)
By opposing coach:
Mike White: 1-3 against Kentucky (vs. Calipari)
Billy Donovan: 17-27 against Kentucky (5-11 vs. Calipari, 2-2 vs. Billy G, 10-12 vs. Tubby, 0-2 vs. Pitino)
Lon Kruger: 2-13 against Kentucky (vs. Pitino)
Don DeVoe: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Pitino)
Norman Sloan: 8-19 against Kentucky (4-4 vs. Sutton, 3-8 vs. Hall, 1-7 vs. Rupp)
Ed Visscher: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Hall)
John Lotz: 3-9 against Kentucky (vs. Hall)
Tommy Bartlett: 6-8 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Hall, 6-6 vs. Rupp)
John Mauer: 0-8 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Sam McAllister: 0-4 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Spurgeon Cherry: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Ben Clemmons: 1-0 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Brady Cowell: 0-3 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Rupp, 0-1 vs. Hayden)
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
Florida has been quite a pest for the Kentucky Wildcats, especially within the confines of the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, also known as the O-Dome.
UK is only 20-17 at Florida's current venue, which has proved to be one of their most challenging environments. Five of those losses were consecutive, from 2005 through 2009 (Tubby's last three, and both of Billy G's). Calipari is 13-6 against Florida but only 4-5 in Gainesville.
Since Pitino left, it's been a relatively close battle. Florida had some very strong teams under Billy Donovan (2006, 2007 and 2014 in particular). UK is only 28-18 against UF since the Pitino days.
Overall, though? UK has dominated Florida. Just like any other SEC team.
UK is 100-38 against Florida (72.5%)
UK is 51-9 (85%) at home
Rupp Arena: 34-7
Memorial Coliseum: 16-2
Alumni Gym: 1-0
UK is 35-25 (58.3%) at Florida
O'Connell Center: 20-17
Florida Gym aka Alligator Alley: 15-8
UK is 14-4 (77.8%) at neutral sites
Jefferson County Armory (Louisville): 5-0 (SEC Tournament during the 1940s)
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 3-2 (SEC Tournament)
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium 2-1 (1-0 Southern Conference Tournament, 1-1 SEC Tournament)
Superdome (New Orleans): 1-1 (SEC Tournament)
The Pyramid (Memphis): 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville): 1-0 (SEC Tournament)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 0-1 (SEC Tournament)
By type of game:
SEC regular season home games: 50-9
SEC regular season road games: 35-25
Total SEC regular season: 84-34
Pre-SEC home games: 1-0
SEC Tournament: 13-4
Southern Conference Tournament: 1-0
By coach:
John Calipari: 14-6 (7-1 home, 4-5 road, 3-0 SEC Tournament)
Billy G: 2-2 (2-0 home, 0-2 road)
Tubby Smith: 12-10 (7-3 home, 4-6 road, 1-1 SEC Tournament)
Rick Pitino: 17-2 (8-0 home, 6-2 road, 3-0 SEC Tournament)
Eddie Sutton: 4-4 (2-2 home, 2-2 road)
Joe B. Hall: 21-6 (11-2 home, 10-3 road, 0-1 SEC Tournament)
Adolph Rupp: 29-8 (13-1 home, 9-6 road, 6-1 SEC Tournament, 1-0 Southern Conference Tournament)
Basil Hayden: 1-0 (1-0 home)
By opposing coach:
Mike White: 1-3 against Kentucky (vs. Calipari)
Billy Donovan: 17-27 against Kentucky (5-11 vs. Calipari, 2-2 vs. Billy G, 10-12 vs. Tubby, 0-2 vs. Pitino)
Lon Kruger: 2-13 against Kentucky (vs. Pitino)
Don DeVoe: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Pitino)
Norman Sloan: 8-19 against Kentucky (4-4 vs. Sutton, 3-8 vs. Hall, 1-7 vs. Rupp)
Ed Visscher: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Hall)
John Lotz: 3-9 against Kentucky (vs. Hall)
Tommy Bartlett: 6-8 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Hall, 6-6 vs. Rupp)
John Mauer: 0-8 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Sam McAllister: 0-4 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Spurgeon Cherry: 0-2 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Ben Clemmons: 1-0 against Kentucky (vs. Rupp)
Brady Cowell: 0-3 against Kentucky (0-2 vs. Rupp, 0-1 vs. Hayden)
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
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.
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).
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%)
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Longest Winning Streaks in Kentucky Basketball History
(updated through 2016)
In Kentucky's storied history, they have won 8 national titles, reached 17 Final Fours and won more games than any other school. Many of those wins have come consecutively...and here are their longest streaks of all time. As you would expect, most if not all of these streaks occurred during either national championship seasons or years when they absolutely SHOULD have won the whole thing, with #1 being the most painful example.
1) 38 games during the 2014-2015 season.
Coach: John Calipari
Leading scorer during the season: Aaron Harrison
Loss before it began: 60-54 to Connecticut in National Title Game, 4/7/14
First win: 85-45 over Grand Canyon at Rupp Arena, 11/14/14
Notable victories in streak: #5 Kansas (by 32 points), #6 Texas, #21 North Carolina, UCLA (by 39 points), at #4 Louisville, won 28th SEC Tournament title over #21 Arkansas
Last win: 68-66 over Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional Final, 3/28/15
Loss to end the streak: 71-64 to Wisconsin in a National Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 4/4/15
Ranking: #1 pre-season, finished as national semifinalists.
Notes: UK became the first power conference team to finish a regular season undefeated since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, and only team other than Wichita State in 2014 to enter NCAA tournament 34-0. They are the first team to ever start a season 38-0, surpassing Wichita State's 35-0. Alas, the perfect season was not to be...and it was made ten times worse when Duke stole the 2015 title.
2) 32 games over 2 seasons (1953-54 and 1954-55).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Cliff Hagan
Loss before it began: 64-57 to St. John's in the Elite Eight, 3/22/52.
First win: 86-59 over Temple at Memorial Coliseum, 12/5/53.
Notable victories in streak: #13 Duke, #16 LaSalle, #8 Minnesota, #8 LSU in SEC playoff to end 1954 season, #2 Utah and #4 LaSalle in the following season
Last win: 101-69 at Temple, 1/1/55
Loss to end the streak: 59-58 to Georgia Tech at Memorial Coliseum, 1/8/55
Ranking: #2 at start, #1 at end
Notes: The 1953-54 season remains UK's only undefeated year. It followed a year in which there was no Kentucky basketball, due to the infamous point-shaving scandal. The 25-0 Wildcats did not play in the postseason because of a rule preventing graduate students from participating. The following season, they extended the streak to 32 games. The loss to Georgia Tech is equally significant for ending UK's 129-game home winning streak, which still stands as the NCAA record. They hadn't lost a home game in more than 12 years - since falling to Ohio State at Alumni Gym on January 2nd, 1943.
3) 27 games during the 1995-1996 season.
Coach: Rick Pitino
Leading scorer during the season: Tony Delk
Loss before it began: 92-82 to #5 Massachusetts in Great Eight at Auburn Hills, Michigan on 11/28/95.
First win: 89-82 over Indiana at Indianapolis, 12/2/95
Notable victories in streak: #16 Georgia Tech (by 23 points), #25 Louisville (by 23 points), at #12 Mississippi State (by 18 points)
Loss to end the streak: 84-73 to #25 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship game at New Orleans, 3/10/96. Dontae Jones scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. His better-known teammate Erick Dampier actually contributed very little to the upset, going 2 for 11 from the field. Tony Delk was ice cold, shooting 5 of 19.
Ranking: #1 at start and end (fell to #5 in first poll after the UMass loss, back to #1 in late February)
Notes: Went on to win school's 6th national title, and defeated UMass in the Final Four along the way.
4) 26 games during the 2002-2003 season.
Coach: Tubby Smith
Leading scorer during the season: Keith Bogans
Loss before it began: 81-63 at unranked Louisville, 12/28/02. Fell to a record of 6-3 at the time.
First win: 115-87 over Tennessee State at Rupp Arena on 12/30/02.
Notable victories in streak: #10 Notre Dame (by 15 points), at #15 Alabama (by 17), #1 Florida (by 15), #3 Florida on Senior Night, won SEC Tournament, beat Wisconsin in Sweet 16
Loss to end the streak: 83-69 to Marquette in the Elite Eight at Minneapolis, 3/29/03. Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Keith Bogans scored 15 points in spite of suffering a high ankle sprain in the Sweet 16.
Ranking: #20 at start, #1 at end
Notes: This was probably Tubby Smith's best team, but Bogans' injury was ill-timed and they ran into a future NBA star.
5) 26 games over 2 seasons (1945-46 and 1946-47).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Alex Groza
Loss before it began: 56-47 to Notre Dame at Louisville (Jefferson County Armory) on 1/26/46
First win: 54-26 over Georgia Tech at Alumni Gym, 1/28/46
Notable victories in streak: Michigan State, won SEC Tournament, won NIT over Arizona/West Virginia/Rhode Island, DePaul, St. John's
Loss to end the streak: 37-31 to Oklahoma A&M at Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) 12/30/46.
Rankings: N/A
Notes: Stars like Groza, Jones, Beard and Barker went on to win championships for Rupp.
The rest of the top ten....
6) 25 wins in 1965-66, ended with loss at Tennessee.
7) 24 wins in 2011-12, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
8) 24 wins in 1932-33 and 1933-34, ended with loss to Florida in first round of the second-ever SEC Tournament.
9) 23 wins in 1951-52, ended with loss to St. John's in Elite Eight. After this loss, they won 32 more games in a row (see #1 on this list).
10) 21 wins in 1950-51, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
10) 21 wins in 1948-49, ended with loss to Loyola in NIT, but they subsequently won the NCAA Championship.
In Kentucky's storied history, they have won 8 national titles, reached 17 Final Fours and won more games than any other school. Many of those wins have come consecutively...and here are their longest streaks of all time. As you would expect, most if not all of these streaks occurred during either national championship seasons or years when they absolutely SHOULD have won the whole thing, with #1 being the most painful example.
1) 38 games during the 2014-2015 season.
Coach: John Calipari
Leading scorer during the season: Aaron Harrison
Loss before it began: 60-54 to Connecticut in National Title Game, 4/7/14
First win: 85-45 over Grand Canyon at Rupp Arena, 11/14/14
Notable victories in streak: #5 Kansas (by 32 points), #6 Texas, #21 North Carolina, UCLA (by 39 points), at #4 Louisville, won 28th SEC Tournament title over #21 Arkansas
Last win: 68-66 over Notre Dame in the Midwest Regional Final, 3/28/15
Loss to end the streak: 71-64 to Wisconsin in a National Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, 4/4/15
Ranking: #1 pre-season, finished as national semifinalists.
Notes: UK became the first power conference team to finish a regular season undefeated since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, and only team other than Wichita State in 2014 to enter NCAA tournament 34-0. They are the first team to ever start a season 38-0, surpassing Wichita State's 35-0. Alas, the perfect season was not to be...and it was made ten times worse when Duke stole the 2015 title.
2) 32 games over 2 seasons (1953-54 and 1954-55).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Cliff Hagan
Loss before it began: 64-57 to St. John's in the Elite Eight, 3/22/52.
First win: 86-59 over Temple at Memorial Coliseum, 12/5/53.
Notable victories in streak: #13 Duke, #16 LaSalle, #8 Minnesota, #8 LSU in SEC playoff to end 1954 season, #2 Utah and #4 LaSalle in the following season
Last win: 101-69 at Temple, 1/1/55
Loss to end the streak: 59-58 to Georgia Tech at Memorial Coliseum, 1/8/55
Ranking: #2 at start, #1 at end
Notes: The 1953-54 season remains UK's only undefeated year. It followed a year in which there was no Kentucky basketball, due to the infamous point-shaving scandal. The 25-0 Wildcats did not play in the postseason because of a rule preventing graduate students from participating. The following season, they extended the streak to 32 games. The loss to Georgia Tech is equally significant for ending UK's 129-game home winning streak, which still stands as the NCAA record. They hadn't lost a home game in more than 12 years - since falling to Ohio State at Alumni Gym on January 2nd, 1943.
3) 27 games during the 1995-1996 season.
Coach: Rick Pitino
Leading scorer during the season: Tony Delk
Loss before it began: 92-82 to #5 Massachusetts in Great Eight at Auburn Hills, Michigan on 11/28/95.
First win: 89-82 over Indiana at Indianapolis, 12/2/95
Notable victories in streak: #16 Georgia Tech (by 23 points), #25 Louisville (by 23 points), at #12 Mississippi State (by 18 points)
Loss to end the streak: 84-73 to #25 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship game at New Orleans, 3/10/96. Dontae Jones scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. His better-known teammate Erick Dampier actually contributed very little to the upset, going 2 for 11 from the field. Tony Delk was ice cold, shooting 5 of 19.
Ranking: #1 at start and end (fell to #5 in first poll after the UMass loss, back to #1 in late February)
Notes: Went on to win school's 6th national title, and defeated UMass in the Final Four along the way.
4) 26 games during the 2002-2003 season.
Coach: Tubby Smith
Leading scorer during the season: Keith Bogans
Loss before it began: 81-63 at unranked Louisville, 12/28/02. Fell to a record of 6-3 at the time.
First win: 115-87 over Tennessee State at Rupp Arena on 12/30/02.
Notable victories in streak: #10 Notre Dame (by 15 points), at #15 Alabama (by 17), #1 Florida (by 15), #3 Florida on Senior Night, won SEC Tournament, beat Wisconsin in Sweet 16
Loss to end the streak: 83-69 to Marquette in the Elite Eight at Minneapolis, 3/29/03. Dwyane Wade had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Keith Bogans scored 15 points in spite of suffering a high ankle sprain in the Sweet 16.
Ranking: #20 at start, #1 at end
Notes: This was probably Tubby Smith's best team, but Bogans' injury was ill-timed and they ran into a future NBA star.
5) 26 games over 2 seasons (1945-46 and 1946-47).
Coach: Adolph Rupp
Leading scorer during the season: Alex Groza
Loss before it began: 56-47 to Notre Dame at Louisville (Jefferson County Armory) on 1/26/46
First win: 54-26 over Georgia Tech at Alumni Gym, 1/28/46
Notable victories in streak: Michigan State, won SEC Tournament, won NIT over Arizona/West Virginia/Rhode Island, DePaul, St. John's
Loss to end the streak: 37-31 to Oklahoma A&M at Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) 12/30/46.
Rankings: N/A
Notes: Stars like Groza, Jones, Beard and Barker went on to win championships for Rupp.
The rest of the top ten....
6) 25 wins in 1965-66, ended with loss at Tennessee.
7) 24 wins in 2011-12, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
8) 24 wins in 1932-33 and 1933-34, ended with loss to Florida in first round of the second-ever SEC Tournament.
9) 23 wins in 1951-52, ended with loss to St. John's in Elite Eight. After this loss, they won 32 more games in a row (see #1 on this list).
10) 21 wins in 1950-51, ended with loss to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Championship Game.
10) 21 wins in 1948-49, ended with loss to Loyola in NIT, but they subsequently won the NCAA Championship.
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