NCAA Basketball Tournament History

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Kentucky Wildcats
Tournament Appearances: 57
Final Fours: 17
Championships: 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
Win-Loss: 126-51

Kentucky Best Tournament Performances
	TEAM BESTS			PLAYER BESTS
STAT	SEASON	OPPONENT	VALUE	SEASON	PLAYER	VALUE
PTS	1995	Mount St. Mary's, 113-67	113	1970	Dan Issel	44
FG	1973	Austin Peay, 106-100	50	1978	Jack Givens	18
FG%	1988	Southern University, 99-84	.667	1986	Kenny Walker	1.000
FT	2012	Indiana, 102-90	35	1961	Roger Newman	17
FT%	1982	Middle Tennessee State, 44-50	1.000	1969	Dan Issel	1.000
3PM	1993	Wake Forest, 103-69	16	2010	Eric Bledsoe	8
3P%	1993	Wake Forest, 103-69	.667	1993	Jamal Mashburn	1.000
AST	1996	San Jose State, 110-72	35	1984	Dickey Beal	14
REB	1958	Miami (OH), 94-70	61	1956	Jerry Bird	24

Kentucky Season By Season Results
SEASON	W-L	RESULTS
2017	3-1	Defeated Northern Kentucky in first round, 79-70 Defeated Wichita State in second round, 65-62 Defeated UCLA in regional semifinal, 86-75 Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 75-73
2016	1-1	Defeated Stony Brook in first round, 85-57 Lost to Indiana in second round, 73-67
2015	4-1	Defeated Hampton in first round, 79-56 Defeated Cincinnati in second round, 64-51 Defeated West Virginia in regional semifinal, 78-39 Defeated Notre Dame in regional final, 68-66 Lost to Wisconsin in National Semifinal, 71-64
2014	5-1	Defeated Kansas State in first round, 56-49 Defeated Wichita State in second round, 78-76 Defeated Louisville in regional semifinal, 74-69 Defeated Michigan in regional final, 75-72 Defeated Wisconsin in National Semifinal, 74-73 Lost to Connecticut in National Championship, 60-54
2012	6-0	Defeated Western Kentucky in first round, 81-66 Defeated Iowa State in second round, 87-71 Defeated Indiana in regional semifinal, 102-90 Defeated Baylor in regional final, 82-70 Defeated Louisville in National Semifinal, 69-61 Defeated Kansas in National Championship, 67-59
2011	4-1	Defeated Princeton in first round, 59-57 Defeated West Virginia in second round, 71-63 Defeated Ohio State in regional semifinal, 62-60 Defeated North Carolina in regional final, 76-69 Lost to Connecticut in National Semifinal, 56-55
2010	3-1	Defeated East Tennessee State in first round, 100-71 Defeated Wake Forest in second round, 90-60 Defeated Cornell in regional semifinal, 62-45 Lost to West Virginia in regional final, 73-66
2008	0-1	Lost to Marquette in first round, 74-66