NCAA Basketball Tournament History

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Kentucky Wildcats
Tournament Appearances: 60
Final Fours: 17
Championships: 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
Win-Loss: 131-54
Kentucky Best Tournament Performances
TEAM BESTSPLAYER BESTS
STATSEASONOPPONENTVALUESEASONPLAYERVALUE
PTS1995Mount St. Mary's, 113-671131970Dan Issel44
FG1973Austin Peay, 106-100501978Jack Givens18
FG%1988Southern University, 99-84.6671986Kenny Walker1.000
FT2012Indiana, 102-90351961Roger Newman17
FT%2003Utah, 74-54
1.000		1969Dan Issel1.000
3P%0.6671993Jamal Mashburn1.000
AST1996San Jose State, 110-72351984Dickey Beal14
Kentucky Season By Season Results
SEASONW-LRESULTS
20220-1Lost to St. Peter's in first round, 85-79
20193-1Lost to Auburn in regional final, 77-71
20182-1Defeated Davidson in first round, 78-73
Lost to Kansas State in regional semifinal, 61-58
20173-1Defeated Northern Kentucky in first round, 79-70
Defeated UCLA in regional semifinal, 86-75
Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 75-73
20161-1Lost to Indiana in second round, 73-67
20154-1Defeated Hampton in first round, 79-56
Defeated West Virginia in regional semifinal, 78-39
Defeated Notre Dame in regional final, 68-66
Lost to Wisconsin in National Semifinal, 71-64
20145-1Defeated Kansas State in first round, 56-49
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
20126-0Defeated Western Kentucky in first round, 81-66
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
20114-1Defeated West Virginia in second round, 71-63
Defeated North Carolina in regional final, 76-69
Lost to Connecticut in National Semifinal, 56-55
20103-1Lost to West Virginia in regional final, 73-66
20080-1Lost to Marquette in first round, 74-66