1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions ; SEC regular season and tournament champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
1947–48 record	36–3 (9-0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp;
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium.

NCAA tournament[]

East
- Kentucky 76, Columbia 53
Final Four
- Kentucky 60, Holy Cross 52
Championship
- Kentucky 58, Baylor 42

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Awards and honors[]

The 1948-49 Kentucky Wildcats won the National Championship. It was UK's first Title.

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Player	NBA Club
Joe Holland	Baltimore Bullets
Ken Rollins	Fort Wayne Pistons
Jack Parkinson	Washington Capitols

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References[]

^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "1948 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

[1] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[2] "1948 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

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Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables 2011 Indiana game The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

NCAA Tournament National Champions SEC regular season and tournament champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
1947–48 record	36–3 (9-0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →