1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1976 National Invitation Tournament, Champion
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. Not ranked
AP	No. Not ranked
Record	20–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dick Parsons; Leonard Hamilton; Lynn Nance;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

1975–76 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Alabama	15	–	3	.833	23	–	5	.821
No. 13 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	21	–	6	.778
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	16	–	11	.593
	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Auburn	11	–	7	.611	16	–	10	.615
Florida	7	–	11	.389	12	–	14	.462
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	13	.500
LSU	5	–	13	.278	12	–	14	.462
Ole Miss	2	–	16	.111	6	–	21	.222

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 20–10 (11–7 SEC). The Wildcats were invited to the 1976 National Invitation Tournament and won in the final 71–67 over the Charlotte 49ers.

National Invitation Tournament

First Round
- Kentucky 67, Niagara 61
Second Round
- Kentucky 81, Kansas State 78
Semifinal
- Kentucky 79, Providence 78
Final
- Kentucky 71, Charlotte 67

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Wildcats was selected in the 1976 NBA draft.^[3]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1975-76 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Men's Basketball NIT Championship - NCAA.com". Nit.org. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^ "1976 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[1] sports-reference.com 1975-76 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Men's Basketball NIT Championship - NCAA.com". Nit.org. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[3] "1976 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

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Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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	Arkansas Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics