1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was head coach Adolph Rupp's second to last team. While not as successful as his past Wildcats teams, would go reach the Sweet Sixteen, finishing the season with a 22-6 record (16-2) and a Southeastern Conference regular season championship.

1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional SEC regular season champions
NCAA Lost Midwest Regional Consolation vs Marquette, L 74-91
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 17
1970–71 record	22–6 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp (40th season)
Assistant coaches	Dick Parsons Jim Hatfield
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

1970–71 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Kentucky	16	–	2	.889	22	–	6	.786
No. 17 Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	21	–	7	.750
LSU	10	–	8	.556	14	–	12	.538
Mississippi State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	10	.600
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	13	–	13	.500
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	11	–	15	.423
Florida	8	–	10	.444	11	–	15	.423
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	11	–	15	.423
Alabama	6	–	12	.333	10	–	16	.385
Georgia	5	–	13	.278	6	–	19	.240

Rankings from AP Poll

References

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	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
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 1975–76 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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