1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
1960–61 record	19–9 (10–4 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Captain	Dick Parsons
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

The 1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
December 1*		VMI	W 72–56	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 3*		Florida State	L 58–63	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 7*		vs. Notre Dame	W 68–62	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
December 13*	No. 20	vs. No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	W 70–65	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 17*	No. 20	at Temple	L 58–66
December 21*		Illinois UK Invitation Tournament	W 83–78	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 22*		No. 16 Saint Louis UK Invitation Tournament	L 72–74 ^OT	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
December 31*	No. 19	Missouri	W 81–69	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 2*	No. 19	Miami (OH)	W 70–58	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 7		Georgia Tech	W 89–79	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 9		at Vanderbilt	L 62–64	Nashville, TN
January 13		at LSU	L 59–73	Baton Rouge, LA
January 14		at Tulane	L 70–72	New Orleans, LA
January 21		Tennessee	W 83–54	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
January 30		at Georgia Tech	L 60–62	Atlanta, GA
February 4		Florida Rivalry	W 89–68	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 7		Georgia	W 74–67	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 11		vs. Ole Miss	W 74–60	Municipal Auditorium Jackson, MS
February 13		at Mississippi State	W 68–62	Starkville, MS
February 17*		UCLA	W 77–76	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 21		Vanderbilt	W 60–59	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 25		Alabama	W 80–53	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
February 27		Auburn	W 77–51	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
March 4		at Tennessee	W 68–61	Knoxville, TN
March 9*		vs. Vanderbilt SEC Playoff	W 88–67	Knoxville, TN
March 11*		vs. Marquette	L 72–88	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
March 17*		vs. Morehead State NCAA Tournament	W 71–64	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
March 18*		vs. No. 1 Ohio State NCAA Tournament	L 74–87	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site – All-Time Results. Retrieved 2015-Dec-05.

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 Georgetown College (historical) 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 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

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 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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