1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 68–58 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainWalter Hirsch
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 14 0   1.000 32 2   .941
Vanderbilt 10 4   .714 19 8   .704
Alabama 10 4   .714 15 8   .652
Tulane 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Auburn 6 8   .429 12 10   .545
Georgia 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Florida 6 8   .429 11 12   .478
LSU 6 8   .429 10 14   .417
Georgia Tech 6 8   .429 8 19   .296
Ole Miss 5 9   .357 12 12   .500
Tennessee 5 9   .357 10 13   .435
Mississippi State 2 12   .143 3 16   .158
1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950–51 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 Memorial Coliseum. Two members of this team eventually returned to Kentucky as athletic director: Cliff Hagan from 1975 to 1988, and Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000.