1953–54 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1953–54 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular season co-champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record25–0 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1953–54 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 14 0   1.000 25 0   1.000
No. 14 LSU 14 0   1.000 20 5   .800
Alabama 10 4   .714 16 8   .667
Tulane 10 4   .714 15 8   .652
Auburn 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Ole Miss 7 7   .500 12 12   .500
Tennessee 7 7   .500 11 12   .478
Vanderbilt 5 9   .357 12 10   .545
Mississippi State 5 9   .357 11 10   .524
Florida 3 11   .214 7 15   .318
Georgia 2 12   .143 7 18   .280
Georgia Tech 0 14   .000 2 22   .083
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953–54 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. Kentucky ended the season ranked No. 1 in the final post-tournament AP Poll, and were additionally named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.