1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 94–88 vs. Duke
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record30–2 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaRupp Arena
1977–78 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 16 2   .889 30 2   .938
Mississippi State 13 5   .722 18 9   .667
LSU 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Alabama 11 7   .611 17 10   .630
Florida 8 10   .444 15 12   .556
Auburn 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Tennessee 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Vanderbilt 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Georgia 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Ole Miss 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team were coached by Joe B. Hall. The team finished the season with a 30–2 record and SEC Championship and won the 1978 NCAA Championship over Duke, 94–88. Noting the all-or-nothing pressure exhibited on the team by Kentucky fans, Hall remarked before the title game that "This season was without celebration for us."