1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record22–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Kentucky 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Tennessee 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
No. 13 Alabama 12 6   .667 24 7   .774
Ole Miss 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
LSU 11 7   .611 14 14   .500
Georgia 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 15 13   .536
Auburn 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Mississippi State 4 14   .222 8 19   .296
Florida 2 16   .111 5 22   .185
1982 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 22–8. In the 1982 NCAA Tournament the Kentucky Wildcats were invited to participate as a #6 seed. But they were upset by Cinderella team Middle Tennessee St. 50–44.