1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–1996 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 76–67 vs. Syracuse
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record34–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 34 2   .944
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
South Carolina 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Florida 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Tennessee 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 26 8   .765
Arkansas 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Alabama 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Auburn 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
LSU 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1995–96 college basketball season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Syracuse University Orangemen, 76–67.

Also known as "The Untouchables", nine players from the 1995–96 team eventually played in the NBA. These players were Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, and Antoine Walker. The 1995–96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.