2015 – 16 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team played its home games in Lexington , Kentucky for the 40th consecutive season at Rupp Arena , with a capacity of 23,500 . The team was led by John Calipari , in his seventh season . They were a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 27 – 9 , 13 – 5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship . They defeated Alabama , Georgia , and Texas A&M to be champions of the SEC Tournament . They received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Indiana
SEC Tournament
2016 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team