The Wildcats finished the 2017 – 18 season 26 – 11 , 10 – 8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth . In the SEC Tournament , the Wildcats defeated Georgia , Alabama , and Tennessee to win the tournament championship for the 31st time in school history . As a result , the Wildcats received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 5 seed in the South region , they defeated No. 12 Davidson and No. 13 Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . There , they lost to No. 9-seeded Kansas State
SEC Tournament
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team