<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Kentucky Wildcats </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 -- 19 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> University of Kentucky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 2,256 -- 697 (. 764 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Mitch Barnhart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> John Calipari ( 9th season ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Lexington , Kentucky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> Rupp Arena ( Capacity : 23,500 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Wildcats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Student section </Th> <Td> eRUPPtion Zone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Blue and White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1934 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Helms champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1978 , 1996 , 1998 , 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1966 , 1975 , 1997 , 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Final Four </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1966 , 1975 , 1978 , 1984 , 1993 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1966 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1921 , 1933 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1952 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2010 , 2011 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1926 , 1932 , 1933 , 1935 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1951 , 1952 , 1954 , 1955 , 1957 , 1958 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1995 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2012 ,
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Kentucky Wildcats </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2018 -- 19 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> University of Kentucky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 2,256 -- 697 (. 764 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Mitch Barnhart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> John Calipari ( 9th season ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Lexington , Kentucky </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> Rupp Arena ( Capacity : 23,500 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Wildcats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Student section </Th> <Td> eRUPPtion Zone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Blue and White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1934 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pre-tournament Helms champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1978 , 1996 , 1998 , 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1966 , 1975 , 1997 , 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Final Four </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1966 , 1975 , 1978 , 1984 , 1993 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1966 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1921 , 1933 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1952 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2010 , 2011 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1926 , 1932 , 1933 , 1935 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1951 , 1952 , 1954 , 1955 , 1957 , 1958 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1995 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2012 ,
where does the university of kentucky play basketball
where does the university of kentucky play basketball
Rupp Arena
Rupp Arena