1949–50_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions; SEC tournament champions
National Invitation Tournament 2nd Round
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 3
Record	25–5 (11–2 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp;
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Captain	Dale Barnstable
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1949–50 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeast Conference. The head coach was Adolph Rupp and the team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium for the final season. The Wildcats won SEC regular season and tournament championships. After losing to eventual National Invitation Tournament champion CCNY, Kentucky finished the season with a record of 25–5 (11–2 SEC).

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Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †	11	–	2	.846	25	–	5	.833
Vanderbilt	11	–	3	.786	17	–	8	.680
Auburn	12	–	6	.667	17	–	7	.708
Tulane	8	–	4	.667	15	–	7	.682
Alabama	8	–	9	.471	9	–	12	.429
Georgia	6	–	7	.462	15	–	9	.625
Tennessee	5	–	6	.455	15	–	11	.577
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	14	–	13	.519
LSU	5	–	8	.385	13	–	12	.520
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	7	–	11	.389
Florida	4	–	10	.286	9	–	14	.391
Ole Miss	4	–	13	.235	8	–	17	.320

† 1950 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 1949		Indiana Central College	W 84–61	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 10, 1949		Western Ontario	W 90–18	2–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 15, 1949*		at St. John's	L 58–69	2–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 21, 1949*		DePaul	W 49–47	3–1	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1949*		at Purdue	W 60–54	4–1	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 29, 1949*		vs. Villanova Sugar Bowl Classic	W 57–56^[3] ^OT	5–1	Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1949*		vs. Bradley Sugar Bowl Classic	W 71–66^[3]	6–1	Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 2, 1950*		at Arkansas	W 57–53	7–1	Robinson Auditorium Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 4, 1950		Mississippi State	W 87–55	8–1 (1–0)	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
Jan 9, 1950*	No. 2	North Carolina	W 83–44	9–1	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 14, 1950	No. 2	at Tennessee	L 53–66	9–2 (1–1)	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1950	No. 2	at Georgia Tech	W 61–47	10–2 (2–1)	Heisman Gymnasium Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 17, 1950	No. 5	at Georgia	L 60–71	10–3 (2–2)	Woodruff Hall Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1950*	No. 5	at DePaul	W 86–53	11–3	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
Jan 23, 1950*	No. 5	at Notre Dame	L 51–64	11–4	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 26, 1950*	No. 4	at Xavier	W 58–47	12–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 28, 1950	No. 4	Georgia	W 88–56	13–4 (3–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 30, 1950	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	W 58–54	14–4 (4–2)	McQuiddy Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 1950	No. 6	at Alabama	W 66–64	15–4 (5–2)	Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 4, 1950	No. 6	vs. Ole Miss	W 61–55	16–4 (6–2)	Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 11, 1950	No. 7	Tennessee	W 79–52	17–4 (7–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 13, 1950	No. 7	Alabama	W 77–57	18–4 (8–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 15, 1950	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 90–50	19–4 (9–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 18, 1950	No. 5	Georgia Tech	W 97–62	20–4 (10–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 23, 1950*	No. 5	Xavier	W 58–53	21–4	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1950*	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 70–66	22–4 (11–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
Mar 3, 1950*	(1) No. 4	vs. (10) Mississippi State Second Round	W 56–46	23–4	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1950*	(1) No. 4	vs. (4) Georgia Semifinal	W 79–63	24–4	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 4, 1950*	(1) No. 4	vs. (7) Tennessee Championship Game	W 95–58^[4]	25–4	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 14, 1950*	No. 3	at CCNY Second Round	L 50–89	25–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

1949–50_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

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1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions SEC tournament champions
National Invitation Tournament 2nd Round
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 3
Record	25–5 (11–2 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Captain	Dale Barnstable
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →