1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum.

1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. Not ranked
APNo. Not ranked
Record20–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
1975–76 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Alabama 15 3   .833 23 5   .821
No. 13 Tennessee 14 4   .778 21 6   .778
Vanderbilt 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Kentucky 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Auburn 11 7   .611 16 10   .615
Florida 7 11   .389 12 14   .462
Georgia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 13 13   .500
LSU 5 13   .278 12 14   .462
Ole Miss 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

National Invitation Tournament

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  • First Round
    • Kentucky 67, Niagara 61
  • Second Round
    • Kentucky 81, Kansas State 78
  • Semifinal
    • Kentucky 79, Providence 78
  • Final
    • Kentucky 71, Charlotte 67

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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No one from the Wildcats was selected in the 1976 NBA draft.[3]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1975-76 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball NIT Championship - NCAA.com". Nit.org. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "1976 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.