1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season and tournament champions
National Championship Game,
W 46–36 vs. Oklahoma A&M
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (13–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky130 1.000322  .941
No. 9 Tulane123 .800244  .857
Tennessee83 .727197  .731
Vanderbilt95 .643148  .636
LSU76 .5381510  .600
Alabama99 .5001312  .520
Georgia Tech79 .4381113  .458
Georgia69 .4001713  .567
Florida48 .3331116  .407
Auburn511 .313915  .375
Ole Miss412 .250813  .381
Mississippi State312 .200413  .235
1949 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium.