1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 68–58 vs. Kansas State
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record32–2 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Lancaster
CaptainWalter Hirsch
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1950–51 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky140 1.000322  .941
Vanderbilt104 .714198  .704
Alabama104 .714158  .652
Tulane86 .5711212  .500
Auburn68 .4291210  .545
Georgia68 .4291311  .542
Florida68 .4291112  .478
LSU68 .4291014  .417
Georgia Tech68 .429819  .296
Ole Miss59 .3571212  .500
Tennessee59 .3571013  .435
Mississippi State212 .143316  .158
1951 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950–51 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 Memorial Coliseum. Two members of this team eventually returned to Kentucky as athletic director: Cliff Hagan from 1975 to 1988, and Charles Newton from 1989 to 2000.