1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1948–49
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeast Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Aprank:	1
Record:	32–2
Conf Record:	13–0
Champion:	NCAA tournament National champions SEC regular season and tournament champions
Bowl:	National Championship Game
Bowl Result:	W 46-36 vs. Oklahoma A&M

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.

NCAA tournament

• East
  • Kentucky 85, Villanova 72
• Final Four
  • Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
• Finals
  • Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36

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Rankings

See main article: 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Player	NBA Club
1	Alex Groza	New York Knicks
1	Wallace Jones	Washington Capitols
2	Ralph Beard	Chicago Bulls
5	Cliff Barker	Washington Capitols

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Notes and References

1. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
2. Web site: 1949 NBA Draft on . Databasebasketball.com . 2012-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503192335/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1949&lg=N . 2012-05-03 .