1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1949–50
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeast Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Aprank:	3
Record:	25–5
Conf Record:	11–2
Champion:	SEC regular season champions SEC tournament champions
Bowl:	National Invitation Tournament 2nd Round

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).

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| National Invitation Tournament^[2]

Rankings

See main article: 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings.

Team players drafted into the NBA

• No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in the 1950 NBA draft.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats. . September 6, 2020.
2. Web site: 2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book . pdf . 188 . . September 6, 2020.
3. Web site: 1950 NBA Draft . September 6, 2020 . .