1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Year:	1951–52
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Sport:	Basketball
Conference:	Southeast Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	1
Aprank:	1
Record:	29–3
Conf Record:	14–0
Champion:	SEC regular season and tournament champions
Tourney Result:	Elite Eight

The 1951–52 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 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Wildcats finished the season with a 29–3 (14–0 SEC) record.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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

NCAA basketball tournament

• East
  • Kentucky 82, Penn State 54
  • St. John's, New York 64, Kentucky 57

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Rankings

See main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings.

Awards and honors

• Cliff Hagan  - Consensus First-team All-American

Team players drafted into the NBA

See main article: 1952 NBA draft.

7

64

Indianapolis Olympians

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats. . September 7, 2020.
2. Web site: 2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Record Book . 188 . . September 6, 2020.
3. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.