| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1971–72 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 14 |
| Aprank: | 18 |
| Record: | 21–7 |
| Conf Record: | 14–4 |
| Hc Year: | 41st |
| Champion: | SEC regular season champions |
| Bowl Result: | Regional Finals |
The 1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1971–72 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Adolph Rupp who was in his last year in coaching due to the enforced retirement age for University of Kentucky employees.[1] They played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference.[2]