| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 23–10 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Ac1 Year: | 8th overall, 3rd |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Chuck Martin |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach4: | John Welch |
| Ac4 Year: | 1st |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, played their home games at Rupp Arena and were led by John Calipari in his 15th and final season as head coach for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season finished the season with a record of 21–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in third place in the SEC. As the number three seed in the SEC tournament, they would be upset in the quarterfinal round by Vanderbilt. They would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they would go on to defeat Providence in the first round before falling to Kansas State in the second round to finish the season with an overall record of 22–12.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
| 1 | F | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Transferred to Cincinnati | |||
| 2 | G | 5'9" | 180 | Senior | Transferd to Washington | |||
| 4 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to LSU | |||
| 22 | G | 6'4" | 193 | Freshman | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
| 24 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Freshman | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
| 34 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
| Lance Ware | 55 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Transferred to Villanova[1] |
On November 20, 2021, Reed Sheppard verbally committed to UK over multiple offers, with Louisville and Virginia among the most active in attempting to recruit him. The son of former UK basketball players Jeff Sheppard and the former Stacey Reed, he was the first commitment to the 2023 recruiting class. At the time of his commitment, he was the #3 ranked combo guard in the 2023 class by 247 Sports.[2] On November 14, 2022, D. J. Wagner, ranked as the top point guard in the class by ESPN and Rivals, committed to the University Of Kentucky, deciding over Louisville.[3]
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSources:[4] [5]
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.