The first recorded intercollegiate game at the college was a 15–6 defeat to nearby Georgetown College. Mustaine, who in 1903 called together some students, took up a collection totaling $3 for a ball, and told the students to start playing. Records indicate that the first head coach of the Wildcats was W.W.H. It is widely considered to be the finest facility of its type in the country. In 2007, the university unveiled the Joe Craft Center, a $30 million state-of-the-art basketball practice facility for both the men's and women's teams.
Before its 2019 renovation, it had a capacity of 23,500, allowing the Wildcats to frequently lead the country in home attendance from 1976 to 2019. Located off-campus, in downtown Lexington, the facility's official capacity is 20,545. The Wildcats' present home court, Rupp Arena, was opened in 1976. The team occupied Memorial Coliseum for twenty-six seasons, and sold out every home game during that period. It also housed a swimming pool, physical education equipment, and offices for the athletics staff. Nicknamed "The House That Rupp Built", the multipurpose facility cost $4 million and seated 12,000 people. File:RupparenaK.JPGĬoming off back-to-back national championships, the team moved to Memorial Coliseum in 1950. The new facility included seating for 2,800 people and cost $92,000 to construct. īy the 1920s, it had become clear that the Gymnasium (by then renamed the "Ladies' Gym") was inadequate to house the university's basketball team. The facility had a capacity of 650 people, and with no bleachers or seats, fans had to stand to watch the games that were played there. Constructed in 1902, it also housed the university's physical education classes until 1909. The first home court for the Wildcats was simply called "the Gymnasium", and was located in the north wing of Barker Hall on the university campus. The Kentucky Wildcats presently play their home games in 20,545-seat Rupp Arena. 8 Cumulative all time statistics (aka: "The List").2.1.1 George Buchheit and the "Wonder Team".
On April 1, 2009, John Calipari was formally announced as Kentucky's 18th men's head basketball coach, replacing the fired Billy Gillispie. In the 1980s the team was credited with popularizing Midnight Madness. Likewise, the team itself is often referred to as the "Big Blue". The team's huge fan base is often referred to as the " Big Blue Nation" or the "Big Blue Mist", the latter because the fans typically engulf tournament and neutral-site venues. The 2019 renovation replaced about half of the upper-bowl bleachers with chairback seats, reducing the listed capacity to 20,545. The Wildcats consistently ranked first in the nation in home game attendance during that time.
Before a major renovation completed in the 2019 offseason, the facility had an official capacity of 23,500, but because of the all-bleacher configuration of its upper seating bowl, it frequently saw crowds of over 24,000. The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, a facility named for their former coach, Adolph Rupp. Kentucky is the only school with four different NCAA championship coaches (Rupp, Hall, Pitino, Smith). Further, Kentucky has played in 13 Final Fours (tied for 4th place all time with Kansas), and has 10 NCAA championship game appearances (tied for second place all time with Duke), winning 7 NCAA championships (second only to UCLA all time). (Kentucky is the only school to win multiple NCAA and NIT titles.) The Wildcats have played in a record 51 NCAA tournaments, in a record 150 NCAA tournament games, have an NCAA record 42 Sweet-16 appearances, and an NCAA record 33 Elite-8 appearances. In addition to these titles, Kentucky also has won the National Invitation Tournament in both 19. Kentucky also leads all schools in total NCAA tournament appearances with 51, is second to North Carolina in NCAA tournament wins with 104, and ranks second to UCLA in NCAA championships with 7. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2051-646 (.760). The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage.
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