1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 1969–70 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.

ConferenceSoutheast Conference
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 (17–1 SEC)
Quick facts Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight SEC regular season champions ...
1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record26–2 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1968–69
1970–71 →
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1969–70 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky17–1 .94426–2  .929
LSU13–5 .72222–10  .688
Auburn11–7 .61115–11  .577
Georgia11–7 .61113–12  .520
Tennessee10–8 .55616–9  .640
Vanderbilt8–10 .44412–14  .462
Ole Miss6–12 .33310–15  .400
Florida6–12 .3339–17  .346
Alabama5–13 .2788–18  .308
Mississippi State3–15 .1676–18  .250
Rankings from AP Poll
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 14 Bill Busey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrShelby County Bagdad, KY
G 10 Jim Dinwiddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr— Leitchfield, KY
G 32 Kent Hollenbeck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBearden Knoxville, TN
C 44 Dan Issel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBatavia Batavia, IL
G 30 Stan Key 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)186 lb (84 kg) SoCalloway County Hazel, KY
C 54 Art Laib 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrHammond San Francisco, CA
G 11 Bob McGowan (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrFairview Dayton, OH
G 21 Terry Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrKnox Central Barbourville, KY
F 50 Randy Noll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCovington Catholic Villa Hills, KY
F 12 Tom Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoCollinsville Collinsville, IL
F 42 Randy Pool (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrOak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN
F 22 Mike Pratt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrMeadowdale Dayton, OH
C 45 Mark Soderberg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoMarinas Huntington Beach, CA
F 25 Larry Steele 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr— Bainbridge, IN
F 40 Clint Wheeler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrBlazer Ashland, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-Feb-03

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1969*
 No. 2 West Virginia W 106–87  1–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 6, 1969*
 No. 2 Kansas W 115–85  2–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 8, 1969*
 No. 1 at No. 5 North Carolina W 94–87  3–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
December 13, 1969*
 No. 1 Indiana
Rivalry		 W 109–92  4–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 19, 1969*
 No. 1 Navy W 73–59  5–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 20, 1969*
 No. 1 Duke W 98–76  6–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
December 27, 1969*
 No. 1 vs. No. 11 Notre Dame W 102–100  7–0
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 29, 1969*
 No. 1 Miami (OH) W 80–58  8–0
 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 3, 1970
 No. 1 Ole Miss W 95–73  9–0
(1–0)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 5, 1970
 No. 2 Mississippi State W 111–76  10–0
(2–0)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 10, 1970
 No. 2 at Florida W 88–69  11–0
(3–0)		 Florida Gymnasium 
Gainesville, FL
January 12, 1970
 No. 2 at Georgia W 72–71  12–0
(4–0)		 Georgia Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 17, 1970
 No. 2 Tennessee
Rivalry		 W 68–52  13–0
(5–0)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 24, 1970
 No. 2 LSU W 109–96  14–0
(6–0)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 26, 1970
 No. 2 Alabama W 86–71  15–0
(7–0)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
January 31, 1970
 No. 2 at Vanderbilt L 81–89  15–1
(7–1)		 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 2, 1970
 No. 3 at Auburn W 84–83  16–1
(8–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 7, 1970
 No. 3 at Ole Miss W 120–85  17–1
(9–1)		 Rebel Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 9, 1970
 No. 3 at Mississippi State W 86–57  18–1
(10–1)		 McCarthy Gymnasium 
Starkville, MS
February 14, 1970
 No. 3 Florida
Rivalry		 W 110–66  19–1
(11–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 16, 1970
 No. 2 Georgia W 116–86  20–1
(12–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
February 21, 1970
 No. 2 at LSU W 121–105  21–1
(13–1)		 Parker Memorial Coliseum 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 1970
 No. 1 at Alabama W 98–89  22–1
(14–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 28, 1970
 No. 1 Vanderbilt W 90–86  23–1
(15–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
March 2, 1970
 No. 2 Auburn W 102–81  24–1
(16–1)		 Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
March 7, 1970
 No. 2 Tennessee
Rivalry		 W 86–69  25–1
(17–1)		 Stokely Center 
Knoxville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1970*
 No. 1 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Regional semifinal		 W 109–99  26–1
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 14, 1970*
 No. 1 vs. No. 4 Jacksonville
Elite Eight		 L 100–106  26–2
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA club
8122Dan IsselDetroit Pistons
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