1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1995–96 college basketball season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the team finished the season with a 34–2 record and won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship over the Syracuse University Orangemen, 76–67.

1995–1996 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record34–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Rick Pitino (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky160 1.000342  .944
Georgia97 .5632110  .677
South Carolina88 .5001912  .613
Vanderbilt79 .4381814  .563
Florida610 .3751216  .429
Tennessee610 .3751415  .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State106 .625268  .765
Arkansas97 .5632013  .606
Alabama97 .5631913  .594
Ole Miss610 .3751215  .444
Auburn610 .3751913  .594
LSU412 .2501217  .414
1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Also known as "The Untouchables", nine players from the 95–96 team eventually played in the NBA. These players were Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Nazr Mohammed, Mark Pope, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, and Antoine Walker. The 1995–96 Kentucky team is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history.

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