2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his ninth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record26–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Payne (8th season)
  • Tony Barbee (4th season)
  • Joel Justus (2nd season)
Home arenaRupp Arena
2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Auburn135 .722268  .765
No. 13 Tennessee135 .722269  .743
No. 23 Florida117 .6112113  .618
No. 18 Kentucky108 .5562611  .703
Missouri108 .5562013  .606
Arkansas108 .5562312  .657
Mississippi State99 .5002512  .676
Texas A&M99 .5002213  .629
Alabama810 .4442016  .556
LSU810 .4441815  .545
Georgia711 .3891815  .545
South Carolina711 .3891716  .515
Vanderbilt612 .3331220  .375
Ole Miss513 .2781220  .375
2018 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On January 22, 2018, following losses to South Carolina on the road, and to Florida at home, the Wildcats fell out of the AP rankings for the first time since March 2014.

They finished the season 26–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to become champions of the SEC tournament. They earned the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas State.

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