2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 44th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545. The Wildcats were led by John Calipari in his 11th season as head coach and played in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SEC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record25–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Payne (10th season)
  • Tony Barbee (6th season)
  • Joel Justus (4th season)
Home arenaRupp Arena
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833256  .806
No. 20 Auburn126 .667256  .806
LSU126 .6672110  .677
Mississippi State117 .6112011  .645
Florida117 .6111912  .613
South Carolina108 .5561813  .581
Texas A&M108 .5561614  .533
Tennessee99 .5001714  .548
Alabama810 .4441615  .516
Arkansas711 .3892012  .625
Missouri711 .3891516  .484
Ole Miss612 .3331517  .469
Georgia513 .2781616  .500
Vanderbilt315 .1671121  .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Officially, the Wildcats finished No. 7 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 8 in the AP Poll.

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