Kentucky Wildcats
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Kentucky
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| 2024 | Rob Dillingham was drafted 8th overall by Minnesota, Reed Sheppard was drafted 3rd overall by Houston, and Antonio Reeves was drafted 47th overall. |
| 2024 | Reed Sheppard named national freshman of the year. |
| August 2024 | Kentucky Wildcats vacated all 2021 wins. |
| June 14 2024 | SEC announces the 2024 conference schedule, eliminating divisional play and expanding to 16 teams, which will change Kentucky's conference scheduling format. |
| April 10 2024 | John Calipari officially announced as the Head Coach of the University of Arkansas, concluding his tenure with the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program after a first-round NCAA Tournament upset. |
| March 26 2024 | John Calipari announces his departure from Kentucky after 15 seasons, ending his long and transformative tenure with the basketball program. |
| 2023 | Kentucky Wildcats represented USA Basketball at Globl Jam 2023, defeating Canada to win the gold medal. |
| 2023 | Chris Livingston was drafted 58th overall, Jacob Toppin went undrafted, and Cason Wallace was drafted 10th overall. |
| 2023 | End of SEC divisional structure, though Florida and Kentucky will continue to play each other in 2024. |
| July 10 2023 | The playing field at Kentucky's new indoor practice facility was named after Rich Brooks and his wife, Karen. |
| February 4 2023 | Mike Pratt is honored with a banner recognizing both his three years as a player and 20 years as a broadcaster on the UK Radio Network. |
| 2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe named consensus national player of the year. |
| 2022 | Shaedon Sharpe was drafted 7th overall, and TyTy Washington Jr. was drafted 29th overall. |
| 2022 | Mark Stoops surpasses Paul 'Bear' Bryant as the all-time winningest coach at The University of Kentucky and defeats Florida for the second time in three attempts after a 31-year drought. |
| 2022 | Will Levis, the quarterback for Kentucky Wildcats football, was named Academic All-American of the Year, recognizing his outstanding performance both on the field and in academic pursuits. |
| 2021 | Brandon Boston Jr. was drafted 51st overall, and Isaiah Jackson was drafted 22nd overall. |
| 2021 | Kentucky achieves their second 10-win season, winning the VRBO Citrus Bowl against Iowa and finishing ranked No. 18 in the AP poll. |
| December 31 2021 | Coach Tubby Smith is honored with a banner in Rupp Arena. |
| 2020 | Immanuel Quickley and Nick Richards were drafted in the first round, with Tyrese Maxey also selected. |
| 2020 | Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, and Keldon Johnson won the Gold Medal in basketball at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. |
| 2020 | Kentucky Wildcats won the Gator Bowl against NC State with a score of 23-21. |
| March 12 2020 | The 2020 NCAA Tournament is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interrupting Kentucky's potential tournament run. |
| 2019 | Rupp Arena underwent a renovation project that reduced its official capacity from 23,500+ to 20,545. |
| 2019 | Tyler Herro and Keldon Johnson were drafted in the first round, at 13th and 29th picks respectively. |
| 2019 | Kentucky beat Louisville 45-13. Quarterback Lynn Bowden broke the SEC record for quarterback rushing yards in a game with 284 total individual rushing yards, and the Wildcats set a single-game rushing record of 517 yards against the Cardinals. |
| 2019 | Max Duffy, a punter for the Kentucky Wildcats football team, won the Ray Guy Award, which is presented annually to the top collegiate punter in the United States. |
| 2019 | Multiple players named First Team All-SEC: Lynn Bowden (All-Purpose), Max Duffy (Punter), Drake Jackson (Center), and Logan Stenberg (Offensive Guard) |
| 2019 | Lynn Bowden, a versatile player for Kentucky, won the Paul Hornung Award, which recognizes the most versatile player in college football, highlighting his exceptional performance as a wide receiver, kick returner, and quarterback. |
| 2019 | Kentucky Wildcats won the Belk Bowl against Virginia Tech with a score of 38-30. |
| 2018 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted 10th overall in the NBA Draft, and Jarred Vanderbilt was drafted 41st overall. |
| 2018 | Alumni Gymnasium underwent a major renovation and was transformed into the Alumni Gym Fitness Center, repurposing the historic basketball venue as a student recreation facility. |
| 2018 | Josh Allen, a linebacker for the Kentucky Wildcats football team, won the Bednarik Award, which is presented to the best defensive player in college football. |
| 2018 | Kentucky Wildcats won the Citrus Bowl against Penn State with a score of 27-24. |
| 2018 | Mark Stoops was named SEC Coach of the Year, recognizing his leadership and achievements with the Kentucky Wildcats football program in this season. |
| 2018 | Kentucky beat Louisville 56-10, winning by the largest margin since the rivalry restarted in 1994. |
| 2018 | Kentucky ends a 31-year losing streak against Florida with a 27-16 win in Gainesville, their first win there since 1979. |
| 2018 | Multiple players named First Team All-SEC: Josh Allen (Linebacker), Benny Snell (Running Back), and Bunchy Stallings (Offensive Guard) |
| 2018 | Kentucky achieves their first winning season in SEC conference play since 1977, finishing with a 5-3 conference record. |
| 2017 | Bam Adebayo was drafted 14th overall in the NBA Draft by Miami Heat. |
| 2017 | Benny Snell named First Team All-SEC as Running Back |
| 2017 | End of Florida's 31-year winning streak against Kentucky, marking the beginning of a more competitive rivalry with a 4-3 series split. |
| 2016 | Jamal Murray was drafted 7th overall in the NBA Draft by Denver Nuggets. |
| 2016 | DeMarcus Cousins won the Gold Medal in basketball at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games. |
| 2016 | Jon Toth named First Team All-SEC as Center |
| December 29 2016 | Kentucky plays in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Georgia Tech, marking their first bowl berth since 2010, which they lose 33-18. |
| 2015 | Devin Booker was drafted 13th overall in the NBA Draft by Phoenix Suns. |
| 2014 | Kentucky breaks a 17-game SEC losing streak by defeating Vanderbilt in the fourth game of the season. |
| 2014 | Multiple players named First Team All-SEC: Alvin Dupree (Defensive End) and Landon Foster (Punter) |
| 2013 | Announcement made to move the Louisville-Kentucky game to the final game of the season following Louisville's 2014 move to the ACC. |
| 2013 | Stoops and his staff signed the highest ranked recruiting class in Kentucky football program history. |
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