Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball team representing 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. |
| April 12 2024 | Mark Pope became the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. |
| 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 | Chris Livingston was drafted 58th overall, Jacob Toppin went undrafted, and Cason Wallace was drafted 10th overall. |
| 2023 | Kentucky Wildcats represented USA Basketball at Globl Jam 2023, defeating Canada to win the gold medal. |
| 2023 | Ugonna Onyenso continues the team's blocking tradition, recording 10 blocks against Ole Miss in the 2023-24 season. |
| 2023 | Reed Sheppard records 82 steals in the 2023–24 season, becoming the second-highest single-season steals leader. |
| 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 | Shaedon Sharpe was drafted 7th overall, and TyTy Washington Jr. was drafted 29th overall. |
| 2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe named consensus national player of the year. |
| 2022 | Cason Wallace matches the single-game steals record with 8 steals in a game against Michigan State during the 2022–23 season. |
| 2022 | Oscar Tshiebwe records 437 rebounds in the 2022-23 season and achieves 28 rebounds in a game against Providence and 24 rebounds in a game against Georgia. |
| 2021 | Brandon Boston Jr. was drafted 51st overall, and Isaiah Jackson was drafted 22nd overall. |
| 2021 | Sahvir Wheeler records 14 assists in a single game against North Florida and 207 assists in the 2021–22 season. |
| 2021 | Oscar Tshiebwe sets a single-season rebounds record with 515 rebounds in the 2021-22 season and records 28 rebounds in a game against Western Kentucky. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted 10th overall in the NBA Draft, and Jarred Vanderbilt was drafted 41st overall. |
| 2018 | Ashton Hagans ties the single-game steals record with 8 steals in a game against North Carolina during the 2018–19 season. |
| February 17 2018 | First episodes of the documentary series were expected to be released on Facebook Watch, with a planned Saturday release schedule. |
| February 17 2018 | Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball premiered on Facebook Watch, providing an intimate look into the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team's season and NCAA tournament preparation. |
| February 14 2018 | Facebook Watch ordered the first season of 'Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball', a documentary series about the Kentucky basketball program, consisting of ten episodes. Executive producers Tom Cappello and Jason Sciavicco were attached to the project. |
| 2017 | Bam Adebayo was drafted 14th overall in the NBA Draft by Miami Heat. |
| 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 | Malik Monk records 104 three-pointers in the 2016-17 season, placing third in single-season three-point shooting. |
| 2015 | Devin Booker was drafted 13th overall in the NBA Draft by Phoenix Suns. |
| 2015 | Tyler Ulis records 14 assists in a single game against LSU and 246 assists in the 2015–16 season, becoming the top single-season assist leader in Kentucky Wildcats history. |
| 2015 | Jamal Murray achieves the second-highest single-season three-point total with 113 three-pointers in the 2015-16 season. |
| 2015 | Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns are named 2015 Consensus All-Americans. |
| 2015 | The team finishes the regular season with a perfect 31-0 record, the best start in school history. |
| 2015 | Kentucky reaches the NCAA tournament National semifinals, marking the school's 17th Final Four appearance and John Calipari's fourth Final Four at Kentucky. |
| 2015 | The team finishes with a 38-1 record, tying the 2012 Kentucky team for the most wins in men's Division I history, with a .974 winning percentage. |
| 2014 | Willie Cauley-Stein decides to return to school after recovering from a leg injury during the 2014 NCAA tournament. |
| 2014 | Kentucky recruits John Calipari's top recruiting class, highlighted by Karl-Anthony Towns, and returns key players like Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Marcus Lee, Alex Poythress, and Willie Cauley-Stein. |
| 2014 | Julius Randle and James Young are selected as first-round draft choices in the 2014 NBA draft, leaving the team. |
| 2013 | Willie Cauley-Stein records 106 blocks in the 2013-14 season, showcasing his defensive prowess. |
| 2013 | Julius Randle records 417 rebounds in the 2013-14 season. |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis was drafted 1st overall in the NBA Draft by New Orleans, marking the third #1 draft pick from Kentucky Wildcats. |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis won the Gold Medal in basketball at the London Summer Olympic Games. |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis named consensus national player of the year and national freshman of the year. |
| 2012 | Nerlens Noel records an impressive single-game performance with 12 blocks against Ole Miss during the 2012-13 season. |
| 2012 | John Calipari led the team to NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. |
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