UK's Basketball Tradition

This is tradition...

Feb 6, 1903 Feb 6, 2003

A look at the success of Kentucky 's basketball team, which played its first

game 100 years ago in Feb 1903:

• 1,834 victories (NCAA record).
• 1,8345711, 76.3 winning percentage (NCAA record).
• 43 NCAA tournament appearances (NCAA record).
• 89 NCAA tournament victories (NCAA record).
• Seven NCAA championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998).
• Threetime NCAA runnersup (1966, 1975, 1997).
• 13 Final Four appearances.
• 41 Southeastern Conference championships.
• 23 Southeastern Conference tournament titles.
• Ten 30win seasons