1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1975–76 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats 150px Southeast Conference SEC Not ranked Not ranked 20–10 11–7 Joe B. Hall 4th Dick Parsons Leonard Hamilton Lynn Nance Memorial Coliseum 1976 National Invitation Tournament Champion The 1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 20–10 (11–7 SEC). The Wildcats were invited to the 1976 National Invitation Tournament and won in the final 71–67 over the Charlotte 49ers. National Invitation Tournament First Round Kentucky 67, Niagara 61 Second Round Kentucky 81, Kansas State 78 Semifinal Kentucky 79, Providence 78 Final Kentucky 71, Charlotte 67 http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html Men's Basketball NIT Championship - NCAA.com Nit.org 2012-03-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090422061055/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html 2009-04-22 Team players drafted into the NBA No one from the Wildcats was selected in the 1976 NBA draft.http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=N 1976 NBA Draft on Databasebasketball.com 2012-03-29 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120209171237/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=N 2012-02-09 References Kentucky Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball