1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1960–61 NCAA men's basketball season.

1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Mideast finals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	19–9 (10–4 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Captain	Dick Parsons
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Mississippi State	11	–	3		.786			19	–	6		.760
Vanderbilt	10	–	4		.714			19	–	5		.792
Kentucky	10	–	4		.714			19	–	9		.679
Florida	9	–	5		.643			15	–	11		.577
Auburn	8	–	6		.571			15	–	7		.682
Georgia Tech	6	–	8		.429			13	–	13		.500
Tulane	6	–	8		.429			11	–	13		.458
LSU	6	–	8		.429			11	–	14		.440
Ole Miss	5	–	9		.357			10	–	14		.417
Alabama	5	–	9		.357			7	–	18		.280
Tennessee	4	–	10		.286			10	–	15		.400
Georgia	4	–	10		.286			8	–	18		.308
Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		VMI	W 72–56		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 3*		Florida State	L 58–63		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 7*		vs. Notre Dame	W 68–62		Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 13*	No. 20	vs. No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry	W 70–65		Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 17*	No. 20	at Temple	L 58–66
December 21*		Illinois UK Invitation Tournament	W 83–78		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 22*		No. 16 Saint Louis UK Invitation Tournament	L 72–74 ^OT		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 31*	No. 19	Missouri	W 81–69		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 2*	No. 19	Miami (OH)	W 70–58		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 7		Georgia Tech	W 89–79		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 9		at Vanderbilt	L 62–64		Nashville, TN
January 13		at LSU	L 59–73		Baton Rouge, LA
January 14		at Tulane	L 70–72		New Orleans, LA
January 21		Tennessee	W 83–54		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 30		at Georgia Tech	L 60–62		Atlanta, GA
February 4		Florida Rivalry	W 89–68		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 7		Georgia	W 74–67		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 11		vs. Ole Miss	W 74–60		Municipal Auditorium  Jackson, MS
February 13		at Mississippi State	W 68–62		Starkville, MS
February 17*		UCLA	W 77–76		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 21		Vanderbilt	W 60–59		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 25		Alabama	W 80–53		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 27		Auburn	W 77–51		Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
March 4		at Tennessee	W 68–61		Knoxville, TN
March 9*		vs. Vanderbilt SEC Playoff	W 88–67		Knoxville, TN
March 11*		vs. Marquette	L 72–88		Chicago Stadium  Chicago, IL
March 17*		vs. Morehead State NCAA Tournament	W 71–64		Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
March 18*		vs. No. 1 Ohio State NCAA Tournament	L 74–87		Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1960-61 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site – All-Time Results^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved 2015-Dec-05.