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As of March 30, 2010. Rankings from AP Poll. The 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the college basketball season of 2009–10. This season was the first of John Calipari 's tenure as head coach; he accepted the position on March 31, 2009. The Wildcats set several records this season.
NCAA Division I first round. John Calipari: 410–122 (.771) 198–65. Total: 2,358–746–1 (.760) National champion Postseason invitational champion. Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion. Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion.
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. It has eight NCAA championships, the best all-time winning percentage, and the most all-time victories. [2] The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope.
Mark Edward Pope (born September 11, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Kentucky, his alma mater.After a stint at the University of Washington, where he was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, he transferred to Kentucky, where he was part of the Wildcats' 1996 NCAA national championship team.
SEC co-Coach of the Year (2008) Billy Clyde Gillispie ( / ɡɪˈlɪspi / ghih-LIS-pee; born November 7, 1959), also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball and current men's basketball coach at Tarleton State. [1] Gillispie had previously been head coach at UTEP, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Texas Tech .
They also won the 2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament in a close 52–50 victory over San Diego State Aztecs. Utah entered the NCAA tournament as a number 5 seed. The Utes would then be upset by the 12 seed Arizona Wildcats 84–71 in the first round.
The 2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie, who was in his second and final year as coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
The 2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 17, 2009, and ended with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament on March 11–14, 2010 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.