1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1973–74 college basketball season. This team would finish with the worst record of any Kentucky team coached by Joe B. Hall.

1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dick Parsons Boyd Grant Jim Hatfield
Captain	Ronnie Lyons
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1* no, no	No. 10	Miami (OH)	W 81–68	1–0	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 3* no, no	No. 10	at No. 13 Kansas	L 63–71	1–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 8* no, no	No. 10	vs. No. 3 Indiana Indiana-Kentucky rivalry	L 68–77	1–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 10* no, no	No. 10	vs. No. 5 North Carolina	L 84–101	1–3	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
December 14* no, no		Iowa	W 88–80	2–3	Iowa Fieldhouse  Iowa City, IA
December 21* no, no		Dartmouth UK Invitational Tournament	W 102–77	3–3	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 22* no, no		Stanford UK Invitation Tournament	W 78–77	4–3	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
December 29* no, no		vs. No. 3 Notre Dame	L 79–94	4–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
January 5 no, no		at LSU	L 84–95	4–5 (0–1)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 7 no, no		Georgia	W 80–74	5–5 (1–1)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 12 no, no		Auburn	W 79–58	6–5 (2–1)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 14 no, no		at Tennessee	L 54–67	6–6 (2–2)	Stokely Athletics Center  Knoxville, TN
January 19 no, no		Ole Miss	W 93–64	7–6 (3–2)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
January 21 no, no		at No. 10 Alabama	L 77–81	7–7 (3–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26 no, no		at Florida	W 91–82	8–7 (4–3)	Alligator Alley  Gainesville, FL
January 28 no, no		No. 7 Vanderbilt	L 65–82	8–8 (4–4)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 2 no, no		Mississippi State	W 82–70	9–8 (5–4)	Mississippi State Gymnasium  Starkville, MS
February 4 no, no		LSU	W 73–70	10–8 (6–4)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 9 no, no		at Georgia	W 86–72	11–8 (7–4)	Georgia Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 11 no, no		at Auburn	L 97–99 OT	11–9 (7–5)	Auburn Coliseum  Auburn, AL
February 16 no, no		Tennessee	W 61–58	12–9 (8–5)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 18 no, no		at Ole Miss	L 60–61	12–10 (8–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
February 23 no, no		No. 8 Alabama	L 71–94	12–11 (8–7)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 25 no, no		Florida	L 65–75	12–12 (8–8)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
March 2 no, no		at No. 6 Vanderbilt	L 69–71	12–13 (8–9)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 4 no, no		Mississippi State	W 108–69	13–13 (9–9)	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.