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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainRonnie Lyons
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons

Schedule

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ All-Time Results Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine Kentucky Men's Basketball - Archives. Retrieved 2012-12-03.