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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions ; SEC regular season and tournament champions
National Championship Game, ; W 46-36 vs. Oklahoma A&M
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 1
Record	32–2 (13–0 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp;
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

1948–49 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	13	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
No. 9 Tulane	12	–	3	.800	24	–	4	.857
Tennessee	8	–	3	.727	19	–	7	.731
Vanderbilt	9	–	5	.643	14	–	8	.636
LSU	7	–	6	.538	15	–	10	.600
Alabama	9	–	9	.500	13	–	12	.520
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	11	–	13	.458
Georgia	6	–	9	.400	17	–	13	.567
Florida	4	–	8	.333	11	–	16	.407
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	9	–	15	.375
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	8	–	13	.381
Mississippi State	3	–	12	.200	4	–	13	.235

† 1949 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium.

Roster

1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Ralph Beard	—	—	Sr
	15	Alex Groza	—	—	Sr
	18	Dale Barnstable	—	—
F	19	Walter Hirsch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Dayton, Ohio
	23	Cliff Barker	—	—	Sr
F	25	Jim Line	—	—	Jr	Akron, Ohio
F	27	Wallace Jones	—	—	Sr
	31	Joe Hall	—	—