1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1965–66 record	27–2 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Harry Lancaster
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
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The 1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in NCAA competition in the 1965–66 season. Coached by Adolph Rupp, the team had no player taller than 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)—unusually small even for that era—and became known as "Rupp's Runts". The Wildcats, then as now, were a member of the Southeastern Conference, and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum, which would remain their home until Rupp Arena opened in 1976.

Led on the floor by future Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley and Louie Dampier, the Cats reached the top ranking in all major polls entering that season's NCAA tournament; their only regular-season loss was at Tennessee. They ultimately lost in the Finals of the NCAA Tournament, 72-65, to a Texas Western (now UTEP) team that would later be inducted in its entirety to the Hall of Fame. The game is mostly remembered today for its sociological subtext—the Miners were the first major-college team to start five black players in a NCAA Final (having done so for virtually all of the 1965–66 season^{[citation needed]} ), while the Wildcats were all-white at the time (and would remain so until 1969).

NCAA basketball tournament

Mideast
- Kentucky 86, Dayton 70
- Kentucky 84, Michigan 77
Final Four
- Kentucky 83, Duke 79
- Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65

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Awards and honors

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References

↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1966

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Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

NCAA basketball tournament

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