1956–57 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southeast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 23–5 (12–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Harry Lancaster |
Captain | Ed Beck |
Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 5 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Vanderbilt | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Mississippi State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 9 | – | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1956–57 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 Memorial Coliseum. This squad, led by a core of juniors, was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".[2]
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec 1, 1956* |
Washington & Lee | W 94–66 | 1–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 3, 1956* |
Miami (FL) | W 114–75 | 2–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 8, 1956* |
at Temple | W 73–58 | 3–0 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 10, 1956* |
No. 3 | Saint Louis | L 70–71 | 3–1 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 15, 1956* |
No. 3 | Maryland | W 76–55 | 4–1 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 18, 1956* |
No. 7 | at No. 13 Duke | L 84–85 | 4–2 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | ||||||
Dec 21, 1956* |
No. 7 | No. 4 Southern Methodist UK Invitation Tournament |
W 73–67 | 5–2 |
Memorial Coliseum (9,500) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 22, 1956* |
No. 7 | No. 5 Illinois UK Invitation Tournament |
W 91–70 | 6–2 |
Memorial Coliseum (9,500) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Dec 28, 1956* |
No. 3 | vs. Virginia Tech Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 56–55 | 7–2 |
The Field House (3,800) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Dec 29, 1956* |
No. 3 | vs. Houston Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 111–76 | 8–2 |
The Field House (3,500) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 5, 1957 |
No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 95–72 | 9–2 (1–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 7, 1957* |
No. 3 | Loyola–Chicago | W 81–62 | 10–2 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Jan 12, 1957 |
No. 3 | at Louisiana State | W 51–46 | 11–2 (2–0) |
John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 14, 1957 |
No. 4 | at Tulane | L 60–68 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Jan 19, 1957 |
No. 4 | at Tennessee | W 97–72 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 26, 1957 |
No. 5 | at No. 13 Vanderbilt | W 91–83 | 13–3 (4–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Jan 28, 1957 |
No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 76–65 | 14–3 (5–1) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Jan 30, 1957 |
No. 4 | Georgia | W 84–53 | 15–3 (6–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 2, 1957 |
No. 4 | Florida | W 88–61 | 16–3 (7–1) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 8, 1957 |
No. 3 | vs. Ole Miss | W 75–69 | 17–3 (8–1) |
Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
Feb 11, 1957 |
No. 3 | at Mississippi State | L 81–89 | 17–4 (8–2) |
McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
Feb 15, 1957* |
No. 3 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 115–65 | 18–4 |
Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Feb 18, 1957 |
No. 3 | No. 10 Vanderbilt | W 80–78 | 19–4 (9–2) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 23, 1957 |
No. 3 | Alabama | W 79–60 | 20–4 (10–2) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Feb 25, 1957 |
No. 3 | Auburn | W 103–85 | 21–4 (11–2) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 2, 1957 |
No. 3 | Tennessee | W 93–75 | 22–4 (12–2) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1957* |
No. 3 | vs. Pittsburgh Mideast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 98–92 | 23–4 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Mar 16, 1957* |
No. 3 | vs. No. 11 Michigan State Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight |
L 68–80 | 23–5 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | Not released | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UP | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1956-57 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ Nelli, Bert; Nelli, Steve (January 20, 2024). The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-8823-2.
- ^ "2023-24 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "1956-57 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2024.