On Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta the Kentucky Wildcats will begin play in the SEC Tournament against either the Ole Miss Rebels or the South Carolina Gamecocks. It will be the 20th SEC Tournament that Kentucky has played in since 1992, when the conference switched to its current format of 11 total games and two-division seeding. Here are some numbers and facts of interest heading into Friday’s game of Kentucky’s play in the SEC Tournament since 1992:
Overall Record: 41-8 (.837)
Champions: 11 Times (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010)
Runner-Up: 2 Times (1996, 2005)
Semifinals: 1 Time (2006)
Quarterfinals: 5 Times (2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Most Consecutive Titles: 4 (1992-1995)
Longest Drought Between Titles: 6 Tournaments (2004-2010)
Longest Win Streak: 17 games (3/13/1992 vs. East #5 Vanderbilt, Quarterfinals to 3/9/1996 vs. West #2 Arkansas, Semifinals)
Longest Losing Streak: 2 games (3/9/2007 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals to 3/15/2008 vs. East #6 Georgia, Quarterfinals)
Frequency Of Seed
East #1: 9 Times (25-2) (.926) (1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010) 7 Titles
East #2: 7 Times (12-3) (.800) (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008) 4 Titles
East #3: 1 Time (2-1) (.667) (2006)
East #4: 2 Times (2-2) (.500) (2007, 2009)
By Round
1st Round: 3-0 (1.000)
Quarterfinals: 14-5 (.737)
Semifinals: 13-1 (.929)
Finals: 11-2 (.846)
By Division
SEC East: 14-4 (.778) 4 titles won vs. a SEC East team in the finals (1994, 1997, 1998, 2004)
SEC West: 27-4 (.871) 7 titles won vs. a SEC West team in the finals (1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010)
By Head Coach
Rick Pitino: 17-1 (.944) 5 Titles (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
Tubby Smith: 20-5 (.800) 5 Titles (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Billy Gillispie: 1-2 (.333)
John Calipari: 3-0 (1.000) 1 Title (2010)
By Location Of Tournament
Atlanta: 15-5 (.750) (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) 4 Titles
Nashville: 8-1 (.889) (2001, 2006, 2010) 2 Titles
Memphis: 6-0 (1.000) (1994, 1997) 2 Titles
New Orleans: 5-1 (.833) (1996, 2003) 1 Title
Birmingham: 3-0 (1.000) (1992) 1 Title
Lexington: 3-0 (1.000) (1993) 1 Title
Tampa: 1-1 (.500) (2009)
By Opponent
Alabama: 5-0 (1.000) 1 Title vs. Alabama in the finals (1992)
Arkansas: 7-1 (.875) 2 Titles vs. Arkansas in the finals (1995, 1999)
Auburn: 4-0 (1.000)
Florida: 4-1 (.800) 2 Titles vs. Florida in the finals (1994, 2004)
Georgia: 2-1 (.667) 1 Title vs. Georgia in the finals (1997)
Louisiana State: 3-1 (.750) 1 Title vs. Louisiana State in the finals (1993)
Mississippi: 5-0 (1.000) 1 Title vs. Mississippi in the finals (2001)
Mississippi State: 3-2 (.600) 2 Titles vs. Mississippi State in the finals (2003, 2010)
South Carolina: 3-2 (.600) 1 Title vs. South Carolina in the finals (1998)
Tennessee: 3-0 (1.000)
Vanderbilt: 2-0 (1.000)
By Date
March 5th: 1-0 (1.000)
March 6th: 2-0 (1.000)
March 7th: 3-0 (1.000) 1 Title played on this day (1999)
March 8th: 4-1 (.800) 1 Title played on this day (1998)
March 9th: 4-1 (.800) 1 Title play
ed on this day (1997)
March 10th: 3-2 (.600)
March 11th: 4-1 (.800) 1 Title played on this day (2001)
March 12th: 7-0 (1.000) 1 Title played on this day (1995)
March 13th: 5-2 (.714) 1 Title played on this day (1994)
March 14th: 5-0 (1.000) 3 Titles played on this day (1993, 2004, 2010)
March 15th: 2-1 (.667) 1 Title played on this day (1992)
March 16th: 1-0 (1.000) 1 Title played on this day (2003)
By Opponents’ Seed
East #1: 1-0 (1.000) 1 Title vs. East #1 in the finals (1994)
East #2: 2-1 (.667) 2 Titles vs. East #2 in the finals (1998, 2004)
East #3: 4-0 (1.000) 1 Title vs. East #3 in the finals (1997)
East #4: never played against
East #5: 6-1 (.857)
East #6: 1-2 (.333)
West #1: 7-3 (.700) 4 Titles vs. West #1 in the finals (1995, 2001, 2003, 2010)
West #2: 10-0 (1.000) 2 Titles vs. West #2 in the finals (1993, 1999)
West #3: 4-1 (.800) 1 Title vs. West #3 in the finals (1992)
West #4: 3-0 (1.000)
West #5: 2-0 (1.000)
West #6: 1-0 (1.000)
By Kentucky’s Conference Record Entering The Tournament
16-0: 5-1 (.833) 1 Title (2003)
14-2: 11-1 (.917) 3 Titles (1995, 1998, 2010)
13-3: 9-0 (1.000) 3 Titles (1993, 1997, 2004)
12-4: 9-2 (.818) 3 Titles (1992, 1994, 2001)
11-5: 3-0 (1.000) 1 Title (1999)
10-6: 0-1 (.000)
9-7: 3-2 (.600)
8-8: 1-1 (.500)
By Opponents’ Conference Record Entering The Tournament
14-2: 2-0 (1.000)
13-3: 0-1 (.000)
12-4: 4-1 (.800) 2 Titles vs. teams with that record in the finals (1994, 1995)
11-5: 5-0 (1.000) 2 Titles vs. teams with that record in the finals (1998, 2001)
10-6: 5-1 (.833) 2 Titles vs. teams with that record in the finals (1992, 1997)
9-7: 7-0 (1.000) 5 Titles vs. teams with that record in the finals (1993, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010)
8-8: 4-1 (.800)
7-9: 4-1 (.800)
6-10: 7-2 (.778)
4-12: 2-1 (.667)
3-13: 1-0 (1.000)
Kentucky vs. opponents with a better regular season conference record than UK: 3-1 (.750)
Kentucky vs. opponents with the same regular season conference record as UK: 2-0 (1.000)
Kentucky vs. opponents with a worse regular season conference record than UK: 36-7 (.837)
Kentucky vs. opponents with a winning regular season conference record: 23-3 (.885)
Kentucky vs. opponents with a .500 regular season conference record: 4-1 (.800)
Kentucky vs. opponents with a losing regular season conference record: 14-4 (.778)
By Kentucky’s Scoring Outputs
Scoring 50-59 Points: 0-4 (.000)
Scoring 60-69 Points: 4-1 (.800) 1 Title scoring in the 60’s in the finals (2003)
Scoring 70-79 Points: 15-2 (.882) 4 Titles scoring in the 70’s in the finals (1994, 1999, 2001, 2010)
Scoring 80-89 Points: 11-1 (.917) 4 Titles scoring in the 80’s in the finals (1992, 1993, 1998, 2004)
Scoring 90-99 Points: 9-0 (1.000) 2 Titles scoring in the 90’s in the finals (1995, 1997)
Scoring 100 or more Points: 2-0 (1.000)
Scoring less than 60 points: 0-4 (.000)
Scoring at least 60 points: 41-4 (.911)
Scoring at least 70 points: 37-3 (.925)
Scoring at least 80 points: 22-1 (.957)
Scoring at least 90 points: 11-0 (1.000)
Scoring less than 100 points: 39-8 (.830)
Scoring less than 90 points: 30-8 (.789)
Scoring less than 80 points: 19-7 (.731)
Scoring less than 70 points: 4-5 (.444)
Scoring less than 60 points: 0-4 (.000)
By Opponents’ Scoring Outputs
Allowing 40-49 Points: 2-0 (1.000)
Allowing 50-59 Points: 10-0 (1.000) 4 Titles with opponent scoring in the 50’s in the finals (1992, 1998, 2001, 2003)
Allowing 60-69 Points: 12-3 (.800) 4 Titles with opponent scoring in the 60’s in the finals (1993, 1994, 1997, 1999)
Allowing 70-79 Points: 14-2 (.875) 2 Titles with opponent scoring in the 70’s in the finals (2004, 2010)
Allowing 80-89 Points: 2-3 (.400)
Allowing 90 or more Points: 1-0 (1.000) 1 Title with opponent scoring in the 90’s in the finals (1995)
Allowing less than 50 points: 2-0 (1.000)
Allowing less than 60 points: 12-0 (1.000)
Allowing less than 70 points: 24-3 (.888)
Allowing less than 80 points: 38-5 (.884)
Allowing less than 90 points: 40-8 (.833)
Allowing 80 or more points: 3-3 (.500)
Allowing 70 or more points: 17-5 (.680)
Allowing 60 or more points: 29-8 (.784)
Allowing 50 or more points: 39-8 (. 830)
Games decided by 1 to 9 points: 9-4 (.692) 3 Titles with margin of victory less than 10 points in the finals (1995, 2003, 2010)
Games decided by 10 to 19 points: 20-4 (.833) 4 Titles with margin of victory between 10 and 19 points in the finals (1993, 1994, 1999, 2004)
Games decided by 20 or more points: 11-0 (1.000) 4 Titles with margin of victory at least 20 points in the finals (1992, 1997, 1998, 2001)
Various Records
Record in overtime games: 3-2 (.600)
Most Points Scored: 101 (3/12/1993 vs. East #6 Tennessee, Quarterfinals)
Fewest Points Scored: 53 (3/13/2005 vs. East #2 Florida, Finals)
Largest Margin Of Victory: 61 (East #2 Kentucky – 101 East #6 Tennessee – 40, 3/12/1993, Quarterfinals)
Largest Margin Of Defeat: 17, (East #1 Kentucky – 53, East #2 Florida – 70, 3/13/2005, Finals)
Most Points Allowed: 93 (3/12/1995 vs. West #1 Arkansas, Finals)
Fewest Points Allowed: 40 (3/12/1993 vs. East #6 Tennessee, Quarterfinals)
Smallest Margin Of Victory: 1 (East #1 Kentucky – 79 West #2 Louisiana State – 78 (Overtime), 3/12/2005, Semifinals, East #1 Kentucky – 75 West #1 Mississippi State – 74 (Overtime), 3/14/2010, Finals)
Smallest Margin Of Defeat: 2 (East #4 Kentucky – 82 West #1 Mississippi State – 84 (Overtime), 3/9/2007, Quarterfinals)
Most Points Scored In A Loss: 82 (3/9/2007 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals)
Fewest Points Scored In A Win: 64 (3/16/2003 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Finals)
Most Points Allowed In A Win: 93 (3/12/1995 vs. West #1 Arkansas, Finals)
Fewest Points Allowed In A Loss: 60 (3/15/2008 vs. East #6 Georgia, Quarterfinals)
Most Combined Points Scored: 188 (East #1 Kentucky – 95 West #1 Arkansas – 93 (Overtime), 3/12/1995, Finals)
Fewest Combined Points Scored: 116 (East #2 Kentucky – 56 East #6 Georgia – 60 (Overtime), 3/15/2008, Quarterfinals)
Average Margin Of Victory: 16.34 points
Average Margin Of Defeat: 9.25 points
Largest Average Margin Of Victory, Single Tournament (of the 11 title teams): 29.67 points (1993)
Smallest Average Margin Of Victory, Single Tournament (of the 11 title teams): 9.33 points (1995)
Kentucky Individual Game Records
Points: 29, Tony Delk (3/11/1994 vs. West #3 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals) and Randolph Morris (3/9/2007 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals)
Rebounds: 15, Jamal Mashburn (3/14/1993 vs. West #2 Louisiana State, Finals), Randolph Morris (3/9/2007 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals), and DeMarcus Cousins (3/13/2010 vs. East #3 Tennessee, Semifinals)
Assists: 9, Cliff Hawkins (3/14/2003 vs. East #5 Vanderbilt, Quarterfinals), John Wall (3/13/2010 vs. East #3 Tennessee, Semifinals), and John Wall (3/14/2010 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Finals)
Steals: 7, Jared Prickett (3/12/1993 vs. East #6 Tennessee, Quarterfinals)
Blocks: 9, Andre Riddick (3/14/1993 vs. West #2 Louisiana State, Finals)
Free Throws Made: 13, Randolph Morris (3/9/2007 vs. West #1 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals)
Free Throws Attempted: 20, Heshimu Evans (3/5/1999 vs. West #3 Mississippi, Quarterfinals)
Free Throw Percentage (Minimum 8 Attempts): 100%, Travis Ford (8-8, 3/13/1993 vs. West #1 Arkansas, Semif
inals), Gimel Martinez (8-8, 3/15/1992 vs. West #3 Alabama, Finals), and Patrick Patterson (8-8, 3/12/2010 vs. West #4 Alabama, Quarterfinals)
Field Goals Made: 12, Jamal Mashburn (3/15/1992 vs. West #3 Alabama, Finals)
Field Goals Attempted: 22, Tony Delk (3/11/1994 vs. West #3 Mississippi State, Quarterfinals)
Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 5 Attempts): 89%, Jamal Mashburn (8-9, 3/13/1992 vs. East #5 Vanderbilt, Quarterfinals)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 6, Travis Ford (3/13/1993 vs. West #1 Arkansas, Semifinals), Travis Ford (3/14/1993 vs. West #2 Louisiana State, Finals), and Tayshaun Prince (3/11/2001 vs. West #1 Mississippi, Finals)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 13, Dale Brown (3/14/1993 vs. West #2 Louisiana State, Finals)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 5 Attempts): 86%, Travis Ford (6-7, 3/13/1993 vs. West #1 Arkansas, Semifinals)
Kentucky Individual Career Records
Points: 154, Keith Bogans (8 games, 2000-2003)
Rebounds: 84, Jared Prickett (12 games, 1993-1997)
Assists: 47, Wayne Turner (12 games, 1996-1999)
Steals: 23, Jared Prickett (12 games, 1993-1997)
Blocks: 28, Andre Riddick (9 games, 1992-1995)
Free Throws Made: 32, Keith Bogans (8 games, 2000-2003) and Gerald Fitch (9 games, 2001-2004)
Free Throws Attempted: 43, Randolph Morris (8 games, 2005-2007) and Wayne Turner (12 games, 1996-1999)
Free Throw Percentage (Minimum 20 Attempts): 100%, Anthony Epps (27-27, 12 games, 1994-1997)
Field Goals Made: 54, Tony Delk (12 games, 1993-1996)
Field Goals Attempted: 147, Tony Delk (12 games, 1993-1996)
Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 20 Attempts): 64.7%, Jamal Mashburn (44-68, 6 games, 1991-1993)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 29, Travis Ford (9 games, 1992-1994)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 76, Tony Delk (12 games, 1993-1996)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 15 Attempts): 62.1%, Cameron Mills (18-29, 7 games, 1995-1998)
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