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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking the top 25 Wildcats through 2010

By Frank Spencer

LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Kyle Macy transferred to Kentucky from Purdue University in 1977. In his first season at Kentucky, led Kentucky to the National Title game against the Duke Blue Devils. The Cats won the National Championship 94-88. Macy finished with just nine points but dished out eight assists. He averaged 15.5 points per game on the season.

The next season, Kyle Macy led the team with 15.2 points per game. Although the Wildcats were defeated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Clemson.

Kyle Macy led his team again in scoring the following season. The 1979-1980 Wildcats were bumped from the NCAA Tournament by the Duke Blue Devils in a one point defeat 55-54.

  • His jersey hangs in the Rupp Arena rafters
  • 1977-1978 Third team All-American and All-SEC
  • 1978 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • 1979 SEC Tournament MVP,  1979 second team All-American, All-SEC
  • 1980 Consensus All-American, All-SEC
  • 1980 SEC Player of the Year
  • Kentucky’s 6th all-time in career Assists (470)
  • 1,411 career points (21st all-time)
  • 127 career steals (21st all-time)
  • 88.98 percent free throw percentage (Ranked 2nd in school history)
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