Thursday, March 26, 2015

Kentucky Elite Eight Facts

Kentucky defeated West Virginia 78-39 to advance to the Elite Eight.  It is their largest margin of victory ever in a Sweet Sixteen game.  Their previous high was 34 vs. Wake Forest in 1993.

Kentucky is in their 36th Elite Eight.  It is their 2nd consecutive and their 4th in 5 years.  Kentucky joins Wisconsin as the second team making a repeat appearance in the Elite Eight.  It is the 4th consecutive year that there has been at least two teams making consecutive appearances.

Kentucky is 16-19 in their previous 35 appearances.
  • Defeated Illinois 46-44 in 1942
  • Lost to Ohio State 45-37 in 1945
  • Defeated Columbia 76-53 in 1948
  • Defeated Villanova 85-72 in 1949
  • Defeated St. John's 59-43 in 1951
  • Lost to St. John's 64-57 in 1952
  • Lost to Iowa 89-77 in 1956
  • Lost to Michigan State 80-68 in 1957
  • Defeated Notre Dame 89-56 in 1958
  • Lost to Ohio State 87-74 in 1961
  • Lost to Ohio State 74-64 in 1962
  • Defeated Michigan 84-77 in 1966
  • Lost to Ohio State 82-81 in 1968
  • Lost to Jacksonville 106-100 in 1970
  • Lost to Florida State 73-54 in 1972
  • Lost to Indiana 72-65 in 1973
  • Defeated Indiana 92-90 in 1975
  • Lost to North Carolina 79-72 in 1977
  • Defeated Michigan State 52-49 in 1978
  • Lost to Louisville 80-68 in 1983 in OT
  • Defeated Illinois 54-51 in 1984
  • Lost to Louisiana State 59-57 in 1986
  • Lost to Duke 104-103 in 1992 in OT
  • Defeated Florida State 106-81 in 1993
  • Lost to North Carolina 74-61 in 1995
  • Defeated Wake Forest 83-63 in 1996
  • Defeated Utah 72-59 in 1997
  • Defeated Duke 86-84 in 1998
  • Lost to Michigan State 73-66 in 1999
  • Lost to Marquette 83-69 in 2003
  • Lost to Michigan State 94-88 in 2005 in 2OT
  • Lost to West Virginia 73-66 in 2010
  • Defeated North Carolina 76-69 in 2011
  • Defeated Baylor 82-70 in 2012
  • Defeated Michigan 75-72 in 2014
Kentucky's Elite Eight appearance is John Calipari's 10th which is 7th all-time and 4th among active coaches.  It is his 5th Elite Eight with Kentucky which ties him with Rick Pitino for 3rd all-time at Kentucky.  Adolph Rupp (15) and Joe Hall (6) are ahead of them.

Kentucky's win combined with Wisconsin's marks the first time since 2010 that there are multiple #1 seeds in the Elite Eight in consecutive years.

Kentucky's win marks the 6th consecutive year that an SEC team is in the Elite Eight.  It is the most since 2000 when they had a streak of 9 straight years.

Kentucky's win marks the 8th consecutive year that a team from Kentucky is in the Elite Eight.  It is the longest streak in the history of the state and the longest current streak.  The record is 22 straight by North Carolina from 1980 to 2001.

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