1972–73 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

{{short description|1972–73 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team}}

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Basketball

|year=1972–73

|team=Kentucky Wildcats

|image=

|image_size=150

|conference= Southeastern Conference

|short_conf = SEC

|CoachRank=15

|APRank= 17

|record= 20–8

|conf_record= 14–4

|head_coach=Joe B. Hall

|hc_year = 1st

|asst_coach1=Dick Parsons

|asst_coach2=Boyd Grant

|asst_coach3=Jim Hatfield

|stadium=Memorial Coliseum

|champion= SEC regular season champions

|bowl= NCAA Tournament

|bowl_result= Regional Finals

}}

The 1972–73 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1972–73 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Joe B. Hall, who was in his first season, taking over for Adolph Rupp. They played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 20–8 (14–4 SEC) and were invited to the 1973 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats opened with a 106–100 win over Austin Peay in overtime. But lost in the Regional Final to 1972–73 Indiana 72–65.