1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|1975–76 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1975–76
|team=Kentucky Wildcats
|image=
|image_size= 150px
|conference=Southeast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SEC
|CoachRank=Not ranked
|APRank= Not ranked
|record=20–10
|conf_record= 11–7
|head_coach=Joe B. Hall
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Dick Parsons
|asst_coach2=Leonard Hamilton
|asst_coach3=Lynn Nance
|stadium=Memorial Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl=1976 National Invitation Tournament
|bowl_result= Champion
}}
{{1975–76 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky finished with an overall record of 20–10 (11–7 SEC). The Wildcats were invited to the 1976 National Invitation Tournament and won in the final 71–67 over the Charlotte 49ers.
National Invitation Tournament
- First Round
- Kentucky 67, Niagara 61
- Second Round
- Kentucky 81, Kansas State 78
- Semifinal
- Kentucky 79, Providence 78
- Final
- Kentucky 71, Charlotte 67
Awards and honors
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Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the Wildcats was selected in the 1976 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=N |title=1976 NBA Draft on |publisher=Databasebasketball.com |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209171237/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=N |archivedate=2012-02-09 }}
References
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Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons
Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons