# 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeast Conference. The head coach was Adolph Rupp and the team played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium for the final season. The Wildcats won SEC regular season and tournament championships. After losing to eventual National Invitation Tournament champion CCNY, Kentucky finished the season with a record of 25–5 (11–2 SEC).
Charles Newton, a player on this squad, returned to Kentucky as athletic director from 1989 to 2000.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1949 | | Indiana Central College | W 84–61 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 10, 1949 | | Western Ontario | W 90–18 | 2–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 15, 1949* | | at St. John's | L 58–69 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 21, 1949* | | DePaul | W 49–47 | 3–1 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 23, 1949* | | at Purdue | W 60–54 | 4–1 | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1949* | | vs. Villanova Sugar Bowl Classic | W 57–56 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 1949* | | vs. Bradley Sugar Bowl Classic | W 71–66 | 6–1 | Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 2, 1950* | | at Arkansas | W 57–53 | 7–1 | Robinson Auditorium Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 4, 1950 | | Mississippi State | W 87–55 | 8–1 (1–0) | Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Jan 9, 1950* | No. 2 | North Carolina | W 83–44 | 9–1 | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 14, 1950 | No. 2 | at Tennessee | L 53–66 | 9–2 (1–1) | Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1950 | No. 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 61–47 | 10–2 (2–1) | Heisman Gymnasium Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 17, 1950 | No. 5 | at Georgia | L 60–71 | 10–3 (2–2) | Woodruff Hall Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 21, 1950* | No. 5 | at DePaul | W 86–53 | 11–3 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 23, 1950* | No. 5 | at Notre Dame | L 51–64 | 11–4 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 1950* | No. 4 | at Xavier | W 58–47 | 12–4 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 28, 1950 | No. 4 | Georgia | W 88–56 | 13–4 (3–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 30, 1950 | No. 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 58–54 | 14–4 (4–2) | McQuiddy Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 2, 1950 | No. 6 | at Alabama | W 66–64 | 15–4 (5–2) | Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 4, 1950 | No. 6 | vs. Ole Miss | W 61–55 | 16–4 (6–2) | Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 11, 1950 | No. 7 | Tennessee | W 79–52 | 17–4 (7–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 13, 1950 | No. 7 | Alabama | W 77–57 | 18–4 (8–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 15, 1950 | No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 90–50 | 19–4 (9–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 18, 1950 | No. 5 | Georgia Tech | W 97–62 | 20–4 (10–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 23, 1950* | No. 5 | Xavier | W 58–53 | 21–4 | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 25, 1950* | No. 5 | Vanderbilt | W 70–66 | 22–4 (11–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1950* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (10) Mississippi State Second Round | W 56–46 | 23–4 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 4, 1950* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (4) Georgia Semifinal | W 79–63 | 24–4 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 4, 1950* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (7) Tennessee Championship Game | W 95–58 | 25–4 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1950* | No. 3 | at CCNY Second Round | L 50–89 | 25–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

* No one from the Wildcats men's team was selected in the 1950 NBA draft.