Question: where does the university of kentucky play basketball
Answer: 764 ) Athletic director Mitch Barnhart Head coach John Calipari ( 9th season ) Conference SEC Location Lexington , Kentucky Arena Rupp Arena ( Capacity : 23,500 ) Nickname Wildcats Student section eRUPPtion Zone Colors Blue and White Uniforms Home Away Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions 1934 Pre-tournament Helms champions 1933 NCAA Tournament champions 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1978 , 1996 , 1998 , 2012 NCAA Tournament runner - up 1966 , 1975 , 1997 , 2014 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1942 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1966 , 1975 , 1978 , 1984 , 1993 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1942 , 1945