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1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1948–49 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1948–49
team	Kentucky Wildcats
image	1949_Kentucky_Wildcats.jpg
image_size	300px
conference	Southeast Conference
short_conf	SEC
APRank	1
record	32–2
conf_record	13–0
head_coach	Adolph Rupp
asst_coach1	Harry Lancaster
stadium	Alumni Gymnasium
champion	[NCAA tournament](1949-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National champions
SEC regular season and tournament champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](1949-ncaa-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 46–36 vs. [Oklahoma A&M](1948-49-oklahoma-a-m-aggies-men-s-basketball-team)

SEC regular season and tournament champions W 46–36 vs. Oklahoma A&M

The 1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium.

Roster

Adolph Rupp ()

NCAA tournament

East
- Kentucky 85, Villanova 72
Final Four
- Kentucky 76, Illinois 47
Finals
- Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36

Rankings

Main article: 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Player	NBA club
1	Alex Groza	Indianapolis Jets
1	Wallace Jones	Washington Capitols
2	Ralph Beard	Chicago Stags
5	Cliff Barker	Washington Capitols

References

"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
"1949 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com.

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