1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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The 1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky
coached by Rick Pitino . The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena
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University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
coached by Rick Pitino . The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena
Rupp Arena
Rupp Arena is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Lexington Center, a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, and serves as home court to the University of...
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NCAA basketball tournament
- East
- Kentucky 92, Montana 54
- Kentucky 75, Iowa 69
- Kentucky 83, St. Joseph’s 68
- Kentucky 72, Utah 59
- Final Four
- Kentucky 78, Minnesota 69
- Arizona 84, Kentucky 79
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 6 | Ron Mercer | Boston Celtics |
| 1 | 13 | Derek Anderson | Cleveland Cavaliers |
See also
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketballKentucky Wildcats men's basketballThe Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
- 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...