List of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball head coaches
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The following is a list of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats
have had 22 coaches in their 106-year history. The team is currently coached by John Calipari
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!bgcolor="#00407a"| Tenure
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Coach
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Years
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Record
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Pct.
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| 1903-09 || W.W.H. Mustaine, others || 7 || 21–35 || .375
|- align="center"
| 1910 || E.R. Sweetland
/R.E. Spahr || 1 || 4-8 || .333
|- align="center"
| 1911 || H.J. Iddings
|| 1 || 5-6 || .454
|- align="center"
| 1912 || E.R. Sweetland (2nd time) || 1 || 9-0 || 1.000
|- align="center"
| 1913 || John J. Tigert
|| 1 || 5-3 || .625
|- align="center"
| 1914-15 || Alpha Brummage || 2 || 19-7 || .731
|- align="center"
| 1916 || James Park || 1 || 8-6 || .571
|- align="center"
| 1917 || W.P. Tuttle || 1 || 4-6 || .400
|- align="center"
| 1918 || S.A. Boles
|| 1 || 9-2-1 || .792
|- align="center"
| 1919 || Andrew Gill
|| 1 || 6-8 || .428
|- align="center"
| 1920-24 || George Buchheit
|| 5 || 44–27 || .619
|- align="center"
| 1925 || C.O. Applegran
|| 1 || 13-8 || .619
|- align="center"
| 1926 || Ray Eklund
|| 1 || 15–13 || .536
|- align="center"
| 1927 || Basil Hayden
|| 1 || 3–13 || .187
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| 1928-30 || John Mauer
|| 3 || 40-14 || .740
|- align="center"
| 1931-72 || Adolph Rupp
|| 41 || 876-190 || .822
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| 1973-85 || Joe B. Hall
|| 13 || 297-100 || .748
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| 1986-89 || Eddie Sutton
|| 4 || 88–39 || .693
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| 1990-97 || Rick Pitino
|| 8 || 219-50 || .814
|- align="center"
| 1998-2007 || Orlando "Tubby" Smith || 10 || 263–83 || .760
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| 2008-2009 || Billy Gillispie
|| 2 || 40-27 || .597
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| 2010- || John Calipari
|| 2 || 64-12 ||
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!bgcolor="#00407a"| Totals
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 22 coaches
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 107 seasons
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 2052–643–1
!bgcolor="#00407a"| .761
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An asterisk (*) denotes a season currently in progress.
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
The 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...
have had 22 coaches in their 106-year history. The team is currently coached by John Calipari
John Calipari
John Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since April 2009, he has been the men's head coach at the University of Kentucky....
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!bgcolor="#00407a"| Tenure
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Coach
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Years
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Record
!bgcolor="#00407a"| Pct.
|- align="center"
| 1903-09 || W.W.H. Mustaine, others || 7 || 21–35 || .375
|- align="center"
| 1910 || E.R. Sweetland
Edwin Sweetland
Edwin Regur Sweetland was a coach and athletic administrator at several American universities. During his coaching career he was head coach of many sports including basketball, track and field and crew, but the majority of for his coaching work was in football. Though mainly known for football, he...
/R.E. Spahr || 1 || 4-8 || .333
|- align="center"
| 1911 || H.J. Iddings
Harold Iddings
-College basketball:-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
|| 1 || 5-6 || .454
|- align="center"
| 1912 || E.R. Sweetland (2nd time) || 1 || 9-0 || 1.000
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| 1913 || John J. Tigert
John J. Tigert
John James Tigert, IV was an American university president, university professor and administrator, college sports coach and the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Tigert was a native of Tennessee and the son and grandson of Methodist bishops...
|| 1 || 5-3 || .625
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| 1914-15 || Alpha Brummage || 2 || 19-7 || .731
|- align="center"
| 1916 || James Park || 1 || 8-6 || .571
|- align="center"
| 1917 || W.P. Tuttle || 1 || 4-6 || .400
|- align="center"
| 1918 || S.A. Boles
Stanley A. Boles
Stanley Atwood Boles was the athletic director of the University of Kentucky from 1917 through 1933. He also served as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats football and Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball teams for one season each...
|| 1 || 9-2-1 || .792
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| 1919 || Andrew Gill
Andrew Gill (coach)
Andrew Gill was a head football coach and head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.His tenure as football coach was 1918 to 1919, when he compiled a 5-5-1 record. His 1918 team won two games and lost one...
|| 1 || 6-8 || .428
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| 1920-24 || George Buchheit
George Buchheit
George Clifford Buchheit was an American college basketball coach. He was the head of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky from 1920 to 1924, where he complied a 44-27 record...
|| 5 || 44–27 || .619
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| 1925 || C.O. Applegran
Clarence Applegran
Clarence O. Applegran was an American basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky in 1924–1925, and complied a 13-8 record....
|| 1 || 13-8 || .619
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| 1926 || Ray Eklund
Ray Eklund
Ray Eklund was the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky in 1926. He complied a 15-3 record.Eklund attended University of Minnesota.-External links:*...
|| 1 || 15–13 || .536
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| 1927 || Basil Hayden
Basil Hayden
Basil Ewing Hayden was an American college basketball player and coach. A Kentucky native, he began playing the sport in the sixth grade and, after a year at Transylvania University, transferred to the University of Kentucky to study chemistry and play on the school's basketball squad...
|| 1 || 3–13 || .187
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| 1928-30 || John Mauer
John Mauer
John W. "Johnny" Mauer was an American college basketball, baseball and football coach and multi-sport college athlete. During the course of his thirty-six-year coaching career, Mauer was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, Miami University, the University of Tennessee, the U.S...
|| 3 || 40-14 || .740
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| 1931-72 || Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Frederick Rupp was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. Rupp is fourth in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching...
|| 41 || 876-190 || .822
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| 1973-85 || Joe B. Hall
Joe B. Hall
-See also:*Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball*NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches- External links :* at unofficial Fan Site* * *...
|| 13 || 297-100 || .748
|- align="center"
| 1986-89 || Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton is an American former college head coach with 36 years of Division I basketball coaching experience at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State , and the University of San Francisco...
|| 4 || 88–39 || .693
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| 1990-97 || Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996...
|| 8 || 219-50 || .814
|- align="center"
| 1998-2007 || Orlando "Tubby" Smith || 10 || 263–83 || .760
|- align="center"
| 2008-2009 || Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie
Billy Clyde Gillispie , also known by his initials BCG, is an American college basketball coach. Since 2011, he has been the current head coach of the men's basketball team at Texas Tech University...
|| 2 || 40-27 || .597
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| 2010- || John Calipari
John Calipari
John Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since April 2009, he has been the men's head coach at the University of Kentucky....
|| 2 || 64-12 ||
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!bgcolor="#00407a"| Totals
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 22 coaches
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 107 seasons
!bgcolor="#00407a"| 2052–643–1
!bgcolor="#00407a"| .761
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An asterisk (*) denotes a season currently in progress.