1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1969–70 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 Memorial Coliseum.

1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Regional Final SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	26–2 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe B. Hall Dick Parsons T. L. Plain
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	17	–	1		.944			26	–	2		.929
LSU	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Auburn	11	–	7		.611			15	–	11		.577
Georgia	11	–	7		.611			13	–	12		.520
Tennessee	10	–	8		.556			16	–	9		.640
Vanderbilt	8	–	10		.444			12	–	14		.462
Ole Miss	6	–	12		.333			10	–	15		.400
Florida	6	–	12		.333			9	–	17		.346
Alabama	5	–	13		.278			8	–	18		.308
Mississippi State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	18		.250
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 14 Bill Busey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Shelby County Bagdad, KY G 10 Jim Dinwiddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr — Leitchfield, KY G 32 Kent Hollenbeck 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bearden Knoxville, TN C 44 Dan Issel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Batavia Batavia, IL G 30 Stan Key 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Calloway County Hazel, KY C 54 Art Laib 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Hammond San Francisco, CA G 11 Bob McGowan (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Fairview Dayton, OH G 21 Terry Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Knox Central Barbourville, KY F 50 Randy Noll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Covington Catholic Villa Hills, KY F 12 Tom Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Collinsville Collinsville, IL F 42 Randy Pool (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN F 22 Mike Pratt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Meadowdale Dayton, OH C 45 Mark Soderberg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Marinas Huntington Beach, CA F 25 Larry Steele 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr — Bainbridge, IN F 40 Clint Wheeler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Blazer Ashland, KY	Head coach Adolph Rupp Assistant coach(es) Joe B. Hall Dick Parsons T.L. Plain Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Feb-03

NCAA tournament

• Mideast
  • Kentucky 109, Notre Dame 99
  • Jacksonville 106, Kentucky 100

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
8	122	Dan Issel	Detroit Pistons

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