Kentucky tips off its record 51st NCAA Tournament appearance on Thursday against Princeton. This feature breaks down the Wildcats’ March Madness history by the numbers…
1 – UK’s first game in the NCAA tourney came in 1942, a 46-44 victory over Illinois in New Orleans. Milt Ticco led Adolph Rupp’s squad with 13 points, but the Cats would fall to Dartmouth, 47-28, in the next round.