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TEAM RECORDS

Most Games Played

Season: 40 1996-97, 2011-12, 2013-14

Most Wins
Season: 38 2011-12, 2014-15

Fewest Wins
Season (20 or more games): 9
(2020-21) [9-16]

Longest Win Streak
Overall: 38, 11/14/2014-4/4/2015
SEC: 51, Jan. 28, 1950 to Jan. 8, 1955

Longest Home Win Streak
Overall: 129 (Jan. 4, 1943 to Jan. 8, 1955)
SEC: 70 (Jan. 21, 1939 to Jan. 8, 1955)

Most Losses
Season: 19 (1988-89) [13-19]

Fewest Losses
Season: 0, 1911-12 [9-0] and 1953-54 [25-0]

Longest Losing Streak
Overall: 9 (1922-23)
SEC: 6 (1988-89)

Most Personal Fouls
Game: 41 vs. Tennessee (1-21-92); vs. Ohio (1-12-48)
Season: 847 (1991-92)

Fewest Personal Fouls
Season: 307 (1944-45)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Most Games Played
Season: 40, Anthony Epps, Jamaal Magloire, Ron Mercer and Wayne Turner (1996-97); Anthony Davis, Michael-Kidd Gilchrist, Doron Lamb, Darius Miller, Marquis Teague, Kyle Wiltjer (2011-12); Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Alex Poythress, Julius Randle, James Young (2013-14)
Career: 152, Darius Miller (2008-12)
Career (SEC): 72, Kenny Walker (1983-86)

Most Games Started
Season: 40, Ron Mercer (1996-97); Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague (2011-12), Aaron Harrison, Julius Randle (2013-14)
Career: 136, Ralph Beard (1946-49)

Most Consecutive Games Started
Career: 110, Chuck Hayes (Feb. 19, 2002 to Mar. 27, 2005); Alex Groza (Nov. 28, 1946 to Mar. 26, 1949)
Career (SEC): 54, Dan Issel (1968-70); Mike Pratt (1968-70); Jack Givens (1975-78)

Most Wins
Career: 132, Wayne Turner (1996-99)

CAREER LEADERS

Double-Doubles

  Player Seasons G DD
1 Dan Issel 1968-70 83 64
2 Cotton Nash 1962-64 78 48
  Oscar Tshiebwe 2021-23 66 48
4 Jim Andrews 1971-73 80 43
5 Kenny Walker 1983-86 132 31
  Tom Parker 1970-72 80 31
7 Patrick Patterson 2008-10 97 30
  Rick Robey 1975-78 105 30
9 Mike Pratt 1968-70 81 29
10 Sam Bowie 1980-81, 84 96 27

 

30-Point Games

  Player Seasons G 30+
1 Dan Issel 1968-70 83 31
2 Cotton Nash 1962-64 78 21
3 Louie Dampier 1965-67 80 12
4 Kevin Grevey 1973-75 84 11
5 Kenny Walker 1983-86 132 9
6 Cliff Hagan 1951-54 77 8
7 Jodie Meeks 2007-09 81 7
  Jamal Mashburn 1991-93 98 7
  Jim Andrews 1971-73 80 7
  Bob Burrow 1955-56 51 7
  Alex Groza 1945-49 120 7

 

Games Played

  Player Seasons G
1 Darius Miller 2008-12 152
2 Wayne Turner 1996-99 151
3 Jamaal Magloire 1997-00 145
4 Saul Smith 1998-01 143
  Jared Prickett 1993-97 143
6 Anthony Epps 1994-97 141
7 Ralph Beard 1946-49 139
8 Jules Camara 1999-00, 02-03 136
9 Keith Bogans 2000-03 135
  Tayshaun Prince 1999-02 135
  Jim Line 1947-50 135

 

Games Started

  Player Seasons GS
1 Ralph Beard 1946-49 136
2 Keith Bogans 2000-03 122
3 Chuck Hayes 2002-05 111
4 Alex Groza 1947-49 110
5 Ed Davender 1985-88 109
  Tayshaun Prince 1999-02 109
7 Gerald Fitch 2000-03 107
  Dirk Minniefield 1980-83 107
9 Tony Delk 1993-96 103
  Kenny Walker 1983-86 103

 

SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS

Double-Doubles

  Player Season G DD
1 Oscar Tshiebwe 2021-22 34 28
2 Dan Issel 1969-70 28 26
3 Julius Randle 2013-14 40 24
4 Dan Issel 1968-69 28 22
5 Jim Andrews 1972-73 28 21
6 Anthony Davis 2011-12 40 20
  DeMarcus Cousins 2009-10 38 20
  Oscar Tshiebwe 2022-23 32 20
9 Jim Andrews 1971-72 28 19
10 Cotton Nash 1961-62 26 18
11 Dan Issel 1967-68 27 16
12 Patrick Patterson 2008-09 34 15
  Jamaal Magloire 2099-00 33 15
  Tom Parker 1971-72 27 15

 

30-Point Games

  Player Season G 30+
1 Dan Issel 1969-70 28 19
2 Dan Issel 1968-69 28 10
3 Cotton Nash 1963-64 27 9
  Cotton Nash 1961-62 26 9
5 Jodie Meeks 2008-09 36 7
6 Louie Dampier 1966-67 26 6
  Bob Burrow 1955-56 25 6
  Alex Groza 1948-49 34 6
9 Kenny Walker 1984-85 31 5
  Kevin Grevey 1974-75 31 5
  Jim Andrews 1971-72 28 5
  Cliff Hagan 1951-52 32 5

 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

Triple-Doubles

  Player Opp(Date) P R A
1 Isaiah Briscoe (12/29/2016 19 10 11
  De’Aaron Fox (11/28/2016) 14 11 10
  Chris Mills Austin Peay (12-27-88) 19 10 10

 

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On December 2, 1961, Cotton Nash scored 25 points in his first varsity game.  

 

On December 2, 1967, Mike Casey scored 28 points in his very first varsity game.

 

On December 2, 1972, Joe B. Hall coaches his first game as head coach at UK, a 75-66 win at Michigan State. UK goes on to win the SEC Championship and finish 22-8 during Hall’s inaugural season.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date