1977-1978 Kentucky Basketball Schedule

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Walter Cornett
December 19, 2023

Final Record: Won: 30; Lost: 2
SEC Conference Record: Won: 16; Lost: 2
Head Coach: Joe B. Hall
Notes: NCAA Champions; Helms Trophy Winners; SEC Champions; Participated in the Mideast Region of the NCAA Tournament


November 11, 1977 109 - 75 Memorial Coliseum N/A Kentucky vs Soviet Union Game Notes: Exhibition
November 26, 1977 110 - 86 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Southern Methodist
December 5, 1977 78 - 64 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Indiana
December 10, 1977 66 - 73 Allen Fieldhouse N/A Kansas vs Kentucky
December 12, 1977 84 - 65 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs South Carolina
December 16, 1977 114 - 88 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Portland State Game Notes: UKIT
December 17, 1977 102 - 72 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs St. Johns Game Notes: UKIT Championship
December 23, 1977 104 - 65 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Iona
December 31, 1977 68 - 73 Freedom Hall N/A Notre Dame vs Kentucky
January 2, 1978 72 - 59 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Vanderbilt
January 7, 1978 67 - 86 Florida Gymnasium N/A Florida vs Kentucky
January 9, 1978 77 - 101 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum N/A Auburn vs Kentucky
January 14, 1978 96 - 76 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Louisiana State
January 16, 1978 76 - 56 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Mississippi
January 21, 1978 65 - 75 Humphrey Coliseum N/A Mississippi State vs Kentucky
January 23, 1978 78 - 62 Coleman Coliseum N/A Alabama vs Kentucky
January 30, 1978 90 - 73 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Georgia
February 4, 1978 88 - 61 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Florida
February 6, 1978 104 - 81 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Auburn
February 11, 1978 95 - 94 Pete Maravich Assembly Center N/A Louisiana State vs Kentucky
February 13, 1978 52 - 64 Tad Smith Coliseum N/A Mississippi vs Kentucky
February 15, 1978 90 - 77 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Tennessee Game Notes: Rescheduled from January 28 due to ice
February 18, 1978 58 - 56 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Mississippi State
February 20, 1978 97 - 84 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs Alabama
February 25, 1978 57 - 68 Stokely Athletic Center N/A Tennessee vs Kentucky
February 27, 1978 67 - 78 Stegeman Coliseum N/A Georgia vs Kentucky
March 4, 1978 92 - 70 Rupp Arena N/A Kentucky vs UNLV
March 6, 1978 68 - 78 Memorial Gymnasium N/A Vanderbilt vs Kentucky
March 11, 1978 76 - 85 Stokely Athletic Center N/A Florida State vs Kentucky Game Notes: NCAA Mideast Regional First Round
March 16, 1978 69 - 91 University of Dayton Arena N/A Miami (OH) vs Kentucky Game Notes: NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals
March 18, 1978 49 - 52 University of Dayton Arena N/A Michigan State vs Kentucky Game Notes: NCAA Mideast Regional Finals
March 25, 1978 59 - 64 Checkerdome N/A Arkansas vs Kentucky Game Notes: NCAA Final Four
March 27, 1978 88 - 94 Checkerdome N/A Duke vs Kentucky Game Notes: NCAA Championship
June 13, 1978 71 - 104 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Tokyo, Japan)
June 15, 1978 89 - 102 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Niigata, Japan)
June 18, 1978 59 - 97 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Nagoya, Japan)
June 19, 1978 82 - 87 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Osaka, Japan)
June 20, 1978 61 - 88 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Fukuoka, Japan)
June 22, 1978 79 - 122 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Nagasaki, Japan)
June 24, 1978 57 - 125 N/A Japan vs Kentucky Game Notes: Exhibition (at Tokyo, Japan)

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On April 2, 2011, Kentucky made its 14th Final Four appearance in school history. The Wildcats faced Connecticut in the semifinal matchup, falling 55-56 to the eventual 2011 NCAA Champion.

On April 2, 2012, the Wildcats brought home the school’s eighth national championship after posting a 67-59 win over the Kansas Jayhawks in the title game. National Player of the Year Anthony Davis tallied only six points, but he earned Final Four Most Outstanding after pulling down 16 rebounds, blocking six shots and dishing out a game-high five assists. The Wildcats held the Jayhawks to 35.5 percent from the field, while outrebounding KU 43-35.

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