The 2009-2010 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Schedule held 35 wins for the Wildcats. The team is in NCAA Division 1. It plays in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats have won seven NCAA championships. John Calipari is the head coach, taking over for Billy Gillispie who left on March 27, 2009.http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/kty-m-baskbl-body.html
The Kentucky Wildcats have experienced trouble in previous years as a result of stiff competition from the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Kansas Jayhawks. Coached by Billy Gillispie, the Wildcats have started to gain momentum over the 2009 - 2010 season.http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/wildcats.html
The team has had 50 tournament appearances. They were in the final four thirteen times. They won championships in 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996 and 1998.http://scorecenter.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=96
Famous 2009 - 2010 Season Wildcats Basketball Players
Wildcats Point Guard John Wall is projected to be the number 1 pick in the NBA draft this year, if he enters. His per game average this season was 16.6 points and 6.4 assists.http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100406/SPORTS03/4060364/1002/sports/Kentucky+s+Wall+finalist+for+Wooden
Wildcats Defensive Guard Darius Miller confounded Cornell's Ryan Wittman. Wittman averages 17.8 points per game, and Miller only let him score 10. Wittman commented that Miller is a great athlete with a lot of length, and said that was something he was not used to dealing with. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26kentucky.html http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/miller_darius00.html
Wildcats Freshman Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 13 points in just 8 minutes against Vanderbilt. He scored 21 points in all that day. Coach Calipari said that if Cousins could just stay out of foul trouble he could average 40 points per game.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2010/01/31/2010-01-31_cousins_is_king_in_front_of_james.html
Kentucky Wildcats 2009 Basketball Team in Action
This video shows the Kentucky Wildcats' Men's basketball team making basket after basket. Next, it shows closeups of all the individual players. It also shows some shots of the cheerleaders and the half time shows. There are some photos of the players' write-ups in magazines, too. This video was posted to YouTube on January 19, 2010.
Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Schedule 2009-2010
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result |
| 10/16/09 | Big Blue Madness (BBSN) # |
Lexington, Ky. | NTS |
| 10/28/09 | Blue/White Game (FS South/BBSN) # |
Lexington, Ky. | NTS |
| 11/02/09 | vs. Campbellsville (FS South) # |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 11/06/09 | vs. Clarion (FS South) # |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 11/13/09 | vs. Morehead State (ESPNU) |
Lexington, Ky. | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| 11/16/09 | vs. Miami University (FS South/BBSN) |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Cancun Challenge | |||
| 11/19/09 | vs. Sam Houston State (FS South) |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 11/21/09 | vs. Rider (FS South) |
Lexington, Ky. | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| 11/24/09 | vs. Cleveland State (CBS College Sports) |
Cancun, Mexico | 4:30 p.m. ET |
| 11/25/09 | Stanford/Virginia (CBS College Sports) |
Cancun, Mexico | 7:00/9:30 PM ET |
| 11/30/09 | vs. UNC Asheville (FS South) |
Louisville, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 12/05/09 | vs. North Carolina (CBS) |
Lexington, Ky. | 12:30 p.m. ET |
| SEC/Big East Invitational | |||
| 12/09/09 | vs. Connecticut (ESPN) |
New York, N.Y. | 9:30 p.m. ET |
| 12/12/09 | at Indiana (CBS) |
Bloomington, Ind. | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| 12/19/09 | vs. Austin Peay (CSS) |
Lexington, Ky. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 12/21/09 | vs. Drexel (ESPNU) |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 12/23/09 | vs. Long Beach State (FS South) |
Lexington, Ky. | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| 12/29/09 | vs. Hartford (ESPN2) |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/02/10 | vs. Louisville (CBS) |
Lexington, Ky. | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| 01/09/10 | vs. Georgia (SEC Network) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/12/10 | at Florida (ESPN) * |
Gainesville, Fla. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/16/10 | at Auburn (SEC Network) * |
Auburn, Ala. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/23/10 | vs. Arkansas (SEC Network) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/26/10 | at South Carolina (ESPN) * |
Columbia, S.C. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 01/30/10 | vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/02/10 | vs. Ole Miss (ESPN) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/06/10 | at LSU (SEC Network) * |
Baton Rouge, La. | 4:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/09/10 | vs. Alabama (ESPNU) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/13/10 | vs. Tennessee (ESPN) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/16/10 | at Mississippi State (ESPN) * |
Starkville, Miss. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/20/10 | at Vanderbilt (ESPN) * |
Nashville, Tenn. | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/25/10 | vs. South Carolina (ESPN or ESPN2) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| 02/27/10 | at Tennessee (CBS) * |
Knoxville, Tenn. | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| 03/03/10 | at Georgia (SEC Network) * |
Athens, Ga. | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| 03/07/10 | vs. Florida (CBS) * |
Lexington, Ky. | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| SEC Tournament | |||
| 03/11/10 | SEC Tournament First Round (SEC Network) |
Nashville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 03/12/10 | SEC Tournament Quarterfinals (SEC Network) |
Nashville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 03/13/10 | SEC Tournament Semifinals (ABC) |
Nashville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 03/14/10 | SEC Tournament Finals (ABC) |
Nashville, Tenn. | TBA |