1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Regional Runner-up
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1969–70 record	26–2 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp
Assistant coach	Joe B. Hall
Assistant coach	Dick Parsons
Assistant coach	T. L. Plain
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	14	Busey, BillBill Busey	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Shelby County	Bagdad, KY
1.5 !G	10	Dinwiddie, JimJim Dinwiddie	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Leitchfield, KY
1.5 !G	32	Hollenbeck, KentKent Hollenbeck	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Bearden	Knoxville, TN
5.0 !C	44	Issel, DanDan Issel	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Batavia	Batavia, IL
1.5 !G	30	Key, StanStan Key	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Calloway County	Hazel, KY
5.0 !C	54	Laib, ArtArt Laib	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hammond	San Francisco, CA
1.5 !G	11	McGowan, BobBob McGowan (S)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fairview	Dayton, OH
1.5 !G	21	Mills, TerryTerry Mills	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Knox Central	Barbourville, KY
3.5 !F	50	Noll, RandyRandy Noll	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Covington Catholic	Villa Hills, KY
3.5 !F	12	Parker, TomTom Parker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	—	Collinsville, IL
3.5 !F	42	Pool, RandyRandy Pool (S)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, TN
3.5 !F	22	Pratt, MikeMike Pratt	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Meadowdale	Dayton, OH
5.0 !C	45	Soderberg, MarkMark Soderberg	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Marinas	Huntington Beach, CA
3.5 !F	25	Steele, LarryLarry Steele	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	—	Bainbridge, IN
3.5 !F	40	Wheeler, ClintClint Wheeler	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !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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References

↑ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1970
↑ "1970 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-05-15.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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