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questions: when was the last time kentucky won ncaa
name: Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
contexts: Kentucky Wildcats 2018 -- 19 Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team University University of Kentucky First season 1903 All - time record 2,256 -- 697 (. 764 ) Athletic director Mitch Barnhart Head coach John Calipari ( 9th season ) Conference SEC Location Lexington , Kentucky Arena Rupp Arena ( Capacity : 23,500 ) Nickname Wildcats Student section eRUPPtion Zone Colors Blue and White Uniforms Home Away Pre-tournament Premo - Porretta champions 1934 Pre-tournament Helms champions 1933 NCAA Tournament champions 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1978 , 1996 , 1998 , 2012 NCAA Tournament runner - up 1966 , 1975 , 1997 , 2014 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1942 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1958 , 1966 , 1975 , 1978 , 1984 , 1993 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1961 , 1962 , 1966 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 NCAA Tournament appearances 1942 , 1945 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 Conference tournament champions 1921 , 1933 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1952 , 1984 , 1986 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2010 , 2011 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 Conference regular season champions 1926 , 1932 , 1933 , 1935 , 1937 , 1939 , 1940 , 1942 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1950 , 1951 , 1952 , 1954 , 1955 , 1957 , 1958 , 1962 , 1964 , 1966 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986 , 1995 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005 , 2010 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017