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2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
2016–17 record 15–2 (5–0 SEC)
Head coach John Calipari (8th year)
Assistant coach Kenny Payne (7th year)
Assistant coach Tony Barbee (3rd year)
Assistant coach Joel Justus (1st year)
Home arena Rupp Arena
Seasons
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky 6 0   1.000     16 2   .889
No. 19 Florida 5 0   1.000     14 3   .824
No. 24 South Carolina 4 0   1.000     14 3   .824
Alabama 3 1   .750     10 6   .625
Georgia 4 2   .667     12 6   .667
Mississippi State 3 2   .600     12 5   .706
Arkansas 3 3   .500     14 4   .778
Ole Miss 2 4   .333     11 7   .611
Tennessee 2 4   .333     9 9   .500
Vanderbilt 2 4   .333     8 10   .444
Auburn 1 4   .200     11 6   .647
LSU 1 4   .200     9 7   .563
Texas A&M 1 5   .167     9 8   .529
Missouri 0 4   .000     5 11   .313
2017 SEC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is playing its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team is led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach. They are a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's Mike & Mike simulcast radio show. He chose Kentucky over NC State and Auburn. He is ranked in the top 10 by Rivals (No. 6) and ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball experience and was named a MaxPreps All-American in 2013.

De'Aaron Fox, originally from Katy, Texas, was the second highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 12, live on ESPNU. He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 3 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.


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