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1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Regional Final ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	26–2 (17–1 SEC)
Head coach	Adolph Rupp (39th season);
Assistant coaches	Joe B. Hall; Dick Parsons; T. L. Plain;
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	17	–	1	.944	26	–	2	.929
LSU	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Auburn	11	–	7	.611	15	–	11	.577
Georgia	11	–	7	.611	13	–	12	.520
Tennessee	10	–	8	.556	16	–	9	.640
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	12	–	14	.462
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	10	–	15	.400
Florida	6	–	12	.333	9	–	17	.346
Alabama	5	–	13	.278	8	–	18	.308
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	18	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

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

1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	14	Bill Busey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Shelby County	Bagdad, KY
G	10	Jim Dinwiddie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	—	Leitchfield, KY
G	32	Kent Hollenbeck	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Bearden	Knoxville, TN
C	44	Dan Issel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Batavia	Batavia, IL
G	30	Stan Key	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Calloway County	Hazel, KY
C	54	Art Laib	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Hammond	San Francisco, CA
G	11	Bob McGowan (S)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Fairview	Dayton, OH
G	21	Terry Mills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Knox Central	Barbourville, KY
F	50	Randy Noll	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Covington Catholic	Villa Hills, KY
F	12	Tom Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Collinsville	Collinsville, IL
F	42	Randy Pool (S)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, TN
F	22	Mike Pratt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Meadowdale	Dayton, OH
C	45	Mark Soderberg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Marinas	Huntington Beach, CA
F	25	Larry Steele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	—	Bainbridge, IN
F	40	Clint Wheeler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Blazer	Ashland, KY