1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Joe B. Hall and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–12 (10–8 SEC).^[2] Kentucky did not qualifty for the NCAA Tournament but they did participate in the 1979 National Invitation Tournament. In their first round matchup the Wildcats lost to the Clemson Tigers 68–67.

1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Joe B. Hall (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Dean Leonard Hamilton Dick Parsons
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 LSU	14	–	4		.778			23	–	6		.793
Tennessee †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			18	–	9		.667
Alabama	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Mississippi State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	9		.679
Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Georgia	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Ole Miss	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Auburn	5	–	13		.278			13	–	16		.448
Florida	3	–	15		.167			8	–	19		.296
† 1979 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 23 Dwight Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Roth Dayton, Ohio	Head coach Joe B. Hall (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

^[3]