Kentucky Basketball Schedule and Scores
for 1998 - 2002 Seasons

Orlando “Tubby” Smith Era

 


1997-98

National Champions (NCAA Tournament)
SEC Champions (14-2)
SEC East Champions
SEC Tournament Champions

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION UK OPPONENT
November 20 Morehead St. Home 88 49

Maui Invitational
November 24 George Washington Away 70 55
November 25 Arizona Away 74 89
November 26 Missouri Away 77 55

Regular Schedule
November 29 Clemson Away 76 61
December  3 Purdue Away 89 75
December  6 Indiana Away 75 72
December 10 Canisius Away 81 54
December 18 Georgia Tech Home 85 71
December 20 Tulsa Home 74 53
December 23 American Home 75 52
December 27 Louisville Home 76 79
December 30 Ohio Away 95 58
January  3 Vanderbilt Home 71 62
January  6 Georgia Away 90 79
January 10 Miss. St. Away 77 71
January 13 South Carolina Home 91 70
January 17 Arkansas Home 80 77
January 21 Alabama Away 70 67
January 24 Tennessee Away 85 67
January 27 Vanderbilt Away 63 61
February  1 Florida Home 78 86
February  4 LSU Away 63 61
February  8 Villanova Away 79 63
February 11 Tennessee Home 80 74
February 14 Ole Miss Home 64 73
February 18 Florida Away 79 54
February 22 Georgia Home 85 74
February 25 Auburn Away 83 58
February 28 South Carolina Away 69 57

SEC TOURNAMENT
March  6 Alabama 82 71
March   7 Arkansas 99 74
March  8 South Carolina(Final) 86 56

NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 13 S. Carolina St. 82 67
March 15 Saint Louis 88 61
March 20 UCLA 94 68
March 22 Duke 86 84
March 28 Stanford 86 85
March 30 Utah (Finals) 78 69

 


1998-99 

 
SEC Tournament Champions

 
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION UK OPPONENT
November 17 Eastern Kentucky Home 99 64
November 19 Mercer Home 82 51
November 23 Wright St. Away 97 75

Puerto Rico Shootout
November 26 Colorado Away 64 52
November 27 Pittsburgh Away 56 69
November 28 UCLA Away 66 62

Regular Schedule
December  1 Kansas Away 63 45
December  5 Miami (Fl) Home 74 65
December  8 Indiana Away 70 61
December 12 Maryland Home 103 91
December 19 Georgia Tech Away 80 39
December 22 Duke Away 60 71
December 26 Louisville Away 74 83
December 29 Tenn. St. Home 97 47
January  2 Florida Home 93 58
January  5 South Carolina Away 68 61
January  9 Vanderbilt Away 73 57
January 12 Tennessee Home 46 47
January 16 Ole Miss Away 63 57
January 20 Auburn Home 72 62
January 23 Miss. St. Home 76 49
January 26 Georgia Away 91 83
January 30 LSU Home 86 62
February  4 Florida Away 68 75
February  6 Alabama Away 58 62
February 13 South Carolina Home 74 40
February 17 Georgia Home 92 71
February 20 Arkansas Away 70 74
February 24 Vanderbilt Home 88 63
February 28 Tennessee Away 61 68

SEC TOURNAMENT
March  5 Ole Miss 83 73
March  6 Auburn 69 57
March  7 Arkansas (Finals) 76 63

NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 12 New Mexico St. 82 60
March 14 Kansas 92 88
March 19 Miami (Oh) 58 43
March 21 Mich. St. 66 73

 

 

1999-2000 

 
Co-SEC Champions
So-SEC East Champions
Preseason NIT Runner-Up
Preseason NIT

 
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION UK OPPONENT

Pre Season NIT
November 17 Pennsylvania Home 67 50
November 19 Utah Home 56 48
November 24 Maryland Away 61 58
November 26 Arizona (Finals) Away 51 63

Regular Schedule
November 29 Dayton Away 66 68
December  4 Indiana Away 75 83
December  7 UNC Asheville Home 86 41
December 11 Maryland Away 66 72
December 18 Louisville Home 76 46
December 23 Michigan St. Home 60 58
December 27 Alaska Anchorage Home 62 42
December 30 Missouri Away 70 53
January  5 Georgia Tech Away 70 53
January  8 Vanderbilt Home 72 52
January 11 Auburn Away 63 66
January 15 South Carolina Away 64 48
January 19 Ole Miss Home 74 69
January 22 Vanderbilt Away 81 73
January 26 Georgia Away 75 69
January 29 Miami (Fl) Away 60 57
February  1 Tennessee Home 81 68
February  5 South Carolina Home 76 63
February  8 Florida Away 73 90
February 13 LSU Away 57 70
February 16 Alabama Home 66 54
February 19 Georgia Home 70 64
February 23 Tennessee Away 67 74
February 26 Arkansas Home 60 55
February 29 Miss. St. Away 73 61
March  4 Florida Home 85 70

SEC TOURNAMENT
March 10 Arkansas 72 86

NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 16 St. Bonaventure 85 80
March 18 Syracuse 50 52

 

 

2000-01 

 
CO-SEC East Champions
SEC Tournament Champions

 
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION UK OPPONENT
November  9 St. Johns Away 61 62
November 10 UCLA Away 92 97
November 21 Jacksonville St. Away 92 48
November 25 Penn St. Home 68 73
December  2 North Carolina Away 93 76
December  5 Eastern Kentucky Home 94 79
December  9 Georgia Tech Away 84 86
December 16 Michigan St. Away 45 46
December 22 Indiana Away 88 74
December 27 High Point Home 102 49
January  2 Louisville Away 64 62
January  6 Georgia Home 67 63
January 10 South Carolina Home 69 63
January 13 Notre Dame Home 82 71
January 16 Tennessee Home 84 74
January 20 Ole Miss Away 55 65
January 23 Alabama Away 60 70
January 27 Vanderbilt Home 86 75
January 31 Georgia Away 85 70
February  3 South Carolina Away 94 61
February  6 Florida Home 71 70
February 10 Miss. St. Home 76 57
February 14 Tennessee Away 103 95
February 17 Vanderbilt Away 79 74
February 21 LSU Home 84 61
February 25 Arkansas Away 78 82
February 28 Auburn Home 90 78
March  4 Florida Away 86 94

SEC TOURNAMENT
March  9 South Carolina 78 65
March 10 Arkansas 87 78
March 11 Ole Miss (Finals) 77 55

NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 15 Holy Cross 72 68
March 17 Iowa 92 77
March 22 Southern California 76 80 
 

 

2001-02
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION UK OPPONENT

NABC CLASSIC
November 15 Western Kentucky Home 52 64
November 16 Marshall Home 90 73

Regular Schedule
November 24 Morehead St. Home 94 75
November 28 Kent St. Away 82 68
December  5 VMI Home 99 57
December  8 North Carolina Home 79 59
December 15 Kentucky St. Home 118 63
December 18 Duke Away 92 95OT
December 22 Indiana Away 66 52
December 29 Louisville Home 82 62
January  2 Tulane Away 101 67
January  5 Miss. St. Away 69 74
January  9 Georgia Home 84 88
January 12 South Carolina Away 51 50
January 15 Ole Miss Home 87 64
January 19 Notre Dame Away 72 65
January 22 Auburn Away 69 62
January 26 Alabama Home 61 64
January 29 Florida Away 70 68
February  2 South Carolina Home 91 74
February  6 Tennessee Away 74 76
February  9 LSU Away 68 56
February 13 Vanderbilt Home 67 59
February 16 Georgia Away 69 78
February 19 Tennessee Home 64 61
February 23 Arkansas Home 71 58
February 27 Vanderbilt Away 73 86
March  2 Florida Home 70 67

SEC TOURNAMENT
March  8 South Carolina 57 70

NCAA TOURNAMENT
March 14 Valparaiso 83 61
March 16 Tulsa 87 82
March 22 Maryland 68 78

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