UK Men's Basketball
The numbers behind Kentucky's home winning streak
Kentucky has won 42 games in a row at home, dating to March 17, 2009, when the Wildcats beat UNLV in a National Invitation Tournament game in Memorial Coliseum.
It is the longest current streak in Division I men's college basketball. Kentucky's 87-63 victory over Loyola (Md.) on Thursday pushed the Cats' streak past Duke, which won its 41st in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday.
Kentucky has won 41 in a row in Rupp Arena — all under Coach John Calipari — and the one NIT game in Memorial Coliseum — coached by Billy Gillispie.
Kentucky's current streak is the second-longest home-court winning streak in UK men's basketball history. Here is a look at Kentucky's 10 longest home streaks:
129
Began: Jan. 4, 1943 (Fort Knox, 64-30)
Ended: Jan. 8, 1955 (Georgia Tech, 59-58)
42
Began: March 17, 2009 (UNLV, 70-60)
Ended: In progress
39
Began: Jan. 10, 1933 (South Carolina, 44-36)
Ended: Feb. 22, 1936 (Creighton, 31-29)
33
Began: Jan. 29, 1992 (Mississippi, 96-78)
Ended: Feb. 9, 1994 (Arkansas, 90-82)
30
Began: Dec. 1, 1980 (East Tennessee State, 62-57)
Ended: March 6, 1982 (Alabama, 48-46)
28
Began: Dec. 21, 1957 (Minnesota, 78-58)
Ended: Dec. 19, 1959 (West Virginia, 79-70)
28
Began: Dec. 20, 1968 (Michigan, 112-104)
Ended: Dec. 19, 1970 (Purdue, 89-83)
27
Began: Jan. 11, 1930 (Creighton, 25-21)
Ended: Feb. 20, 1932 (Vanderbilt, 32-31)
27
Began: Feb. 18, 1995 (Florida, 87-77)
Ended: March 2, 1997 (South Carolina, 72-66)
26
Began: Jan. 22, 1977 (LSU, 87-72)
Ended: Dec. 22, 1978 (Texas A&M 73-69)
KENTUCKY'S HOME RECORD
Pre-Alumni Gym (1903 through 1924) 22 91-46 .664
Alumni Gym (1924-25 through 1949-50) 26 247-24 .911
Memorial Coliseum (1950-51 through 1975-76, 2009) 26 307-38 .890
Rupp Arena (1976-77 through present) 36 468-60 .886
Totals 110 1,113-168 .869
Note: UK hosted UNLV in the opening round of the 2009 NIT in Memorial Coliseum
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