In May Kentucky announced the completion of its 2019 signing class.

NameĬompleted athletic eligibility graduated from Stanford in 2018 The following day, two more players announced their departures, with Keldon Johnson announcing he would leave Kentucky and stay in the 2019 NBA draft and Jemarl Baker announcing his intention to transfer from Kentucky. On April 16, Tyler Herro announced that he would remain in the NBA draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility. However, due to changes in NCAA rules that took effect with the 2019 draft, signing with an agent no longer automatically results in loss of NCAA eligibility. Washington announced that he would be entering the 2019 NBA Draft and would sign with an agent. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they defeated No. The Wildcats received an at-large bid NCAA tournament. In the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats defeated Alabama, but were defeated by Tennessee in the semi-finals of the tournament. The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 30–7, 15–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second.

5.2 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the SEC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. The Wildcats were led by John Calipari in his 11th season as head coach and played in the Southeastern Conference. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 44th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545. The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Note: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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