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1942 – beat Illinois 46-44, lost to Dartmouth 47-28.
Final Four.
1945 – lost to Ohio State 45-37, beat Tufts 66-56.
1948 – beat Columbia 76-53, beat Holy Cross 60-52, beat Baylor 58-42.
NCAA champion.
1949 – beat Villanova 85-72, beat Illinois 76-47, beat Oklahoma A&M 46-36.
NCAA champion.
1951 – beat Louisville 79-68, beat St. John’s 59-43, beat Illinois 76-74,beat Kansas State 68-58. NCAA champion.
1952 – beat Penn State 82-54, lost to St. John’s 64-57.
1955 – lost to Marquette 79-71, beat Penn State 84-59.
1956 – beat Wayne State, Mich. 84-64, lost to Iowa 89-77.
1957 – beat Pittsburgh 98-92, lost to Michigan State 80-68.
1958 – beat Miami, Ohio 94-70, beat Notre Dame 89-56, beat Temple 61-60,beat Seattle 84-72. NCAA champion.
1959 – lost to Louisville 76-61, beat Marquette 98-69.
1961 – beat Morehead State 71-64, lost to Ohio State 87-74.
1962 – beat Butler 81-60, lost to Ohio State 74-64.
1964 – lost to Ohio University 85-69, lost to Loyola, Ill. 100-91.
1966 – beat Dayton 86-79, beat Michigan 84-77, beat Duke 83-79, lost toTexas Western 72-65. NCAA runnerup.
1968 – beat Marquette 107-89, lost to Ohio State 82-81.
1969 – lost to Marquette 81-74, beat Miami, Ohio 72-71.
1970 – beat Notre Dame 109-99, lost to Jacksonville 106-100.
1971 – lost to Western Kentucky 107-83, lost to Marquette 91-74.
1972 – beat Marquette 85-69, lost to Florida State 73-54.
Joe B. Hall
1973 – beat Austin Peay 106-100, OT, lost to Indiana 72-65.
1975 – beat Marquette 76-54, beat Central Michigan 90-73, beat Indiana92-90, beat Syracuse 95-79, lost to UCLA 92-85.
NCAA runnerup.
1977 – beat Princeton 72-58, beat VMI 93-78, lost to North Carolina 79-72.
1978 – beat Florida State 85-76, beat Miami, Ohio 91-69, beat Michigan State52-49, beat Arkansas 64-59, beat Duke 94-88. NCAA champion.
1980 – beat Florida State 97-78, lost to Duke 55-54.
1981 – lost to Alabama-Birmingham 69-62.
1982 – lost to Middle Tennessee State 50-44.
1983 – beat Ohio University 57-40, beat Indiana 64-59, lost to Louisville80-68, OT.
1984 – beat Brigham Young 93-68, beat Louisville 72-67, beat Illinois 54-51,lost to Georgetown 53-40. Final Four.
1985 – beat Washington 66-58, beat UNLV 64-61, lost to St. John’s 86-70.
Eddie Sutton
1986 – beat Davidson 75-55, beat Western Kentucky 71-64, beat Alabama 68-63,lost to LSU 59-57.
1987 – lost to Ohio State 91-77.
1988 – beat Southern University 99-84, beat Maryland 90-81, lost toVillanova 80-74.
Rick Pitino
1992 – beat Old Dominion 88-69, beat Iowa State 106-98, beat Massachusetts87-77, lost to Duke 104-103, OT.
1993 – beat Rider 96-52, beat Utah 83-62, beat Wake Forest 103-69, beatFlorida State 106-81, lost to Michigan 81-78, OT. Final Four.
1994 – beat Tennessee State 83-70, lost to Marquette 75-63.
1995 – beat Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 113-67, beat Tulane 82-60, beat ArizonaState 97-73, lost to North Carolina 74-61.
1996 – beat San Jose State 110-72, beat Virginia Tech 84-60, beat Utah101-70, beat Wake Forest 83-63, beat Massachusetts 81-74, beat Syracuse 76-67.NCAA champion.
1997 – beat Montana 92-54, beat Iowa 75-69, beat St. Joseph’s 83-68, beatUtah 72-59, beat Minnesota 78-69. lost to Arizona 84-79, OT.
NCAA runnerup.
1998 – beat South Carolina State 82-67, beat Saint Louis 88-61, beat UCLA94-68, beat Duke 86-84, beat Stanford 86-85, OT, beat Utah 78-69.
NCAA champion.
1999 – beat New Mexico State 82-60, beat Kansas 92-88, OT, beat Miami, Ohio58-43, lost to Michigan State 73-66.
2000 – beat St. Bonaventure 85-80, 2OT, lost to Syracuse 52-50.
2001 – beat Holy Cross 72-68, beat Iowa 92-79, lost to Southern California80-76.