As Kentucky Wildcats fans know, the Utah Utes are who Kentucky played in the 1998 National Championship game. Coach Tubby Smith and the Cats came away with a 78-69 victory to win the school’s 7th National Championship.
Last season, the Utes had a solid year going 23-12 compared to 26-11 for Kentucky. The Utes were on the bubble of making the NCAA Tournament, but ultimately fell short of being in the field and landed themselves a No. 2 seed in the NIT Tournament. They made it all the way to the championship game before losing that game 82-66 to Penn State.