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Kentucky wins a national championship every 20 years

Dating back to the 50s, Kentucky basketball has won a National Championship every 20 years. From the Fiddlin Five of 1958, to Coach Joe B. Hall and the 1978 Cats, to the Comeback Cats of 1998….. to the young 2018 Cats?

Let’s break down each team, including this year’s team.

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Fiddlin Five 1957-58 (23-6): Kentucky’s fourth National Championship came in 1958 as coach Adolph Rupp and his “Fiddlin Five” defeated the great Elgin Baylor and Seattle 84-72 in Louisville.

The Fiddlin Five was made up of mostly upperclassmen from the state of Kentucky.