2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Name Number Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
De'Aaron Fox 0 Guard 6 ' 3 187 Freshman Katy , Texas Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Bam Adebayo 3 Forward 6'10 260 Freshman Washington , North Carolina Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Malik Monk 5 Guard 6 ' 3 200 Freshman Lepanto , Arkansas Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Mychal Mulder 11 Guard 6 ' 4 185 Senior Windsor , Ontario Graduated
Isaiah Briscoe 13 Guard 6 ' 3 210 Sophomore Newark , New Jersey Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Isaac Humphries 15 Center 7 ' 0 255 Sophomore Sydney , Australia Declared for 2017 NBA Draft
Dominique Hawkins 25 Guard 6 ' 0 191 Senior Richmond , Kentucky Graduated
Derek Willis 35 Forward 6 ' 9 228 Senior Mount Washington , Kentucky Graduated
Offseason -- Departures
The 2017-18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his ninth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference. On January 22, 2018, following losses to South Carolina on the road, and to Florida at home, the Wildcats fell out of the AP rankings for the first time since March 2014. They finished the season 26-11, 10-8 in SEC play to finish in three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to become champions of the SEC Tournament. They earned the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Davidson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas State.