By any measure, Kentucky basketball is the gold standard. With more than 2,300 wins, eight national championships, and a parade of All-Americans and NBA stars, the program doesn’t just have history—it has dynasties.
But what if the greatest players from each era—Rupp to Calipari—could face off? Who’s the best of the best? We built all-time starting fives for each Kentucky head coach since Adolph Rupp, normalized stats to a modern 40-minute pace, and ran simulations to find out who reigns supreme.
note* Mark Pope has had only 1 full season, so we chose to leave him out for now.