The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky, for the 45th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545.

The Wildcats were led by John Calipari in his 12th season as head coach and play in the Southeastern Conference.

[3] On July 27, 2019, Brandon Boston Jr. committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Florida and Duke.

Sources: Roster Last update: October 21, 2020 On January 18, 2021, Duke fell out of the AP Top 25 ranking for the first time since February 8, 2016.

This broke a 59-year streak and marked the first time since December 25, 1961 that the powerhouse trio of Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina were all out of the Top 25 ranking.