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The 1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in intercollegiate basketball during the 1932–33 season. The team finished the season with a 21–3 record and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. It would be the first of five national championships at Kentucky for head coach Adolph Rupp. Senior center-forward Forest Sale was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the season’s conclusion.