Let's play the 'ol iffin' game as Jerry Claiborne called it

[Cawood86]

Rupp wins another title in '54 if Cliff Hagan is not ruled ineligible for post season....an undefeated team

The first one that popped into my mind

[Joneslab]

John Calipari doesn't step out of the coach's box in the UMASS game in '92...and the Laettner game possibly never happens.

[George]

Here's an easy one: the refs don't miss the shot clock expiration during the Wisconsin game, then the Cats beat Duke to complete their undefeated season.

To take it one step further: if that had happened, Cal would've left for the NBA following that championship, and who knows who Kentucky would've hired.

[South jones]

Wooden doesn't declare his intention to retire before
the 1975 tourney

[Catapult]

How many do we get?
If Conley doesn't get the flu and Riley the infected toe in 66 (or there was a day off between games)
If Casey doesn't break his leg
If Sky doesn't sprain his ankle in 84 regional final
If Bennett doesn't have the worst game of his career against LSU in 86 regional final
If Dale Brown doesn't dislocate his shoulder in 93 FF
If DA doesn't tear his ACL in 97 (or even if Allen Edwards doesn't have a bad ankle)
Or another biggie - if there never was Rooferee

[Cawood86]

I like all of these....excellent

[bucsrule8872]

What if Pitino realizes you don’t leave the greatest job in basketball and doesn’t leave in 1997?

How many titles do we have now?

I think we have at least the same amount of titles. Probably still win the ‘98 title. Then he probably gets at least one more. I’m thinking he has at least 3 titles by now and we would still be shooting for #9.

Pitino would be the most revered coach in college basketball, with no scandal, going into his 37th (if I counted right) year and we would be waiting for him to retire. Pope would either be coaching BYU or would be head coach in waiting at UK.

[bucsrule8872]

How many do we get?
If Conley doesn't get the flu and Riley the infected toe in 66 (or there was a day off between games)
If Casey doesn't break his leg
If Sky doesn't sprain his ankle in 84 regional final
If Bennett doesn't have the worst game of his career against LSU in 86 regional final
If Dale Brown doesn't dislocate his shoulder in 93 FF
If DA doesn't tear his ACL in 97 (or even if Allen Edwards doesn't have a bad ankle)
Or another biggie - if there never was Rooferee

Add in no Bogans injury in ‘03.
Add in no Randle injury in ‘14.
Add in no Poythress injury in ‘15.

Man, we have been snake bitten by injuries throughout our history.

I guess that’s the universe’s way of keeping us from being absolutely intolerable as a fan base.

Imagine how annoying we would be with all the titles we should have won!

😂

[UKWildcats1987]

Here's an easy one: the refs don't miss the shot clock expiration during the Wisconsin game, then the Cats beat Duke to complete their undefeated season.

To take it one step further: if that had happened, Cal would've left for the NBA following that championship, and who knows who Kentucky would've hired.

That team was in full choke mode already by that point but that missed call was the final nail n the coffin.

I'll say what if UK stays healthy n the 2014 ncaa tourney and wins it all. That would have been an time legendary run if they won it all. It still is but missed out on the title sadly.

[largebluej]

Several excellent responses thus far, especially the Mike Casey broken leg and the Wooden retirement announcement. I'll add Derek Anderson's knee injury in 1997. And officials with enough testicular fortitude to eject a certain Blue Devil for stomping Aminu Timberlake in 1992.

[KYNomad]

What if damn near the whole team didn’t have limiting injuries last year

[KYNomad]

What if Meeks stayed one more year?

[chroix]

Marquis Estill stays for his senior season.

[DA#23]

What if both Riddick and Rasheed Wallace were ejected from the game?

[Jeffky62]

84 Georgetown 2nd half nightmare comes too mind