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Over the past 16 years, Lexington Catholic
High School has firmly
established itself as the premiere basketball program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Knights have played in 11
regional championship games since 1991, winning five region championships. Overall, the program has the most
victories in the state over that time compiling a 434-99 record (.814)
and on six occasions, Lexington Catholic has completed the season with
30+ victories.
2001-2002
2002 Kentucky
State Champions
Lexington Catholic captured the program's
first State Championship with an 83-53 victory over Paducah Tilghman in the title game. During the season, the team was
also crowned as champions of the Westminster Academy Holiday Classic and
the Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic. The Knights finished the season
with a 33-2 record and ranked 10th in the nation in USA Today.
Click here
for the 2002 State Championship photo gallery
Click here
to download a short video highlight of the 2002 State Championship game
1999-2000
2000 Kentucky
State Runner-Up
Lexington Catholic won the Kreul Classic in December and set a school-record as
the highest scoring team in school history. The Knights defeated five ranked
teams in succession and defeated Louisville Male in the state
quarterfinals in front of the third largest crowd in state history
(22,344 fans) before falling in the State Championship game. The team ended the season with a
32-5 record and as Kentucky State Runner-up.
1997-1998
1998 Kentucky
State Semifinalist
Lexington Catholic entered the season
ranked among the top teams in the nation and established itself quickly
as a national power. The team
began the season by defeating the nation's #5 ranked
team, Oak Hill Academy (VA).
In January, the Knights defeated the nation's #2
ranked team, Chicago Whitney Young at DePaul University. Lexington Catholic was also
crowned champions of the Great Florida Shootout and the Fifth Third Bank
Kentucky Holiday Classic. The
Knights season ended in the state semifinals in what many consider
the greatest Sweet 16 game ever and with a 33-3 record.
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to download a short video highlight of the 1998 Sweet 16 State Tournament
1996-1997
1997 All “A” Classic State Champions
Lexington Catholic began the season with a
school-record 27 consecutive victories and championships in the City of Palms Classic, Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday
Classic, and the All
"A" Classic State
Championship. In the final
game of the regular season, top-ranked Lexington Catholic traveled to #2
ranked and defending state champion, Paintsville in what was one of the
most highly anticipated and highly publicized games in state
history. Paintsville ended
the Knights' bid for a perfect season with a four-point victory. The Knights ended the season with
a record of 31-2.
1995-1996
1996 Kentucky
State Semifinalist
Lexington Catholic won the 11th
region championship and advanced to the state semifinals before finishing
the season with a 30-5 record.
In December, the Knights won the Bluegrass Festival by defeating
the nation's top-ranked prep school, Maine Central Institute.
1991-1992
1992 Kentucky
State Runner-Up
Lexington Catholic established itself as a
state power by finishing the season as Kentucky's State Runner-up with a 30-7
record. The Knights also
captured the All
"A" Classic State
Championship in February before winning the 11th Region
Championship in March.
TEAM RECORDS OVER THE PAST SIXTEENYEARS
Overall 16-year record: 434-99 (.814)
Post-season record: 77-16 (.828)
State Championships: 2002
State Championship game
appearances: 1992, 2000, 2002
All "A" Classic State
Championships: 1992, 1997
11th Region
Championships: 1992, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002
District Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
PROMINENT ALUMNI
William Graham - Wright State
University
Brian Smith - University of Mississippi
Harrison Morton - Northern Kentucky University
Demetrius Green - Daytona Beach Community College
Frank Kornet
- Vanderbilt University / Milwaukee Bucks
Shawn Fields - University of Georgia
/ Eastern Kentucky
University
David Graves - University of Notre
Dame
Matt Heissenbuttel - University of Kentucky
Ben Wilson - University of New
Orleans
Nathan Popp - UNC-Greensboro
ALL-TIME BASKETBALL RECORDS
We are missing records for 1980-1983. If anybody knows of the season
varsity record for these seasons,
please let us know by contacting webmaster@lexingtoncatholic.com
2005-06
23-7
2004-05
23-8
2003-04 29-4 Regional
Finalist
2002-03 24-8
2001-02 33-2 Sweet
16 State Champions
2000-01 25-8 Regional
Finalist
1999-00 32-5 Sweet 16 State Runner-up
1998-99 26-5
1997-98 33-3 Sweet 16 State Semifinalist
1996-97 31-2 Regional
Finalist
1995-96 30-5 Sweet 16 State Semifinalist
1994-95 26-8 Regional
Finalist
1993-94 22-11 Regional
Finalist
1992-93 24-7
1991-92 30-8 Sweet 16 State Runner-Up
1990-91 23-8 Regional
Finalist
1989-90 22-9
1988-89 21-9
1987-88 20-10
1986-87 15-13
1885-86 8-18
1984-85 27-6 Sweet 16 First Round
1983-84 16-14
1982-83 _____
1981-82 _____
1980-81 _____
1979-80 _____
1978-79 16-16
1977-78 15-13
1976-77 20-12 Sweet 16 First Round
1975-76 24-11 Regional
Finalist
1975-75 18-15
1973-74 8-24
1972-73 18-15
1971-72 15-15
1970-71 20-11
1969-70 16-17
1968-69 15-17
1967-68 22-11
1966-67 20-9
1965-66 28-7 Sweet 16 First Round
1964-65 15-12
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