Bill Raftery Announcing Kentucky Games


| Kentucky Wins - 54 | Kentucky Losses - 27 |

Date of Birth: April 19, 1943
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DateMatchupResultScoreRoleNetwork (Broadcast Crew)Notes
3/20/1992Kentucky vs. Old DominionW88 - 69Color CommentatorCBS (James Brown and Bill Raftery)
NCAA East Regional First Round (at Worcester, MA)
3/22/1992Kentucky vs. Iowa StateW106 - 98Color CommentatorCBS (James Brown and Bill Raftery)
NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Worcester, MA)
12/23/1993Kentucky vs. ArizonaW93 - 92Color CommentatorESPN (John Saunders and Bill Raftery)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
3/4/1995Louisiana State at KentuckyW127 - 80Color CommentatorCBS (Tim Ryan and Bill Raftery)
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3/23/1995Kentucky vs. Arizona StateW97 - 73Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals (at Birmingham, AL)
3/25/1995Kentucky vs. North CarolinaL61 - 74Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
NCAA Southeast Regional Finals (at Birmingham, AL)
2/24/1996Kentucky at FloridaW94 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Tim Ryan and Bill Raftery)
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3/10/1996Kentucky vs. Mississippi StateL73 - 84Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
SEC Tournament Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/21/1996Kentucky vs. UtahW101 - 70Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery with Michele Tafoya)
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)
3/23/1996Kentucky vs. Wake ForestW83 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery with Michele Tafoya)
NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)
2/25/1997Kentucky at TennesseeW74 - 64Color CommentatorESPN (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery)
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3/20/1997Kentucky vs. St. JosephsW83 - 68Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
NCAA West Regional Semifinals (at San Jose, CA)
3/22/1997Kentucky vs. UtahW72 - 59Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
NCAA West Regional Finals (at San Jose, CA)
11/24/1997Kentucky vs. George WashingtonW70 - 55Color CommentatorESPN (Bob Carpenter and Bill Raftery)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
11/25/1997Kentucky vs. ArizonaL74 - 89Color CommentatorESPN (Bob Carpenter and Bill Raftery)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
1/17/1998Arkansas at KentuckyW80 - 77 OTColor CommentatorCBS (Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery)
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2/28/1998Kentucky at South CarolinaW69 - 57Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Durham and Bill Raftery)
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3/7/1999Kentucky vs. ArkansasW76 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery)
SEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
11/19/1999Utah at KentuckyW56 - 48Color CommentatorESPN (Dan Shulman and Bill Raftery)
Preseason NIT (at Lexington, KY)
3/11/2001Kentucky vs. MississippiW77 - 55Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
SEC Tournament Championship (at Nashville, TN)
12/8/2001North Carolina at KentuckyW79 - 59Color CommentatorCBS (Craig Bolerjack and Bill Raftery)
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3/2/2002Florida at KentuckyW70 - 67Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
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11/25/2002Kentucky vs. Arizona StateW82 - 65Color CommentatorESPN (Dave O'Brien and Bill Raftery with Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
11/26/2002Kentucky vs. VirginiaL61 - 75Color CommentatorESPN (Dave O'Brien and Bill Raftery with Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
11/27/2002Kentucky vs. GonzagaW80 - 72Color CommentatorESPN2 (Dave O'Brien and Bill Raftery with Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
3/16/2003Kentucky vs. Mississippi StateW64 - 57Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
SEC Tournament Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
3/27/2003Kentucky vs. WisconsinW63 - 57Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery with Lesley Visser)
NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (at Minneapolis, MN)
3/29/2003Kentucky vs. MarquetteL69 - 83Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
NCAA Midwest Regional Finals (at Minneapolis, MN)
3/14/2004Kentucky vs. FloridaW89 - 73Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
SEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
1/29/2005Kentucky at ArkansasW68 - 67Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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3/13/2005Kentucky vs. FloridaL53 - 70Color CommentatorCBS (Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery and Dan Bonner)
SEC Tournament Championship (at Atlanta, GA)
1/14/2006Alabama at KentuckyL64 - 68Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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11/20/2006Kentucky vs. DePaulW87 - 81Color CommentatorESPN2 (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
11/21/2006Kentucky vs. UCLAL68 - 73Color CommentatorESPN (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
3/4/2007Kentucky at FloridaL72 - 85Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery)
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3/2/2008Kentucky at TennesseeL60 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery)
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2/14/2009Kentucky at ArkansasW79 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Tim Brando and Bill Raftery)
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11/23/2010Kentucky vs. WashingtonW74 - 67Color CommentatorESPN (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
11/24/2010Kentucky vs. ConnecticutL67 - 84Color CommentatorESPN (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas)
Maui Classic Invitational (at Lahaina, HI)
2/12/2011Kentucky at VanderbiltL77 - 81Color CommentatorCBS (Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery)
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3/15/2012Kentucky vs. Western KentuckyW81 - 66Color CommentatorWTBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery with Lesley Visser)
NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Louisville, KY)
3/17/2012Kentucky vs. Iowa StateW87 - 71Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery with Lesley Visser)
NCAA South Regional Third Round (at Louisville, KY)
12/1/2013Kentucky vs. ProvidenceW79 - 65Color CommentatorFOX (Justin Kutcher and Bill Raftery)
(at Brooklyn, NY)
2/28/2015Arkansas at KentuckyW84 - 67Color CommentatorCBS (Kevin Harlan and Bill Raftery)
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4/4/2015Kentucky vs. WisconsinL64 - 71Color CommentatorWTBS (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill and Bill Raftery with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA Final Four (at Indianapolis, IN)
12/19/2015Kentucky vs. Ohio StateL67 - 74Color CommentatorCBS (Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery with Allie LaForce)
CBS Sports Classic (at Brooklyn, NY)
12/26/2015Louisville at KentuckyW75 - 73Color CommentatorCBS (Tom McCarthy and Bill Raftery with Dana Jacboson)
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2/6/2016Florida at KentuckyW80 - 61Color CommentatorCBS (Spero Dedes and Bill Raftery)
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3/17/2016Kentucky vs. Stony BrookW85 - 57Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA East Regional First Round (at Des Moines, IA)
3/19/2016Kentucky vs. IndianaL67 - 73Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA East Regional Second Round (at Des Moines, IA)
12/3/2016UCLA at KentuckyL92 - 97Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery)
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12/17/2016Kentucky vs. North CarolinaW103 - 100Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with John Schriffen)
CBS Sports Classic (at Las Vegas, NV)
2/11/2017Kentucky at AlabamaW67 - 58Color CommentatorCBS (Spero Dedes and Bill Raftery)
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3/17/2017Kentucky vs. Northern KentuckyW79 - 70Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA South Regional First Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/19/2017Kentucky vs. Wichita StateW65 - 62Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA South Regional Second Round (at Indianapolis, IN)
3/24/2017Kentucky vs. UCLAW86 - 75Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA South Regional Regional Semifinals (at Memphis, TN)
3/26/2017Kentucky vs. North CarolinaL73 - 75Color CommentatorCBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson)
NCAA South Regional Finals (at Memphis, TN)
12/23/2017Kentucky vs. UCLAL75 - 83Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Allie LaForce)
CBS Sports Classic (at New Orleans, LA)
12/29/2017Louisville at KentuckyW90 - 61Color CommentatorCBS (Spero Dedes and Bill Raftery)
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2/3/2018Kentucky at MissouriL60 - 69Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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12/22/2018Kentucky vs. North CarolinaW80 - 72Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Jamie Erdahl)
CBS Sports Classic (at Chicago, IL)
2/9/2019Kentucky at Mississippi StateW71 - 67Color CommentatorCBS (Carter Blackburn and Bill Raftery)
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3/2/2019Kentucky at TennesseeL52 - 71Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill)
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12/21/2019Kentucky vs. Ohio StateL65 - 71Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery)
CBS Sports Classic (at Las Vegas, NV)
12/28/2019Louisville at KentuckyW78 - 70 OTColor CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery)
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2/8/2020Kentucky at TennesseeW77 - 64Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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2/29/2020Auburn at KentuckyW73 - 66Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery with Tracy Wolfson)
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12/12/2020Notre Dame at KentuckyL63 - 64Color CommentatorCBS (Tom McCarthy and Bill Raftery)
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12/19/2020Kentucky vs. North CarolinaL63 - 75Color CommentatorCBS (Carter Blackburn and Bill Raftery)
CBS Sports Classic (at Cleveland, OH) Originally scheduled vs. Ohio State but changed due to Covid-19 testing protocols
12/18/2021Kentucky vs. North CarolinaW98 - 69Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Jamie Erdahl)
CBS Sports Classic (at Las Vegas, NV) Originally scheduled vs. Ohio State but changed due to Covid-19
1/22/2022Kentucky at AuburnL71 - 80Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Gary Parrish)
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2/19/2022Alabama at KentuckyW90 - 81Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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12/17/2022Kentucky vs. UCLAL53 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Jenny Dell)
CBS Sports Classic (at New York, NY)
12/31/2022Louisville at KentuckyW86 - 63Color CommentatorCBS (Tom McCarthy, Bill Raftery and Jay Wright)
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2/18/2023Tennessee at KentuckyW66 - 54Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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12/16/2023Kentucky vs. North CarolinaW87 - 83Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Jenny Dell)
CBS Sports Classic (at Atlanta, GA)
2/10/2024Gonzaga at KentuckyL85 - 89Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery and Jay Wright)
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2/24/2024Alabama at KentuckyW117 - 95Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery)
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3/9/2024Kentucky at TennesseeW85 - 81Color CommentatorCBS (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill)
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12/21/2024Kentucky vs. Ohio StateL65 - 85Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler and Bill Raftery with Jenny Dell)
CBS Sports Classic (at New York, NY)
12/20/2025Kentucky vs. St. JohnsW78 - 66Color CommentatorCBS (Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery and Bruce Pearl with Jenny Dell)
CBS Sports Classic (at Atlanta, GA)


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