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Inducted in 2006. Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball under Adolph Rupp covers the history of the University of Kentucky Wildcats college basketball team during the period from when Adolph Rupp was hired as head coach in 1930 through 1972. Under Rupp, Kentucky played as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and as a member ...
- 876–190, 5th most wins all-time;, 82.2% winning percentage, 2nd highest all-time
- September 2, 1901, Halstead, Kansas
- Kentucky
- December 10, 1977 (aged 76), Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 10, 2024 · DAVE SKRETTA. AP. The college basketball landscape in the 1950s was dominated by the Baron of the Bluegrass, Adolph Rupp, who led Kentucky to the last two of his four national championships while ...
Inducted in 2006. Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. He is ranked seventh in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching at the University of Kentucky.
- 876–190 (college)
- September 2, 1901, Halstead, Kansas, U.S.
- Kansas
- December 10, 1977 (aged 76), Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
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Aug 6, 2019 · Ranking the Adolph Rupp chasers. 6. Billy Gillispie (2007-09), 40-27 (.597), 1 NCAA tournament. Billy Gillispie's failure at Kentucky went well beyond basketball.
Aug 7, 2020 · August 7, 2020. Even for one of college basketball’s iconic arenas, in a state where Adolph Rupp gave generations of Kentuckians pride and glory, the question of whether to rename Rupp Arena is simpler than it seems. From 1930 to 1972, the University of Kentucky legend ruled the Southeastern Conference as it stubbornly excluded Black players.
Rupp coached the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972. There, he gained the nicknames, "Baron of the Bluegrass", and "The Man in the Brown Suit". Rupp, who was an early innovator of the fast break and set offense, gained a reputation as an intense competitor, a strict motivator, and strategist.
Jan 10, 2024 · The college basketball landscape in the 1950s was dominated by the Baron of the Bluegrass, Adolph Rupp, who led Kentucky to the last two of his four national championships while putting the finishing touches on a dynasty that remains to this day. It wasn’t a perfect decade for the Wildcats, though.
