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Adolph Rupp. 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.
The 1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in NCAA competition in the 1965–66 season. Coached by Adolph Rupp, the team had no player taller than 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)—unusually small even for that era—and became known as "Rupp's Runts". The Wildcats were members of the Southeastern Conference ...
1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball. The 1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".
1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball. The 1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was head coach Adolph Rupp 's second to last team. [1] While not as successful as his past Wildcats teams, would go reach the Sweet Sixteen, finishing the season with a 22–6 record (16–2) and a Southeastern Conference regular-season championship.
Kentucky fans were at a fevered pitch when ex-UK head man Rick Pitino first returned to Rupp Arena to coach against the Wildcats as Louisville head man on Dec. 29, 2001. Tubby Smith’s Cats ...
The Wildcats under Rupp played its home games at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. During the forty years Rupp has served as head basketball coach, Kentucky compiled an overall official record of 876–190 (.822), won four NCAA championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958), one NIT title in 1946, appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, had six NCAA ...
A reminder that Kentucky is set to renew its border rivalry with Indiana, but that won’t happen until the 2025-26 season, when the Cats are scheduled to host the Hoosiers in Rupp Arena on Dec ...
1948–49 →. The 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, also known as the Fabulous Five, [1] represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium. They won 36 of 39 games in their conference, earning them the 1948 NCAA ...