LEXINGTON —Two of college basketball's biggest brands square off Tuesday, when Kentucky and Duke tussle in this year's Champions Classic in Atlanta. Here's a breakdown of UK and Duke, from their ...

En route to the 1948 NCAA Tournament championship, Adolph Rupp’s “Fabulous Five” defeated Holy Cross 60-52 in the Eastern Region finals. In the 2001 NCAA Tournament, Tubby Smith’s Wildcats ...

1930-31: Adolph Rupp — Kentucky 67, Georgetown College 19. 1972-73: Joe B. Hall — Kentucky 75, Michigan State 66-*. 1985-86: Eddie Sutton — Kentucky 89, Chaminade 57-*. 1989-90: Rick Pitino ...

Degree of transition difficulty: 5. Off-the-court temperature: When the University of Kentucky forced Adolph Rupp into mandatory retirement at age 70 in 1972 after he’d spent 42 seasons as ...

Pope, probably more than any coach who has had the job since Adolph Rupp, has communicated eloquently the experience of the job – and probably more of the joy of it and less of the pressure.

The branches of Allen’s coaching tree – which include Hall of Fame coaches Dutch Lonborg, Adolph Rupp, Ralphi Miller and Dean Smith – are staggering. Even more enduring were his general (but ...

William Emory Rupp aged 94 died on October 12th, 2024 in Asheville, NC, soon after celebrating his birthday with his family and dear friends. Born in Massachusetts, the son of Raphael Emory Rupp ...

In its opening exhibition of the 2024-25 preseason, Kentucky used a high-flying offensive attack to overwhelm Kentucky Wesleyan, 123-52, at Rupp Arena. "It was a good night for us. I'm really ...

Adolph Frank Blaha, Jr., 83, of Petersburg, Virginia, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024. He was born and raised in Dinwiddie, Virginia. He was the son of the late Adolph Frank Blaha, Sr. and the late ...

LEXINGTON — Mark Pope is no stranger to setting outsized objectives. Some may go a step further, deeming said goals outlandish. "Every coach in America at every other job in America stands up at ...