| Adolph Frederick Rupp | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | University of Kentucky | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | September 2, 1901 | |
| Place of birth |  Halstead, Kansas |
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| Died | December 10, 1977 (aged 76) | |
| Place of death | Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 876-190, 3rd most wins all-time; 82. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Halstead is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1873 at the 2000 census. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. 2% winning percentage, 2nd all-time |
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| Championships | ||
| NCAA Championship (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958) |
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| Awards | ||
| National Coach of the Year (Four-time) Basketball Hall of Fame (1969) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1919-1923 | Kansas | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1930-1972 | Kentucky | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame, 2007 | ||
Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located The College Basketball Experience featuring the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame is a fan interactive facility located in Kansas City Missouri. News by date January 1 - College Football - In a game Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States of America —commonly referred to as the College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Rupp is the third highest men's college coach in total victories (after Bobby Knight and Dean Smith), winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching, and setting a remarkable standard of excellence at Kentucky that exists to this day. Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28 1931 is a retired head coach of men’s college Basketball. Rupp is also second among all coaches in all-time winning percentage (. 822), trailing only Clair Bee. Clair Francis Bee ( March 2, 1896 in Grafton West Virginia - May 20, 1983) was an American Basketball coach who led the team Adolph F. Rupp was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on April 13, 1969. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early life
Rupp was born outside Halstead, Kansas to Mennonite German immigrants, the fourth of six children. Halstead is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1873 at the 2000 census. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496&ndash1561 though his teachings were a relatively The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as He grew up on a 173-acre (0. 70 km²) farm which his father (Heinrich) homesteaded. After his father's death in 1910, Rupp's oldest brother Otto took over farming responsibilities. As a youngster, Rupp worked on the farm and attended a school in a one-room school house in the country. He first became interested in the sport of basketball at the age of six years old when Halstead won the first of two consecutive Kansas state high school titles. According to interviews, he and his brothers stuffed rags into a gunnysack which his mother sewed up to use as a basketball on the family farm. Later, after growing to a sturdy 6-foot-2, Rupp was a star on his Halstead high school team, averaging over 19 points a game in both his junior and senior years. Rupp also served as team captain and unofficial coach.
After high school, Rupp attended the University of Kansas from 1919-1923. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City He worked part-time at the student Jayhawk Cafe to help pay his college expenses. He was a reserve on the basketball team under legendary coach Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen from 1919 to 1923. Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, DO ( November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball Assisting Allen during that time was his former coach and inventor of the game of basketball, James Naismith, who Rupp also got to know well during his time in Lawrence. James A Naismith (November 6
In Rupp's junior and senior college seasons (1921-22 and 1922-23), Kansas (KU) had outstanding basketball squads. Later, both of these standout Kansas (KU) teams would be awarded the Helms National Championship, recognizing the Jayhawks as the top team in the nation during those seasons.
University of Kentucky
Rupp coached the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest team in the history of College basketball, At Kentucky, he earned the titles "Baron of the Bluegrass" and "The Man in the Brown Suit" (Rupp always wore a brown suit to games). Rupp was a master of motivation and strategy, often using local talent to build his teams. In fact, throughout his career, more than 80% of Rupp's players came from the state of Kentucky. He promoted a sticky man-to-man defense, a fluid set offense, perfect individual fundamentals, and a relentless fast break that battered opponents into defeat. Rupp demanded 100% effort from his players at all times, pushing them to great levels of success.
His Wildcat teams won 4 NCAA championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958), one NIT title in 1946 (when the NIT was a tournament equal in prestige to the NCAA tournament), appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, had 6 NCAA Final Four appearances, won 5 Sugar Bowl tournament championships, captured 27 Southeastern Conference regular season titles, and won 13 Southeastern Conference tournaments. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 1958 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Rupp's Kentucky teams also finished ranked #1 on 6 occasions in the final Associated Press college basketball poll and 4 times in the United Press International (Coaches) poll. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio In addition, Rupp's legendary 1966 Kentucky squad (nicknamed "Rupp's Runts") finished second in the NCAA tournament, and his powerful 1947 Wildcats finished second in the NIT. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Further, his 1933 and 1954 Kentucky squads were awarded the Helms National Championship.
Rupp was forced into retirement in March of 1972 after reaching the age of 70, which at the time was the mandatory retirement age for all University of Kentucky employees. He was a 4-time National Coach-of-the-Year award winner.
| Season | Team | Wins | Losses | Postseason |
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| 1930-31 | Kentucky | 15 | 3 | - |
| 1931-32 | Kentucky | 15 | 2 | - |
| 1932-33 | Kentucky | 21 | 3 | Helms National Champion |
| 1933-34 | Kentucky | 16 | 1 | - |
| 1934-35 | Kentucky | 19 | 2 | - |
| 1935-36 | Kentucky | 15 | 6 | - |
| 1936-37 | Kentucky | 17 | 5 | - |
| 1937-38 | Kentucky | 13 | 5 | - |
| 1938-39 | Kentucky | 16 | 4 | - |
| 1939-40 | Kentucky | 15 | 6 | - |
| 1940-41 | Kentucky | 17 | 8 | - |
| 1941-42 | Kentucky | 19 | 6 | NCAA Final Four (3rd Place) |
| 1942-43 | Kentucky | 17 | 6 | - |
| 1943-44 | Kentucky | 19 | 2 | NIT 3rd Place |
| 1944-45 | Kentucky | 22 | 4 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1945-46 | Kentucky | 28 | 2 | NIT Champion |
| 1946-47 | Kentucky | 34 | 3 | NIT Runner-Up |
| 1947-48 | Kentucky | 36 | 3 | NCAA Champion |
| 1948-49 | Kentucky | 32 | 2 | NCAA Champion |
| 1949-50 | Kentucky | 25 | 5 | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1950-51 | Kentucky | 32 | 2 | NCAA Champion |
| 1951-52 | Kentucky | 29 | 3 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| *1952-53 | - | - | - | - |
| 1953-54 | Kentucky | 25 | 0 | Helms National Champion |
| 1954-55 | Kentucky | 23 | 3 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1955-56 | Kentucky | 20 | 6 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1956-57 | Kentucky | 23 | 5 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1957-58 | Kentucky | 23 | 6 | NCAA Champion |
| 1958-59 | Kentucky | 24 | 3 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1959-60 | Kentucky | 18 | 7 | - |
| 1960-61 | Kentucky | 19 | 9 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1961-62 | Kentucky | 23 | 3 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1962-63 | Kentucky | 16 | 9 | - |
| 1963-64 | Kentucky | 21 | 6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1964-65 | Kentucky | 15 | 10 | - |
| 1965-66 | Kentucky | 27 | 2 | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 1966-67 | Kentucky | 13 | 13 | - |
| 1967-68 | Kentucky | 22 | 5 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1968-69 | Kentucky | 23 | 5 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1969-70 | Kentucky | 26 | 2 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1970-71 | Kentucky | 22 | 6 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1971-72 | Kentucky | 21 | 7 | NCAA Elite 8 |
| Total | Kentucky | 876 | 190 | (. 822) |
- The team did not play in the 1952-53 season because of involvement in a point shaving scandal. [1]
Death
Rupp died at age 76 in Lexington, Kentucky on December 10, 1977, on a night that Kentucky defeated his alma mater, Kansas, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas. Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the US State of Kansas and the County seat of Douglas County. Coincidentally, the game that night was promoted as "Adolph Rupp Night," in honor of Rupp. He is buried at the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington Cemetery 170 acres (07 km² is a private non-profit Cemetery and Arboretum located at 833 W The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America.
References
External links
- Basketball Hall of Fame
- History and Discussion of Rupp's racial views
- Adolph Rupp's UK Coaching Record by season
- NCAA coaching stats
| Preceded by John Mauer |
University of Kentucky Head Basketball Coach 1930–1972 |
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