The Sweet 16 and Adolph Rupp are a good fit because the great coach always tried to get at least one standout player from each State Tournament, preferably from the championship team, for his University of Kentucky team. “Coach Rupp's thinking,” said Guy Strong, who played two years for him, “was that he wanted proven winners.”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.