On this day in 1968, Adolph Rupp won his 772nd basketball game and passed Phog Allen as the all-time wins leader in major college basketball. Rupp earned the historic win after Kentucky defeated Mississippi. Rupp had actually played college basketball under Allen at Kansas. Rupp ended his career with 876 wins. His record would stand until 1997 when Dean Smith passed him. Rupp now ranks fifth on the all-time list of coaching wins.
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.