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Kentucky Basketball Coaches

Mark Pope – 2024 –

John Calipari – 2010 – 2024 (15 years), Record: 410-123,  Winning %: .769, Best Year:  38-1, 2014

Billy Gillispie – 2007-09 (2 years), Record: 40-27,  Winning %: .597, Best Year:  22-14, 2009

Orlando “Tubby” Smith – 1998-07 (10 years), Record: 263-83, Winning %: .760, Best Year:  35-4, 1998

Rick Pitino – 1990-97 (8 years), Record: 219-50, Winning %:  .814, Best Year: 34-2, 1996

Eddie Sutton – 1986-89 (4 years), Record: 88-39, Winning %:  .693, Best Year: 32-4, 1986

Joe B. Hall – 1973-85 (13 years), Record:  297-100, Winning %:  .748, Best Year: 30-2, 1978

Adolph Rupp– 1931-72 (42 years), Record:  876-190, Winning %:  .822, Best Year: 25-0, 1954

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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