The first ever Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones Award will be presented during the 2014 Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Awards Ceremony on March 18.
First ever Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones Award to be handed out March 18
Son of Adolph Rupp would prefer Rupp Arena keep it’s name
Herky Rupp, the son of Kentucky basketball founding father Adolph Rupp, prefers the name remain the same as it’s always been: Rupp Arena.
Kentucky great Pat Riley one of the most successful coaches and executives in history of game
If the Knicks had retained Pat Riley, perhaps LeBron James would be in New York?
Jim Line, member of two Kentucky championship basketball teams, dies at age 87
James R. “Jim” Line, 87, who played on two University of Kentucky men’s basketball championship teams, died Thursday at his home in Russell, Kan. He had battled dementia, said his daughter Meridy Barnes. Mr. Line was a forward who played four years, from the 1946-47 season to 1949-50, under Coach Adolph Rupp. The Wildcats earned…
John Crigler, member of UK’s 1958 championship Fiddlin’ Five squad, dies
John Lloyd Crigler, a starting forward for the University of Kentucky’s Fiddlin’ Five 1958 basketball championship team and a longtime educator in Scott County public schools, died Saturday at his Georgetown home. He was 76. “John Crigler was a very good supporter of athletics and a great fellow to be around. He was a friend,”…
Joe B. Hall finds unlikely friend in Louisville’s Denny Crum
In the radio studio, they form the Bluegrass State’s version of the Odd Couple. Joe B. Hall and Denny Crum have been talking sports on the radio in Kentucky for nearly a decade, the rare occasion when Wildcats and Cardinals can co-exist. Hall, the former Kentucky coach who succeeded the legendary Adolph Rupp and won…
Joe B. Hall inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Kentucky coach and John Calipari mentor Joe B. Hall was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night. Hall was one of several inductees welcomed into the Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. Joining him was Patrick Ewing, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Phil Ford, Clyde Lovellette, Kenny Sailors,…
Joe B. Hall earns fame in own right
The circumstances and pressure to win a national championship in 1978 would have engulfed most coaches. The Cats had gone an unheard of 20 years since claiming a title, but spent nearly the entire season atop the polls with an experienced, talented, senior-laden squad. Head coach Joe B. Hall was in his sixth year following…
1949: Kentucky successfully defends NCAA title
This series counts down the greatest UK basketball teams of all time. No. 1 will be revealed in the Kernel’s basketball season preview edition on Nov. 7. Here is No. 4: 1948-49. Even when the Fabulous Five was reduced to the Fantastic Four, the results at season’s end were the same. Holdovers Alex Groza, Ralph…
‘Rupp’s Runts’ defied the odds reaching title game
From KyKernel.com: “This series counts down the greatest UK basketball teams of all time. No. 1 will be revealed in the Kernel’s basketball season preview edition on Nov. 7. Here is No. 9: the 1965-66 Cats known as “Rupp Runts.” In the fall of 1965, expectations of Kentucky basketball were gloomy. People were predicting a…