All posts tagged "Adolph Rupp"
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoThe lowdown on Kentucky great Louie Dampier
“God taught Louie how to shoot, and I took credit for it.” — Adolph Rupp, University of Kentucky head coach. ...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoThe urbane Baron concocts another surprise
From 1964: “Among the less recognized but most unstinting of the sportswriters of Lexington, Ky. is Nancy Meade, who writes by...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoIn His Old Kentucky Home, Far Away
Ever since you were old enough to drink water after 6 p.m., you’ve probably understood that Adolph Rupp ranked right up there with Colonel...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoA barnburner in the old barn
The Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. stood gray and gloomy, matching the drizzly December afternoon. Inside, where there should have been fans yelling and...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoThe Kain-tuck-eee Jubilee
Last Saturday night anxious fingers tuned radio dials in Gap Tooth and Wet Rye. On a lonely mountain in eastern Kentucky,...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoThe “B” in Joe B. Hall stands for “Basketball”
A lacquer of frost is on the bluegrass again, time for the farmer to prepare his tobacco for auction, for the...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoJack Givens’ soft jumpers provided a touch of class to Kentucky’s attack
The story goes that Adolph Rupp once had a 6’9″ center who assiduously avoided contact. This infuriated Rupp, who liked Kentucky pivotmen to throw more elbows...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoKyle Macy had the goods in every department
Wherever it is that old basketball coaches go when they die, Adolph Rupp is there now, wearing his brown suit, sipping his smooth...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoA dark night in Kentucky…
College Basketball has several records that probably will never be broken, among them UCLA’s seven consecutive national championships, former Bruin coach John Wooden’s...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years ago1958: The Fiddlin’ Five make sweet music
This is a story about a brash young man who had the misfortune to run into the Old Master of tournament...