Kentucky legends set to be honored and inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame
Several Wildcat greats to be inducted into the 2013 Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame
‘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…
Kentucky great Larry Conley believes NCAA may cease to exist in 5-8 years
College basketball television analyst Larry Conley says he won’t be surprised if there isn’t an NCAA in five to eight years. Conley said the shifting of teams to different conferences is “a prelude to elimination of the NCAA.” He said once the pieces are in place, the power conferences will have enough of the major…
How I Helped Cornell Beat Kentucky in 1966
From Hall of Fame journalist Billy Reed: “On the day of the first basketball game between Kentucky and Cornell since Dec. 28, 1966, I might as well tell you about why Adolph Rupp accused me of helping the Ivy League school shock the mighty Wildcats, 92-77, in Memorial Coliseum. That was the season after the…
A video tribute to the Adolph Rupp Era
This is a video tribute to Adolph Rupp Era at Kentucky featuring the coach Adolph Rupp himself and many of the great players that played under him: Dan Issel, Alex Groza, Cotton Nash, Larry Conley, Mike Pratt, Pat Riley, Vernon Hatton, John Crigler, Adrian Smith, Johnny Cox, Ed Beck, Tommy Kron, Thad Jaracz, Louie Dampier,…
The Baron’s Runts – February 4, 1966
Article printed in Time magazine on February 4, 1966 about Adolph Rupp and the famous Rupp’s Runts. Read article.