Adolph Rupp
1923
- Coached teams to four NCAA titles (1948, 1949, 1951 and 1958)
- His 1942 squad finished tied for third in the 1942 NCAA Tournament and his 1966 team was runner-up to Texas Western
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968
- Named national coach of the year by UPI in 1959 and 1966, and by the USBWA in 1966
- Directed Kentucky to 1946 NIT title. Coached UK to NIT championship game again in 1947. His 1944 UK team finished fourth at NIT
- Coach of 1933 Kentucky team that was selected as national champion by the Helms Foundation
- Major-college coach to reach the following milestone wins the fastest: 400 (477 games/20th season), 500 (584/23rd), 600 (705/27th), 700 (836/32nd) and 800 (974/37th)
- Held NCAA career record for most victories until it was broken by Dean Smith
- Coached Kentucky to a SEC-record 24 conference and 13 tournament titles (1933-37-39-40-42-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-52)
- Kentucky's all-time winningest coach
- Played college basketball under Phog Allen at Kansas
- Final Top 20 Rankings (19: AP/UPI)--1949 (1), 1950 (3), 1951 (1/1), 1952 (1/1), 1954 (1/2), 1955 (2/2), 1956 (9/12), 1957 (3/3), 1958 (9/14), 1959 (2/2), 1961 (20/18), 1962 (3/3), 1964 (4/3), 1966 (1/1), 1968 (5/5), 1969 (7/5), 1970 (1/1), 1971 (8/8) and 1972 (18/14)
- All-Americans (23): Ralph Beard (1947 through 1949), Bob Brannum (1944), Bob Burrow (1955 and 1956), Johnny Cox (1957 and 1959), Louie Dampier (1966 and 1967), Bill Davis (1934), Cowboy Edwards (1935), Alex Groza (1947 through 1949), Cliff Hagan (1952 and 1954), Vern Hatton (1958), Dan Issel (1969 and 1970), Thad Jaracz (1966), Wah Wah Jones (1947 through 1949), Jim Line (1950), Cotton Nash (1962 through 1964), Bernie Opper (1939), Jack Parkinson (1946), Mike Pratt (1970), Frank Ramsey (1951, 1952 and 1954), Pat Riley (1966), Aggie Sale (1932 and 1933), Bill Spivey (1950 and 1951) and Jack Tingle (1947).
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930-31 | 15-3 | 8-2 | 4th | |||
1931-32 | 15-2 | 9-1 | T-1st | |||
1932-33 | 21-3 | 8-0 | 1st | |||
1933-34 | 16-1 | 11-0 | 1st | |||
1934-35 | 19-2 | 11-0 | T-1st | |||
1935-36 | 15-6 | 6-2 | 1st | |||
1936-37 | 17-5 | 5-3 | T-5th | |||
13-5 | 6-0 | 1st | DNP | |||
16-4 | 5-2 | 3rd | DNP | |||
15-6 | 4-4 | T-6th | DNP | |||
17-8 | 8-1 | 1st | DNP | |||
19-6 | 6-2 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
17-6 | 8-1 | 1st | DNP | |||
19-2 | NIT (2-1) | |||||
22-4 | 4-1 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-2 | 6-0 | T-1st | NIT (3-0) | |||
34-3 | 11-0 | 1st | NIT (2-1) | |||
36-3 | 9-0 | 1st | NCAA (3-0) | |||
32-2 | 13-0 | 1st (SEC) NIT | /NCAA (3-0) | |||
25-5 | 11-2 | 1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
32-2 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (4-0) | |||
29-3 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-0 | 14-0 | T-1st | DNP | |||
23-3 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-6 | 12-2 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-5 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (4-0) | |||
24-3 | 12-2 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-7 | 10-4 | 3rd | DNP | |||
19-9 | 10-4 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-3 | 13-1 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
16-9 | 8-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
21-6 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA (0-2) | |||
15-10 | 10-6 | 5th | DNP | |||
27-2 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
13-13 | 8-10 | T-5th | DNP | |||
22-5 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
26-2 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
22-6 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (0-2) | |||
21-7 | 14-4 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) |
NOTE: Kentucky did not field a team in 1952-53. From 1933-50 the SEC champion was determined by a tournament, except for 1935.
- 41-Year Coaching Record: 876-190 (.822) at Kentucky
- 17-3 (.850) in southern Conference
- 397-75 (.845) in Southeastern Conference
- 4-2 (.667) in southern Conference Tournament
- 57-6 (.905) in SEC Tournament
- 30-18 (.625) in NCAA Tournament
- 7-4 (.636) in NIT