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    Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. He is ranked seventh in total victories by a men's...
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  • The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy was an award given annually to the top player in men's Division I NCAA basketball until 2015. The recipient of the award was...
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    compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope. Adolph Rupp first brought Kentucky to national prominence, winning four NCAA titles...
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    after legendary former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp with an official capacity of 20,500. In 2014 and 2015, in Rupp Arena, the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball...
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  • The Adolph Rupp Cup was an award given annually since 2004 to the men's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition "who best exemplifies...
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    member. The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, named after their 16th head coach Adolph Rupp. They previously played in Memorial Coliseum,...
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    tournament over the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp. The watershed game highlighted the end of racial segregation in college...
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    prestigious coaching tree. Allen then went on to coach legends including Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith, among others, who themselves coached many notable players...
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    advice to the UK coach Adolph Rupp from Notre Dame coach George Keogan, who had lost to NYU the week prior and who warned Rupp of the discrepancies in...
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  • take on the top-ranked University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Rupp, with a well-organized and more experienced all-white Wildcats squad...
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    two-time All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year, and received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991; he was also...
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    Dean Smith Center named after Dean Smith at North Carolina, Rupp Arena named after Adolph Rupp at Kentucky, and the Jayhawks’ own arena Allen Fieldhouse...
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  • Mickey Rupp People called Rupp or Ruppe: Adolph Rupp (1901–1977), an American basketball coach Adolph Rupp Trophy, an American basketball trophy Rupp Arena...
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    in school history to win the Naismith Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Adolph Rupp Trophy, John Wooden Award, and the Associated Press player of the year...
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  • The 1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team was head coach Adolph Rupp's second to last team. While not as successful as his past Wildcats teams...
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    Adolf (redirect from Adolph)
    co-founded the Rickenbacker Adolph Rupp (1901–1977), American college basketball coach Adolph Sabath (1866–1952), American politician Adolph "Dolph" Schayes (1928–2015)...
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    basketball under Adolph Rupp covers the history of the University of Kentucky Wildcats college basketball team during the period from when Adolph Rupp was hired...
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    Naismith College Player of the Year (1979) Oscar Robertson Trophy (1979) Adolph Rupp Trophy (1979) NABC Player of the Year (1979) 2× MVC Player of the Year...
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  • Coached by Adolph Rupp, the team had no player taller than 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)—unusually small even for that era—and became known as "Rupp's Runts". The...
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    Ray Eklund (1925–1926) Basil Hayden (1926–1927) John Mauer (1927–1930) Adolph Rupp (1930–1972) Joe B. Hall (1972–1985) Eddie Sutton (1985–1989) Rick Pitino...
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    returning to Kentucky in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp. When Rupp reached mandatory retirement age of 70, Hall was selected as the...
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    York 1948 Kentucky Adolph Rupp 58–42 Baylor Bill Henderson Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 1949 Kentucky Adolph Rupp 46–36 Oklahoma A&M...
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    Indiana State Sycamores basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently...
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    David Lattin, and Willie Worsley. Don Haskins coached Texas Western, and Adolph Rupp directed Kentucky. The Miners' victory over the Kentucky Wildcats was...
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    NBA All-Rookie First Team (2011) NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2014) Adolph Rupp Trophy (2010) Consensus first-team All-American (2010) SEC Player of...
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    miniseries, Pope John Paul II. In 2006, he was Kentucky Wildcats head coach Adolph Rupp in the Disney hit Glory Road. In 2007, he played United States Secretary...
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    named the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, won the John R. Wooden Award and Adolph Rupp Trophy, and was selected as the Naismith College Player of the Year in...
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  • 1935–36 Adolph Rupp 15–6 6–2 2nd 1936–37 Adolph Rupp 17–5 5–3 1st 1937–38 Adolph Rupp 13–5 6–0 2nd 1938–39 Adolph Rupp 16–4 5–2 1st 1939–40 Adolph Rupp 15–6...
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  • in each region and a national third place game. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 46–36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma...
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  • coach was Joe B. Hall, who was in his first season, taking over for Adolph Rupp. They played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and were members of...
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