 Rupp in 1954 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1901 Halstead, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1977 (aged 76) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1923 | Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1926–1930 | Freeport HS |
| 1930–1972 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 876–190 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As a coach 4× NCAA Division I tournament (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958) 6× NCAA Regional – Final Four (1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966) 27× SEC regular season (1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944–1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968–1972) 13× SEC tournament (1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944–1950, 1952) SoCon regular season (1932) As a player 2× Helms National (1922, 1923) | |
| Awards | |
| 5× National Coach of the Year (1950, 1954, 1959, 1966, 1970) 7× SEC Coach of the Year (1964, 1966, 1968–1972) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1969 | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
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 NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching at the University of Kentucky. Rupp is also second among all men's college coaches in all-time winning percentage (.822), trailing only Mark Few. Rupp was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on April 13, 1969. Rupp played college basketball at Kansas under Phog Allen.