Adolph Rupp

Adolph Rupp
Rupp in 1954
Biographical details
Born(1901-09-02)September 2, 1901
Halstead, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 1977(1977-12-10) (aged 76)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1920–1923Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1930Freeport HS
1930–1972Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall876–190 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a coach
NCAA Division I tournament (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958)
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
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.