Biographical details | |
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Born | Cynthiana, Kentucky, U.S. | November 30, 1928
Died | January 15, 2022 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 93)
Playing career | |
1948–1949 | Kentucky |
1949–1951 | Sewanee |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959–1964 | Regis |
1964–1965 | Central Missouri |
1965–1972 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1972–1985 | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 373–156 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division I tournament (1978) 3 NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four (1975, 1978, 1984) NIT (1976) MIAA regular season (1965) 8 SEC regular season (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982–1984) SEC tournament (1984) | |
Awards | |
National Coach of the Year (1978) 4× SEC Coach of the Year (1973, 1975, 1978, 1983) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 |
Joe Beasman Hall (November 30, 1928 – January 15, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985, leading the Wildcats to a national championship in 1978.[1]