I knew Adolph Rupp. His concern for Black players is why he didn’t recruit ... and chocolate pie for lunch with Coach Rupp on a day almost 60 years ago to have something of a different point of ...

Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one Black player.

Admirers of longtime coach Adolph Rupp said he tried to recruit ... “Did he have the same feelings that a lot of 60-year-old men had about ... Why didn’t Rupp recruit more Black players, ...

In defense of Adolph Rupp Sat., Jan. 21, 2006 Texas Western College head basketball coach Don Haskins, second from left, and players celebrate after winning the 1966 NCAA basketball championship ...

What Adolph Rupp’s name stands for is more nuanced. “People say he was a man of his time,” Dick Gabriel said. “(But) it was a terrible time when it came to race relations.

Adolph Rupp won four NCAA titles at Kentucky. ... 60s, 70s and 80s. I think those folks appreciate Calipari for making Kentucky a national player within the one-and-done era. But Rupp is their hero.

And he brings legendary Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp back to life ... And by the time he was in his 60s, Rupp was a man ... But he didn’t want to recruit a ‘token’ black player.

Mark Pope became the first Kentucky coach since Adolph Rupp to win his first three games against AP Top 10 opponents, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Pope, has wins over Duke, Gonzaga and Florida ...

Adolph Rupp won four NCAA titles at Kentucky. No one else has more than one ... but John Calipari is making a serious run at Rupp's legacy. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ...