A guide to the University of Kentucky men's basketball program traces its history, profiles coaches and notable players, describes major games, and offers statistics and other details.
Casey finished with 23, Pratt 21 and Poole, in another strong performance off the bench, chipped in 13. Issel scored 33 and UK outscored Alabama 19-6 in the overtime period to give Rupp his 800th career victory, an 83-70 win in ...
Coaching greats Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino, and Tubby Smith are also featured. This is a must read for all Kentucky basketball fans.
Rudy Thacker paced Vandy with 23 1969-70 points , while Tom Hagan and Perry Wallace each con- When Rupp first learned that Mike Casey had suffered a tributed 22. Casey and Pratt had 21 apiece for UK . severely broken leg in an ...
Coaching greats Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith, and John Calipari are also featured, as are each of their seven NCAA championships. This is a must read for all Kentucky basketball fans.
Ten years earlier in Lexington, I met Father Ed Bradley. He was a huge UK fan who ran a soup kitchen out of his church basement at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, Kentucky. I invited him to say a pregame prayer for the team, ...
Kleber, Encyclopedia of Louisville, 955; Frank A. Howard, Buna Rubber: The Birth of an Industry (New York: D. Van Nostrand Co. ... William E. Ellis, H. E. Everman, and Richard D. Sears, Madison County: 200 Years in Retrospect (Richmond, ...
The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history.
A comprehensive reference provides historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams, season-by-season summaries, ESPN/Sagarin rankings of top-selected college basketball programs, and more.
It used to be prime-time television scheduled right before the Super Bowl—Nolan Richardson's Arkansas Razorbacks versus Rick Pitino's Kentucky Wildcats. Both teams liked to run and gun. Arkansas wanted to pressure you like hell for 40 ...
Upon hearing about Casey's serious injury, Adolph Rupp said, “Well, there goes the national championship.” Rupp may have been right, too. With Casey, Issel, and Pratt back for their senior year, the Cats did stand an excellent chance of ...