The coach couldn’t have imagined a much better start to his tenure as he has now done something that no Kentucky coach since Adolph Rupp has. Pope is the first Kentucky coach since Rupp to start ...
Halstead native Adolph Rupp, a reserve player under Allen ... great college basketball dynasty can somehow be tied back to Kansas and Phog Allen. Basketball isn’t just a Kansas institution ...
13 Kansas (71-63), No. 3 Indiana (77-68 ... 11-1 at Rupp Arena in the UK coach’s debut season. Starting with Adolph Rupp in 1930, Pope’s streak of 11 home wins to begin his UK coaching ...
6 Florida. That puts Mark Pope in some very good company. With the 106-100 victory, Pope joins Adolph Rupp as the only Kentucky coach to win his first three games vs. top-ten teams. The Cats beat No.
Bill Self enters his 22nd season at Kansas three wins shy of becoming the winningest coach in KU history. In 21 seasons at Kansas, Self is 588-143 (80.4%). Overall, Self is five wins shy of 800 for ...