LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Dean Smith had Bill Guthridge, Adolph Rupp had Harry Lancaster and Denny Crum had Jerry Jones.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky is a basketball school — one that lost Bear Bryant to Texas A&M because Bryant loved to joke that his re…
Pratt was one of the good guys, quick with a kind word, generous with his time and reassuring with his demeanor.
Today, Pratt, 73, faces his most difficult challenge: beating cancer.
Joe B. Hall showed the world how to follow a legend. His assignment was to follow Adolph Rupp at Kentucky. Hall did it as graciously and successfully as a legend can be followed.
Like most people who love the college game, I believe we’re in the appetizer part of the meal. In college basketball country, we’ll be munching on this one for weeks.
Mike Krzyzewski earned the first row (and for me, first chair) in the discussion about the best and the brightest college basketball coaches in history.
The real question is this: What does the University of Kentucky want to be tomorrow?
Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame person. Sounds like the resume of a Hometown Hero.
Sutton won at programs where winning wasn’t always the narrative. His struggles stopped him, but they did not defeat him.