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Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky with 4 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958).
Adolph Rupp served as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972. During his 41-year tenure, he became one of the most successful coaches in college basketball history, leading the Wildcats to four NCAA championships. Rupp's influence on the program and the sport is still recognized today.
The Adolph Rupp Trophy was created in 1972. It is awarded annually to the top men's college basketball player in the United States by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky. The trophy is named in honor of Adolph Rupp, a legendary college basketball coach.
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W.W.H. Mustaine was the first men's basketball coach, starting in 1904, when UK was known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Edwin Sweetland was their first paid basketball coach, starting in 1909, when UK was known as Kentucky State University or State University of Lexington. Sweetland was also the football coach at the time. Coaches after Sweetland but before the legendary Adolph Rupp included George Buchheit, Ray Eklund and John Mauer.
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John Calapari the now coach of kentucky
1903 with W. W. H. Mustaine as the coach.
He is the basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
They have hired Coach John Calipari from UMass.
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