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11/30/1928 |
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Kentucky
373-156 (19 seasons)
Led the Wildcats to a NCAA National Championship in 1978
Took UK to the NCAA Final Four 3 times (1975, 1978, 1984)
Reached the NCAA championship game in 1975, losing to UCLA in John Wooden's final game
Coached Kentucky to eight SEC titles and won 1 league tournament in 6 attempts
Won the NIT in 1976 with a victory over UNC-Charlotte
Coached 23 players who were drafted by the NBA, 5 in the first round
Named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and SEC Coach of the Year four times
Coached at Regis University in Denver, CO for 5 seasons and succeeded Gene Bartow at Central Missouri State University in 1965 before going back to Kentucky as an assistant |
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