UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 
HEAD BASKETBALL COACHES 
AND THEIR RECORDS

NO Coach Years Won Lost Tie Pct. National Championships
01. W.W.H. Mustaine and Others 1903-09 21 35 0 .375 0
02. E.R. Sweetland & R.E. Spahr 1910 4 8 0 .333 0
03. H.J. Iddings 1911 5 6 0 .454 0
04. E.R. Sweetland 1912 9 0 0 1.000 0
05. J.J. Tigert 1913 5 3 0 .625 0
06. Alpha Brumage 1914-15 19 7 0 .731 0
07. J.J. Tigert (James Fark) 1916 8 6 0 .571 0
08. J .J. Tigert (W.P. Tuttle) 1917 4 6 0 .400 0
09. S.A. Boles 1918 9 2 1 .792 0
10. Andrew Gill 1919 6 8 0 .428 0
11. George Buchheit 1920-24 44 27 0 .619 0
12. C.O. Applegran 1925 13 8 0 .619 0
13. Ray Eklund 1926 15 3 0 .883 0
14. Basil Hayden 1927 3 13 0 .187 0
15. John Mauer 1929-30 40 14 0 .740 0



Adolph Rupp

YEAR # of games Wins Loses Pct. SEC Titles  SEC Tournament Titles  National Titles
1931-72 1066 876 190 .822 27 13 4

 


 


Joe B. Hall

YEAR # of games Wins Loses Pct. SEC Titles  SEC Tournament Titles  National Titles
1972-85 397 297 100 .748 8 1 1

 


 


Eddie Sutton

YEAR # of games Wins Loses Pct. SEC Titles  SEC Tournament Titles  National Titles
1985-89 127 88 39 .693 1 1 0

 


 


Rick Pitino

YEAR # of games Wins Loses Pct. SEC Titles  SEC Tournament Titles  National Titles
1989-97 229 184 45 .803 3 5 1

 


 

 


Orlando Smith

YEAR # of games Wins Loses Pct. SEC Titles  SEC Tournament Titles  National Titles
1997-?? 174 131 43 .748 2 3 1

 


 

 

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