The Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky awarded the Rupp Cup to Kentucky Coach John Calipari in a special presentation this afternoon as the recipient of the Adolph Rupp Coach of the Year.
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The Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky was founded in 1972 as a non-profit organization to preserve the legacy of Coach Adolph F. Rupp of the University of Kentucky while recognizing excellence in the Division I ranks of Men’s College Basketball. All of the original club members either played for Coach Rupp or had a close connection with him. From 1930-72, Coach Rupp won 876 games and lost just 190 (82.2 percent), collecting four NCAA titles (1948, ’49, ’51, ’58), one NIT championship (1946) and an Olympic Gold Medal in 1948. Coach Rupp was a five-time National Coach of the Year award winner and a seven-time SEC Coach of the Year recipient.
The CAC of Kentucky national voting panel is assembled by invitation and includes active and retired coaches, active and retired sportswriters, and active and retired college sports administrators.
Coach Calipari became the first two-time recipient of the Rupp Cup, winning the award previously in 2010. This year, he received 85 percent of the first-place ballots, winning the honor over Tony Bennett of Virginia.
