In “Adolph Rupp Kentucky’s Basketball Baron” written by Russell Rise, which is a biography on Adolph Rupp, the back section is listed with “Rupp’s player composite’s”. Which lists the best players Rupp coached in his long tenure at different skills. His best shooter was Louie Dampier, his best defender was Kenny Rollins, Cliff Barker wasContinue reading “Rupp’s Little Runts: The Baron’s Last Dance”
Category Archives: Historical Pieces
How Boris Stankovic Changed Amateur and International Basketball
Before 1992, Olympic basketball was strictly amateurs only. The USA would send out a team of college kids and usually win. But by 1992 that was no longer the case, NBA players were eligible to take part. Thus birthed The Dream Team, usually considered the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled. They rolled throughContinue reading “How Boris Stankovic Changed Amateur and International Basketball”
How Pete Maravich Ended Up At LSU
“Football reigns king” is a common narrative when discussing college athletics. It makes by far the most money and is the most popular. In the 1950s and 1960s it was doubly true, especially down south in the SEC. The conference featured just one true basketball school, Kentucky, along with two respectable schools in Tennessee andContinue reading “How Pete Maravich Ended Up At LSU”
DePaul’s 2020 Meltdown
”Albert Einstein is famously credited with coining the phrase, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”. Welcome to the world of DePaul men’s basketball, where the opponents change, the final scoreline is different, but each performance is a replica of the previous game. And withoutContinue reading “DePaul’s 2020 Meltdown”
On The Hardwood 