Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one Black player.

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball Wildcats will continue to play at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington for 15 more years, through 2033, under a letter of intent signed this week by UK ...

Adolph Rupp was synonymous with winning. As coach of Kentucky, he was a pioneer in the Wildcats’ fast-break offense while becoming the winningest coach the game had ever seen.. The site that now ...

Some faculty at the University of Kentucky say it's OK to acknowledge that Adolph Rupp is the founder of a great basketball program, but that doesn’t mean his name belongs on the side of the arena.

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will remain at Rupp Arena until 2033 under a new 15-year lease signed Thursday. The deal is expected to generate about $100 million over the life ...

In a letter to University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, the school's African-American and Africana Studies faculty said Rupp Arena should be renamed. Skip Navigation.

Rupp Arena, the Wildcats' home since 1976, is named after former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, who is often accused of being slow to integrate his teams at UK, where he coached from 1930-72.

A group of professors in the University of Kentucky’s African American and Africana Studies Program has resurrected the debate over Adolph Rupp in the basketball-crazed Bluegrass State once ...

Public perception of Rupp, who led Kentucky to four national titles over his 42-year tenure, has been shaped in part by the 2006 film “Glory Road,” the story of how a Texas Western team with ...

Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one Black player.