Adolph Rupp Cup

This article is about the NCAA basketball coach award. For the NCAA basketball player award, see Adolph Rupp Trophy. For the collegiate wrestling rivalry, see Rupp Cup.

Adolph Rupp Cup
Awarded forthe nation's NCAA Division I head coach "who best exemplifies excellence in his dedication to the game of basketball and to his student athletes"
CountryUnited States
Presented byCommonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky
History
First award2004
Final award2015

The Adolph Rupp Cup was an award given annually from 2004 through 2015 to the NCAA Division I men's college basketball head coach "who best exemplifies excellence in his dedication to the game of basketball and to his student athletes." It was considered a national coach of the year award and was named for former University of Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp, who compiled an overall record of 876–190 with four recognized national championships and one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship. Rupp coached Kentucky from 1930 to 1972 and his career winning percentage of 82.2% is still the NCAA Division I record. The Adolph Rupp Cup was presented by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky.

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