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.
Award for American college basketball coaches
Adolph Rupp Cup
Awarded for
the nation's top
NCAADivision I head coach "who best exemplifies excellence in his dedication to the game of basketball and to his student athletes"
The Adolph Rupp Cup was an award given annually since 2004 to the men's college basketball head coach in
NCAADivision I competition "who best exemplifies excellence in his dedication to the game of basketball and to his student athletes."[1] The award is 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
NIT championship.[1][2] Rupp coached
Kentucky between 1930 and 1972, and his winning percentage of 82.2% is still the NCAA record.[1][2]