Joe B. Hall
Sewanee | |
Coaching career ( Regis | |
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1964–1965 | Central Missouri |
1965–1972 | Kentucky (assistant) |
1972–1985 | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 373–156 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
National Coach of the Year (1978) 4× SEC Coach of the Year (1973, 1975, 1978, 1983) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012 |
Joe Beasman Hall (November 30, 1928 – January 15, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985, leading the Wildcats to a national championship in 1978.[1]
Biography
Hall played one year of varsity basketball at Kentucky before transferring to the Sewanee: The University of the South, where he completed his basketball playing eligibility but did not graduate.[2] After Sewanee, Hall toured with the Harlem Globetrotters and later returned to Kentucky to complete his undergraduate studies.[3] Hall graduated from Kentucky in 1955.[4]
Hall previously coached at the Central Missouri State College (now the University of Central Missouri) and Regis University before returning to Kentucky in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp.[5] When Rupp reached mandatory retirement age of 70, Hall was selected as the new coach on April 1, 1972. In his initial statements upon taking the job he made it clear that he would recruit black players to the team (previously there had only been three in the program's history).[6]
In the
On September 18, 2012, the University of Kentucky unveiled a statue of Hall outside of the Wildcat Coal Lodge to commemorate his accomplishments at UK and his contributions toward the Wildcat Coal Lodge. The university said that the bronze sculpture was produced over a period of eight months, beginning as a clay sculpture, then was cast in bronze. It was created by sculptor J. Brett Grill of Columbia, Missouri.[12] Hall co-hosted a radio sports talk show with former University of Louisville basketball head coach Denny Crum from March 2004 to October 2014. The Joe B. and Denny Show ended on October 30, 2014, after WVLK-FM, the Lexington station from which Hall did his portion of the show, announced a change in format.[13]
Personal life and death
Hall died at his residence in Lexington, Kentucky, on January 15, 2022, at the age of 93.[14][15] He was buried at The Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Regis Rangers (Independent) (1959–1964)
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1959–60 | Regis | 10–11 | |||||||
1960–61 | Regis | 10–10 | |||||||
1961–62 | Regis | 10–11 | |||||||
1962–63 | Regis | 15–9 | |||||||
1963–64 | Regis | 12–9 | |||||||
Regis: | 57–50 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State Mules (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1964–1965) | |||||||||
1964–65 | Central Missouri State | 19–6 | 9–1 | T–1st | NCAA College Division Regional Third Place | ||||
Central Missouri State: | 19–6 | 9–1 | |||||||
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1972–1985) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Kentucky | 20–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight | ||||
1973–74 | Kentucky | 13–13 | 9–9 | T–4th | |||||
1974–75 | Kentucky | 26–5 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up | ||||
1975–76 | Kentucky | 20–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NIT champion | ||||
1976–77 | Kentucky | 26–4 | 16–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1977–78 | Kentucky | 30–2 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I champion | ||||
1978–79 | Kentucky | 19–12 | 10–8 | 6th | NIT First Round | ||||
1979–80 | Kentucky | 29–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
1980–81 | Kentucky | 22–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1981–82 | Kentucky | 22–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1982–83 | Kentucky | 23–8 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1983–84 | Kentucky | 29–5 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
1984–85 | Kentucky | 18–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
Kentucky: | 297–100 | 172–62 | |||||||
Total: | 373–156 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ "Joe B. Hall, who won national college basketball titles at Kentucky as player and coach, dies at 93". espn.com. ESPN, Inc. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Cobb, David (January 15, 2022). "Joe B. Hall, legendary Kentucky basketball coach and architect of 1978 championship team, dies at 93". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Wolfson, Andy; Hall, C. Ray (January 15, 2022). "Legendary Kentucky men's basketball coach Joe B. Hall, who led UK to 1978 title, dies at 93". USA Today. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Joe B. Hall Has Died". Sports Illustrated. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Joe B. Hall, who led Kentucky to national title, 3 Final Fours, dies at 93". The Athletic. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- Courier-Journal. pp. B4.
- ^ a b "Former UK Men's Basketball Coach Joe B. Hall Dead at 93". University of Kentucky Athletics. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Franklin, Drew (January 15, 2022). "Remembering Joe B. Hall, a Kentucky Basketball Legend". on3.com. On3Media, LLP. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Asher, Mark. "Georgetown, Houston Advance to Finals". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (January 15, 2022). "Joe B. Hall, Longtime Kentucky Men's Basketball Coach, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ DeCourcy, Mike. "Joe B. Hall's decades as Kentucky basketball ambassador will be tough act to follow". sportingnews.com. Sporting News. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Joe B. Hall". jbgsculpture.net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Story, Mark (October 30, 2014). "For Joe B. and Denny, a bittersweet end to their radio days". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
External links
- University of Kentucky Coaching Record at BigBlueHistory.net