Courtside with the Kentucky Wildcats
May 31st, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In noting Billy Donovan’s birthday on Sunday, I said that he was on a short list of coaches who won NCAA Tournament championships before age 45.
Well, readers were quick to add two coaches to that list.
Don Haskins led Texas Western to the 1966 title at age 36 and Denny Crum led Louisville to the 1980 title at age 43.
My apologies.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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