Joe B. Hall
Joe B. Hall (1928-2022)
Teams coached: Regis Rangers, Central Missouri Mules, Kentucky Wildcats
Regis record^: 57-50 (.533)
Central Missouri record^: 19-6 (.760)
Kentucky record: 297-100 (.748)
Overall record^: 373-156 (.705)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 1 (1978)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 8 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 3 (1975, 1978, 1984)
- NIT Championships: 1 (1976)
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1976, 1979)
- SEC Regular Season Champion: 8 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)
- SEC Tournament Champion: 1 (1984)
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 1 (1978)
Awards:
- SEC Coach of the Year: 4 (1973, 1975, 1978, 1983)
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2012)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1972-1985 | Kentucky |
| 1965-1972 | Kentucky (asst) |
| 1964-1965 | Central Missouri |
| 1959-1964 | Regis |
Joe B. Hall Facts
- Joe Beasman Hall
- Born November 30, 1928
- Died January 15, 2022
- Hometown: Cynthiana, Kentucky
- Alma Mater: University of Kentucky (BA, 1955)
- Played one year at UK under legendary head coach Adolph Rupp before finishing his college career at the University of the South; returned to UK to graduate in 1955
- Started his coaching career in 1959, spending five years as the head coach at Regis University in Denver
- After one year as head coach at Central Missouri State, Hall returned to UK and spent seven years as one of Rupp’s assistants
- Took over as the Wildcats head coach in 1972 following Rupp’s retirement, leading the program for the next 13 years
- Went to 10 NCAA Tournaments and 2 NITs during his tenure
- Won the SEC title eight times and the SEC Tournament once (the SEC Tournament was not played between 1953-78)
- Won the NIT in 1976 and the NCAA National Championship in 1978
- Paired up with former Louisville head coach Denny Crum to co-host a radio show titled The Joe B. and Denny Show on up to 21 stations across the state of Kentucky from 2004 through 2014
- Every year since 2012, CollegeInsider.com has awarded the Joe B. Hall Award to the nation’s top first-year Division I head coach
- Hall was embraced by UK coach John Calipari and was often seen at Wildcats practices; Hall passed away in January 2022 at age 93
- Along with his late wife, Katharine, has three children
Joe B. Hall Coaching Tree
- Dwane Casey (Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors)
- Joe Dean Jr. (UCF, Birmingham Southern)
- Boyd Grant (Colorado State, Fresno State)
- Leonard Hamilton (Florida State, Washington Wizards, Miami FL, Oklahoma State)
- Jim Hatfield (Hardin-Simmons, Mississippi State, Louisiana)
- Lake Kelly (Austin Peay)
- Kyle Macy (Morehead State)
- Lynn Nance (Washington, Saint Mary’s, Central Missouri, Iowa State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels