No he was not. In fact he was one of the first coaches in the SEC to recruit an African American player.
Adolf Rupp.
Adolf Rupp - Kentucky
Dean Hood
They have hired Coach John Calipari from UMass.
Rich Brooks
Adolph Rupp
John Calipari is the University of Kentucky's head basketball coach.
No. Prior to taking over at the University of Alabama, Bear Bryant was the head coach of the University of Maryland (1945), University of Kentucky (1946-1953), and Texas A&M (1954-1957). Bryant coached teams against Alabama twice, both as head coach of Kentucky. On October 19, 1946 Kentucky lost 21-7 and on November 1, 1947 Kentucky lost 13-0.
Rod is a special assistant to Coach Calipari at the University of Kentucky
Rick Pitino was the University of Kentucky's head basketball coach for eight years from 1989 to 1997.
W.W.H. Mustaine was the first men's basketball coach, starting in 1904, when UK was known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Edwin Sweetland was their first paid basketball coach, starting in 1909, when UK was known as Kentucky State University or State University of Lexington. Sweetland was also the football coach at the time. Coaches after Sweetland but before the legendary Adolph Rupp included George Buchheit, Ray Eklund and John Mauer.
Head basketball coach for the men's basketball team at the University of Kentucky is John Calipari. He was hired in 2009 for this position.