The Winning Tradition: A History of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball, Paperback

In its 95-year history, the Kentucky Wildcats have won more games than any other college basketball team. Their winning percentage is the highest in the country. They share the record for the most 20-win seasons. They are second in all-time number one rankings. And despite no longer holding the record for winningest coach, Adolph Rupp will always be a giant in the pantheon of college basketball.

When The Winning Tradition first appeared in 1984, it was the first complete history of th

About author(s):

Bert Nelli is a retired professor of history at the University of Kentucky. His son, Steve Nelli, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, is a vice president of First Union National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina.