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Joe Beasman Hall, better known as '''Joe B. Hall''' (born November 30 , 1928 in Cynthiana , Kentucky ) was the head Basketball coach at the University Of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985 . He previously coached at Central Missouri State University and Regis University before returning to UK in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp . Coach Hall was given a difficult task, to follow in the footsteps of his legendary predecessor, Adolph Rupp . In the 1978 NCAA Tournament , he coached the Wildcats to their fifth NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship . He was named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year on four different occasions. His record at UK was 297 - 100 and 373-156 overall. Along with the 1978 title, Hall also guided Kentucky to a runner-up finish to UCLA in the 1975 NCAA Tournament (which included an upset of heavily-favored and previously undefeated Indiana in a regional final), a Final Four appearance in the 1984 NCAA Tournament (losing to eventual champion Georgetown ), and an NIT championship in 1976. Coach Hall graduated in 1955 from the University Of Kentucky . Coach Hall currently co-hosts a radio talk show with former University Of Louisville head coach Denny Crum . EXTERNAL LINKS
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