You can’t tell the story of the Southeastern Conference without Kentucky basketball. And you can’t tell the story about Kentucky basketball without Adolph Rupp, who arrived in Lexington in 1930 to take over as the program’s head coach.
It’s where Kentucky’s rich history began, the start of the greatest tradition in college basketball. So when you’re telling the story of SEC basketball and its history, it’s fair to start there. And that’s exactly what Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball, a seven-part documentary set to debut on SEC Network that chronicles the origin and progression of basketball in the SEC, decided to do.