Joe B. Hall, a Hall of Fame college basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and a proud native of Cynthiana, Kentucky, passed away early Saturday morning. He was 93 years old.
John Calipari shared the news publicly, telling the Big Blue Nation, “Coach Joe B. Hall – my friend, my mentor, and an icon in our state and in our profession – passed away this morning. Coach Hall took over a program and carried on the winning tradition and legacy of excellence of Kentucky basketball. He made it the job it is today with his hard work, his ingenuity and his great basketball coaching.