Not surprising that a Black faculty group would want to remove the name of Adolph Rupp from the building where the University of Kentucky plays college basketball. He’s an easy target, not around to defend himself. He retired almost 50 years ago in 1972.
UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart, as recently as 2017 said he would not consider changing the name of the arena. “In terms of what we do in recruiting and the people we bring into our program, I think when you say ‘Rupp Arena,’ it has a special feel to it that I just don’t think — I know we’re not going to mess with that,” Barnhart said.