After a Kentucky basketball legend passed away, John Calipari and the Wildcats went out and honored Joe B. Hall and then pummeled the Tennessee Vols.
The Kentucky Wildcats found the perfect way to honor a legend Saturday. After Joe B. Hall, a former head coach for the Kentucky basketball program, passed away, the Wildcats went out and throttled the Tennessee Volunteers.
Hall coached the Wildcats from 1972 to 1985, amassing nearly 300 wins and winning a national title in the process.
It is with great sadness we share the passing of the great Joe B. Hall. Our hearts are with the Hall family.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) January 15, 2022
We love you, Joe B. pic.twitter.com/SahjbGOexb
On Saturday, it seemed like the Wildcats were focused on scoring without ceasing against the Vols. And of course, John Calipari, the current head coach of the Wildcats, made sure to make a nod toward Hall during the game.
Kentucky Basketball: Wildcats honor Joe B. Hall by thrashing Tennessee Vols
To make a tribute to Hall’s legacy, Calipari rolled up a game program and clinched it tight, much in the same way that Hall would while he was the head coach of the Wildcats.
It was certainly an intentional gesture and there’s no way Kentucky fans didn’t take notice.
https://twitter.com/KentuckyMBB/status/1482449785856704517?s=20
And of course, as the Kentucky basketball program honored Hall and Calipari paid tribute to the legendary coach’s memory, the Wildcats went out and humbled Tennessee.
https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1482448643294650369?s=20
There are a few ways to truly honor a coach and their memory. Beating the snot out of an opponent on the day a coach dies is a pretty decent way to celebrate their legacy and what they meant to a team.
Kentucky did just that Saturday.
107 points tonight.
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) January 15, 2022
No Tennessee team under Rick Barnes had given up 100 points in a game before.
yeesh. pic.twitter.com/2K0YBANZsI
Hall’s memory will live on with the folks at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats will forever be grateful for his tenure in Lexington and all that he accomplished while leading Kentucky.