(updated through 2016)
UK and UofL are both storied programs (though of course, the former more than the latter). They both have had success under multiple head coaches.
The biggest names are as follows...
For UK:
Adolph Rupp (6 Final Fours, 4 NCAA titles)
Joe B. Hall (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
Tubby Smith (1 Final Four, 1 NCAA title)
John Calipari (4 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
For UofL:
Bernard "Peck" Hickman (1 Final Four)
Denny Crum (6 Final Fours, 2 NCAA titles)
Rick Pitino (3 Final Fours, 1 NCAA title)
There have been twelve different coaching matchups in the rivalry's history. Here's the rundown....
UK's John Tigert vs. UofL's Von Wolther: 1-0 (1913)
UK's Alpha Brumage vs. player-coached UofL squad: 3-1 (1914, 1915)
UK's James Park vs. UofL's Ed Bowman: 1-1 (1916)
UK's George Buchheit vs. UofL's John O'Rourke: 2-0 (1922)
UK's Adolph Rupp vs. UofL's Peck Hickman: 2-1 (1948, 1951, 1959)
UK's Joe B. Hall vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1983, 1984)
UK's Eddie Sutton vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 3-1 (1985-1988)
UK's Rick Pitino vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 6-2 (1989-1996)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Denny Crum: 2-2 (1997-2001)
UK's Tubby Smith vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 4-2 (2001-2006)
UK's Billy Gillispie vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 0-2 (2008, 2009)
UK's John Calipari vs. UofL's Rick Pitino: 8-2 (2010-2016)
As you can see, only one matchup in the history of the rivalry (Gillispie vs. Pitino) went in favor of the Cardinals.
Overall records for coaches with multiple matchups in the rivalry
Rick Pitino: 12-14 (6-2 for UK, 6-12 for UofL)
Denny Crum: 7-13 (all with UofL)
Tubby Smith: 6-2 (all with UK)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
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