Joe Beasman Hall, better known as Joe B. Hall, was born on November 30, 1928 in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Joe B. Hall went to college at the University of Kentucky and played on the 1948 National Title team under Coach Rupp. His coaching career began at Shepherdsville KY High School in 1956. He then went on to Regis College in Denver where he coached for five years with a record of 57-50. He then went to Central Missouri State for one season, getting a 19-6 record before returning to UK on July, 1st as an assistant coach for Rupp.
He coached at the University of Kentucky Wildcat’s Men’s basketball team from 1972 to 1985. Coach Hall won UK their fifth Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship in 1978, and was SEC coach of the year on four different occasions. Along with the 1978 title, he also guided UK to a runner-up finish against the UCLA Bruins in the 1975 NCAA Tournament, a Final Four appearance in the 1984 Tournament, and one NIT Championship in 1976. His record at UK was 297 - 100, and 373-156 over his whole career.
Coach Hall is one of only three men to both play on a championship team (1948 – Kentucky) and coach a team to a championship (1978 – Kentucky). The only other two men to achieve this were Bob Knight and Dean Smith.
Joe Hall currently co-hosts a popular radio show along with former Louisville coach, Denny Crum.
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