University of Kentucky
General Information
LOCATION  Lexington, Ky., a community of 208,110 in the heart of Kentucky's famed Blue Grass region. Renowned as the world capital of the thoroughbred horse industry and known also as the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco market. FOUNDED  1865
ENROLLMENT  (On campus  23,000)
(At 13 Community Colleges  22,000) PRESIDENT  Dr. Otis A. Singletary VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION 
Dr. Donald Clapp CHANCELLOR, LEXINGTON CAMPUS 
Dr. Art Gallaher CHANCELLOR, MEDICAL CENTER 
Dr. Peter Bosomworth CHANCELLOR, COMMUNITY COLLEGES 
Dr. Charles Wethington VICE-PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS 
Dr. Raymond Hornback FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICS 
Dr. William Matthews (UK's faculty representative
to Southeastern Conference) DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES 
Bernie Vonderheide CONFERENCE  Southeastern
(member since founding in 1933) BAND  Varsity Director  Wm. Harry Clarke FIGHT SONG  "On, On, UofK" ARENA  Rupp Arena (23,000)
Athletics Staff
Director of Athletics  Cliff Hagan Executive Assistant  Barbara Isham Director for Academic Athletic Affairs  Bob Bradley Assistant Director of Athletics  Frank Ham Assistant Director of Athletics - Finance  Larry Ivy Assistant Director of Athletics - Women 
Sue Feamster Head Basketball Coach  Joe B. Hall Administrative Assistant 
Marta McMackin Associate Coach  Leonard Hamilton Assistant Coaches  Joe Dean, Bob Chambers, Jeff Riley
(Volunteer) Strength Coach  Pat Etcheberry Accountant  J. R. Hisle Trainer  Al Green Associate Trainer  Walt McCombs Basketball Equipment Manager Bill Keightley Sports Information Director Russell Rice Assistant Sports Information Directors 
Randy Stacy, Rena Koier Staff Assistant  Joyce Baxter Director Student Athletic Admissions  Ron Allen
Rupp Arena Staff
Director, Lexington Center  Tom Minter Rupp Arena Manager  Bill Humphrey
Rupp Arena  Home of the Wildcats
Rupp Arena affords the University of Kentucky its third basketball home in 52 years, and with its 23,000-seat capacity, brings a distinction as the nation's largest basketball facility.
An awesome structure in sight and scope, the arena is divided in two seating areas  the lower level features 10,000 fully cushioned, theater seats in block coloring of blue, red, orange and purple, offering a spectacular splash of color and an upper level of 13,000 seats on epoxy-coated metal bleachers. The latter can be visually isolated to provide a more natural setting for small shows.
Built by the City of Lexington, the Arena is named in honor of Kentucky's legendary former coach, Adolph Rupp, and is the major portion of $53 million Lexington Center complex which includes a convention-exhibition hall, a 50-store tri-level enclosed shopping mall, a luxury Hyatt Regency Hotel, and a block away, the historic 1,200 seat Lexington Opera House, which was recently renovated.
The arena is fully air-conditioned, equipped with a specially designed, high quality sound system appropriately named "Big Bertha," and complete lighting for events and colortelevision coverage. Special attention has been paid to such facilities as dressi ng rooms, service entrances and storage areas.
The Wildcats will command an exclusive dressing room 365 days a year, while other facilities include six team size and eight smaller units.
The portable basketball court, which lies on a concrete sub-flooring 118' beneath the ceiling, is 60' x 120' and is made of a light shade of northern maple trimmed in Kentucky blue. The floor was specially designed to convert from the 94' length required for college and professional basketball to the 84' length for high school by simply removing two panels.
Four 35' x 4' custom-made scoreboards are placed so spectators can see at least three of the boards from any seat in the arena.
The solid state, electronic scoreboards can be used for basketball, rodeos, wrestling, boxing, and track and field. For track and field events, they can record times to 1/100th of a second. Lighted information on the boards is color balanced for television.
Four portable goals are on hand, with the two extras for practice and emergency backup during game situations.
Access to the Arena is by High Street, and from Main-Vine, through the Mall area and up to the High Street entrance by escalators. One main concourse contains all public facilities  concessions, telephones, water fountains, rest rooms, first aid rooms and security command post.
The concourse is color-coded with the arena being divided into four quadrants for easy seat location. The colors are red, blue, amethyst and green. The concourse is at mid-level, dividing the lower seating area from the upper level bleacher seating.
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