Adolph Rupp came to the University of Kentucky in 1930 - a 29-year-old who took classes at the University of Kansas. Two years later, the SEC was formed, and Rupp's Wildcats would dominate play in the conference for decades.
Texas Western's win over Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team in the 1966 NCAA final marks a turning point in the SEC. Vanderbilt's Perry Wallace becomes the conference's first Black player, while at LSU, Pete Maravich rewrites the record books.
Dale Brown brings an infectious personality to LSU while Pat Summitt begins her legendary coaching career at Tennessee. And the year after Adolph Rupp's death, his successor Joe B. Hall leads Kentucky to its first NCAA title in 20 years.
Georgia's Dominique Wilkins and Auburn's Charles Barkley headline the SEC's successes in the early 1980s, while LSU's Dale Brown takes two teams to the Final Four. Pat Summitt wins her first two national titles at Tennessee.
Arkansas joins the SEC and becomes one of the conference's top teams, led by fiery coach Nolan Richardson and his "40 Minutes of Hell" attack. Kentucky returns to prominence, and at Tennessee, Pat Summitt wins three straight NCAA titles.
At Kentucky, Tubby Smith becomes the third Black coach ever to win a national title. Florida's back-to-back NCAA crowns mark the rise of a new power. The Lady Vols win 2 straight NCAA titles as LSU reaches 5 straight Final Fours.
John Calipari continues the winning tradition at Kentucky with a national championship in 2012. Four years later, Pat Summitt dies after battling early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Dawn Staley leads South Carolina to a pair of NCAA titles.
