Russell Rice

Russell Rice Russell Rice has been in and around Kentucky sports and the Wildcat basketball program for more than 60 years. Among his major accomplishments throughout those years are seven previous books on UK sports. The former UK sports information director (1968 to 1987) and assistant athletic director (1968 to 1987) spent 19 years as an award-winning newspaperman before returning to his alma mater (Class of '51). He has served as the media coordinator for several NCAA basketball tournaments...See more

Russell Rice Russell Rice has been in and around Kentucky sports and the Wildcat basketball program for more than 60 years. Among his major accomplishments throughout those years are seven previous books on UK sports. The former UK sports information director (1968 to 1987) and assistant athletic director (1968 to 1987) spent 19 years as an award-winning newspaperman before returning to his alma mater (Class of '51). He has served as the media coordinator for several NCAA basketball tournaments, and both the men's and women's Final Fours held in Lexington. Rice became a member of the UK Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. See less