The biggest little city in Kansas.

Annual Adolph Rupp Invitational Basketball Tournament
Steve Seirer
Halstead High School
316-835-2682

Honoring Coach Adolph F. Rupp, the winningest coach in college basketball, whose boyhood home was Halstead, Kansas.

Adolph F. Rupp
"Baron of Basketball"

Born and raised in Halstead, Kansas (Sept 2, 1901).

Retired with 876 wins. Most wins in NCAA History.

Member of the 1922 and 1923 teams at Kansas University that won the Helms Foundation National Championships (coach Forest Allen).

Head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats for 42 seasons with a compiled winning percentage of 82%.

Haven High School

The Haven Wildcats are once again honored to be part of the great tradition of the Rupp Tournament in Halstead. As a first year head coach at Haven I have heard nothing but how well the tournament is run by the people in Halstead, so I am looking forward to my first time in the Rupp. Our team has gone through some growing pains here early in the year as our 1-6 record will attest. Our boy’s have done nothing but give their best effort everyday in practice and in games. Despite our record, it has been a very enjoyable team to coach. We all feel that with continued enthusiasm over the next 8 weeks, our best basketball is ahead of us. We look forward to the great competition in this tournament and look forward to testing our team against some of the best around!