What’s gone wrong for Kentucky basketball and John Calipari, and what happens now?
New York TimesIt’s gone from bad to brutal since we opened up the mailbag to your questions, Kentucky fans. Recent reports of mutual interest between Texas and Calipari — and, yes, we’re told there has been some initial back-channel communication there — remind us that his flirtation with UCLA almost four years ago is what induced UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart to make this “lifetime” commitment. — John M. If you could add one non-player to the UK basketball situation that would improve this year’s team, who would it be? My educated guess is there’s no way Barnhart would hire Bruce Pearl or Eric Musselman, whose names would nevertheless end up on every “hot board” if the job came open. This class might be the one thing Calipari could sell to a place like Texas, which surely has other options that wouldn’t require a PR spin at the introductory press conference.
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John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’
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Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?
New York TimesKentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit
Associated PressAnother early exit for Kentucky, Calipari shows his program is far removed from its heyday
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John Calipari lost his way. Can he and Kentucky find it again?
New York TimesJohn Calipari finally fills Kentucky roster after working longer for recruits and transfers
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Kentucky’s John Calipari recruiting more freshmen for his youth-dominant roster
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How worried should Kentucky fans be about John Calipari’s thin, young roster?
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Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles
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Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?
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John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was “my bad”
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