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Source: John Calipari meets
with players, hints at departure
University of Memphis coach John Calipari met with
his players this morning to discuss his involvement
with the University of Kentucky opening, according
to a source close to the situation.
Geoff Calkins: Coach talking to Kentucky? Why
wouldn’t he?
Calipari may meet with Kentucky officials about
coaching job
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to Kentucky?
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wouldn’t he?
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While Calipari did not say explicitly what he
planned to do, players left the meeting convinced
that Calipari would take the job. According to the
source, Calipari told the team that Kentucky was
the Notre Dame of basketball.
Meanwhile, ESPN.com reported Monday morning
that Calipari met with Kentucky officials over the
weekend to discuss an outline of a deal to replace
Billy Gillispie.
A source told The Commercial Appeal on Sunday
that Calipari had expressed interest in the job and
could meet with Kentucky this week but that a
meeting was “not definite.”
Memphis officials, according to multiple sources,
had no direct knowledge of a meeting between
Calipari and Kentucky if one indeed took place
over the weekend. Kentucky still had not asked
Memphis for formal permission to speak with
Calipari as of 9:45 a.m., according to sports
information director Lamar Chance.
Either way, Memphis is expected to make a strong
bid to keep Calipari with a financial package that
would make him the highest paid coach in
basketball, according to another source.
with players, hints at departure
University of Memphis coach John Calipari met with
his players this morning to discuss his involvement
with the University of Kentucky opening, according
to a source close to the situation.
Geoff Calkins: Coach talking to Kentucky? Why
wouldn’t he?
Calipari may meet with Kentucky officials about
coaching job
Related Links
gomemphistigers.com: Your leading source for The
University of Memphis Tigers
More Tigers Men's Basketball
Calipari may meet with Kentucky officials about
coaching job
Geoff Calkins: What is Calipari willing to risk to go
to Kentucky?
Geoff Calkins: Coach talking to Kentucky? Why
wouldn’t he?
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While Calipari did not say explicitly what he
planned to do, players left the meeting convinced
that Calipari would take the job. According to the
source, Calipari told the team that Kentucky was
the Notre Dame of basketball.
Meanwhile, ESPN.com reported Monday morning
that Calipari met with Kentucky officials over the
weekend to discuss an outline of a deal to replace
Billy Gillispie.
A source told The Commercial Appeal on Sunday
that Calipari had expressed interest in the job and
could meet with Kentucky this week but that a
meeting was “not definite.”
Memphis officials, according to multiple sources,
had no direct knowledge of a meeting between
Calipari and Kentucky if one indeed took place
over the weekend. Kentucky still had not asked
Memphis for formal permission to speak with
Calipari as of 9:45 a.m., according to sports
information director Lamar Chance.
Either way, Memphis is expected to make a strong
bid to keep Calipari with a financial package that
would make him the highest paid coach in
basketball, according to another source.
Kentucky has not
contacted Ford
First-year coach Travis Ford has been
rumored to be a candidate for the
open coaching vacancy at Kentucky,
which is his alma mater.
After the University of Kentucky fired
its basketball coach Billy Gillespie on
Friday, speculation arose that
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford
was a candidate for the position.
According to multiple news sources,
OSU Athletic Director Mike Holder said
Kentucky has not asked him for
permission to speak with Ford as of
Friday evening.
An Oklahoma State spokesman
returned a phone call Friday on Ford’s
behalf saying Ford had no comment.
“Coach Ford is out recruiting for
Oklahoma State and he has not been
contacted by anyone,” basketball
sports information director Mike
Noteware said.
Noteware said any decisions would
likely happen later rather than sooner.
“I would not expect any news this
weekend,” Noteware said. “If anything
is to come out, it will come from
Kentucky.”
Ford is an alumnus of Kentucky and a
former player under former UK coach
Rick Pitino.
After guiding the Cowboys to a 23-12
record and to OSU’s first NCAA
Tournament berth in three years,
many experts consider Ford a safety
net pick for the Kentucky job.
Gillespie was fired after two years at
Kentucky. This season, the Wildcats
failed to make the NCAA Tournament
for the first time in 18 years.
Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch
Barnhart made it clear that Gillespie
was fired for more than just coaching
failures and that he failed to embrace
Kentucky basketball’s tradition.
contacted Ford
First-year coach Travis Ford has been
rumored to be a candidate for the
open coaching vacancy at Kentucky,
which is his alma mater.
After the University of Kentucky fired
its basketball coach Billy Gillespie on
Friday, speculation arose that
Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford
was a candidate for the position.
According to multiple news sources,
OSU Athletic Director Mike Holder said
Kentucky has not asked him for
permission to speak with Ford as of
Friday evening.
An Oklahoma State spokesman
returned a phone call Friday on Ford’s
behalf saying Ford had no comment.
“Coach Ford is out recruiting for
Oklahoma State and he has not been
contacted by anyone,” basketball
sports information director Mike
Noteware said.
Noteware said any decisions would
likely happen later rather than sooner.
“I would not expect any news this
weekend,” Noteware said. “If anything
is to come out, it will come from
Kentucky.”
Ford is an alumnus of Kentucky and a
former player under former UK coach
Rick Pitino.
After guiding the Cowboys to a 23-12
record and to OSU’s first NCAA
Tournament berth in three years,
many experts consider Ford a safety
net pick for the Kentucky job.
Gillespie was fired after two years at
Kentucky. This season, the Wildcats
failed to make the NCAA Tournament
for the first time in 18 years.
Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch
Barnhart made it clear that Gillespie
was fired for more than just coaching
failures and that he failed to embrace
Kentucky basketball’s tradition.
Calipari could meet with
Kentucky on Monday
Memphis coach John Calipari has let
Kentucky officials know that he's interested in
the school's vacant head coaching position,
and he could talk with UK athletic director
Mitch Barnhart as early as Monday, a source
with knowledge of the situation told
CBSSports.com on Sunday.
Kentucky fired Billy Gillispie on Friday after
just two seasons, and CBSSports.com
immediately reported Calipari as a legitimate
candidate despite the Memphis coach telling
local media he planned to remain at Memphis
for a 10th season. Multiple sources close to
Calipari have said there's no guarantee he
would take the Kentucky job if offered, but
those same sources have privately insisted
for weeks that if Kentucky showed interest
Calipari would listen.
One possible problem with jumping to
Kentucky, some have claimed, is that Calipari
has the nation's top recruiting class lined up,
and he would not want to leave that behind.
But those close to Calipari believe it's
possible to take parts of that recruiting class
to Kentucky -- specifically unsigned
prospects DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall
-- and that if Calipari could pair it with Patrick
Patterson and Jodie Meeks the Wildcats
might threaten for a Final Four next season.
Kentucky on Monday
Memphis coach John Calipari has let
Kentucky officials know that he's interested in
the school's vacant head coaching position,
and he could talk with UK athletic director
Mitch Barnhart as early as Monday, a source
with knowledge of the situation told
CBSSports.com on Sunday.
Kentucky fired Billy Gillispie on Friday after
just two seasons, and CBSSports.com
immediately reported Calipari as a legitimate
candidate despite the Memphis coach telling
local media he planned to remain at Memphis
for a 10th season. Multiple sources close to
Calipari have said there's no guarantee he
would take the Kentucky job if offered, but
those same sources have privately insisted
for weeks that if Kentucky showed interest
Calipari would listen.
One possible problem with jumping to
Kentucky, some have claimed, is that Calipari
has the nation's top recruiting class lined up,
and he would not want to leave that behind.
But those close to Calipari believe it's
possible to take parts of that recruiting class
to Kentucky -- specifically unsigned
prospects DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall
-- and that if Calipari could pair it with Patrick
Patterson and Jodie Meeks the Wildcats
might threaten for a Final Four next season.