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March 31, 2009

John Calipari, Kentucky Are Close on Agreement, SI.com Reports

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aoVznjDkXUcQ&refer=home March 31 (Bloomberg) — John Calipari is close to completing an agreement to become the next head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, SI.com reported. Calipari, 50, has spent the past nine seasons at the University of Memphis, compiling a 252-68 record. The Tigers were 137-14 the past four seasons and reached the…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 31, 2009

Some question Calipari’s temper, recruiting

Some question Calipari’s temper, recruiting As a basketball coach and recruiter, John Calipari has received high accolades. Last year he was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year after leading the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA championship game. And Dick Vitale once called his program-building at the University of Massachusetts — which hadn’t had…