Monday, March 30, 2009

Memphis Grants Kentucky Permission To Talk To John Calipari

It appears Kentucky has John Calipari in their cross heirs as the new head coach. The University of Memphis has given Kentucky permission to speak to coach John Calipari about the Wildcats' head coaching position.

Athletic director R.C. Johnson said in a statement Monday that Calipari could meet with Kentucky representatives, but stressed Memphis will do whatever it can to retain the coach.


The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported Monday that Calipari met with his Memphis players this morning to discuss his involvement with the University of Kentucky opening.

While Calipari did not say explicitly what he planned to do, players left the meeting convinced that Calipari would take the job. According to a Commercial - Appeal source, Calipari told the team that Kentucky was the Notre Dame of basketball.

Kentucky spokesman DeWayne Peevy would not confirm or deny an ESPN report that Wildcats officials had met with Calipari and were prepared to offer him the job.

OSG contacted sources at Kentucky but they aren't speaking either.

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