Friday, May 14, 2010
Barnhart And Calipari Working On Contract
KENTUCKY....
University of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart says speculation that coach John Calipari is being courted by the NBA is to be expected, but he feels confident Calipari will return for a second season with the Wildcats. Calipari led the Wildcats to a 35-3 record last year...his first season on the job. Calipari and Barnhart are working together on a restructured contract that Barnhart hopes will have Calipari ending his coaching career at U.K. Calipari's friend, Cavaliers star LeBron James will become a free agent this summer. Kentucky assistant coach Rod Strickland, who came to the school with coach Calipari last spring after working with him at Memphis and playing 17 seasons in the NBA, has been voluntarily reassigned to an administrative role to reduce travel requirements... a month after Strickland was charged with drunken driving. He has pleaded not guilty.
University of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart says speculation that coach John Calipari is being courted by the NBA is to be expected, but he feels confident Calipari will return for a second season with the Wildcats. Calipari led the Wildcats to a 35-3 record last year...his first season on the job. Calipari and Barnhart are working together on a restructured contract that Barnhart hopes will have Calipari ending his coaching career at U.K. Calipari's friend, Cavaliers star LeBron James will become a free agent this summer. Kentucky assistant coach Rod Strickland, who came to the school with coach Calipari last spring after working with him at Memphis and playing 17 seasons in the NBA, has been voluntarily reassigned to an administrative role to reduce travel requirements... a month after Strickland was charged with drunken driving. He has pleaded not guilty.
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