Before taking any questions on a SEC teleconference, Kentucky Coach John Calipari spoke of a trip he took to Haiti last week. The trip was a follow-up to the Hoops for Haiti telethon he launched last year. It raised $1.5 million in reliefs funds for the earthquake stricken country.
“I wanted to go and see” the relief effort, Calipari said. “I can tell you any money given saved lives.”
That said, Calipari added that much more help is needed.
“It’s a total mess,” he said. “So I hope people haven’t taken their eye off the ball.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
