Auburn quarterback Cam Newton’s all-around talent had the school’s new basketball coach, John Calipari disciple Tony Barbee, daydreaming about a move to basketball after the football season.
“He might be bigger than anybody I have on my team,” Barbee said Thursday at the SEC Media Day for basketball.
When asked if he’d seen Newton play basketball, Barbee said, “I don’t need to. As faste as he is and as athletic as he is, I’ll find a way to use him.”
Barbee was speaking light-heartenly, and seemingly not suggesting that he’d try to get Newton in an Auburn basketball uniform.
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.
