UK Coach John Calipari missed the start of practice on Monday. He was returning from Charlotte, N.C., where his mother passed away Sunday night. His mother, Donna, was 74.
Calipari missed his regular day-before-the-game news conference and the start of practice. UK spokesman DeWayne Peevy said assistant coach John Robic would substitute for Calipari on the weekly call-in radio show Monday night (7-8 p.m. EST).
Calipari is expected to coach the Kentucky team against Boston U on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena.
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.
