Kentucky Coach John Calipari said he took “great joy” in the basketball team’s Academic Progress Rate score, according to his website. That score allowed UK to join Vanderbilt atop the Southeastern Conference.
“This is a reflection of what teamwork throughout our program and within our exceptional athletic department is capable of producing off the court,” Calipari said on the posting. ” It truly is as important as our on-court success over the past two seasons (trips to the Eilte 8 and the Final 4).”
Calipari noted UK athletics’ tutorial service and Mike Stone, the liaison to the basketball team.
“When we talk about being the gold standard for college athletics, this emphasis on academics is another vital element of how UK maintains its status among college basketball’s elite programs,” Calipari said in the posting.
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.
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Coach and personnel should be very proud…This is a ” Players First Program ” , and any parent would be glad to have their son on OUR Kentucky Basketball Team. Great Job… gallery721.com
I’m sure Jerry’s next call will be to Bobby Knight to gauge his reaction. NOT.
Don’t anybody tell Bobby Knight about this he would probably be so mad he would pick up a chair and throw it at somebody.