Sophomore Stacey Poole has decided to transfer, Kentucky Coach John Calipari announced on his website.
Calipari expressed his regret that Poole and his family decided he could not reach his basketball dreams at UK.
“. . . If he would have stayed, eventually he would have had a breakthrough and had his opportunity,” Calipari said on his website.
“. . . Stacey and his family felt it is in his best interest to play somewhere else and I fully respect the family and their decision. I want to wish Stacey nothing but the best in whatever and wherever he chooses to go. He will always be a part of our family and the Big Blue Nation.”
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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A breakthough?
I wish the young man well. There is too many other players ahead of him on the roster. And with the ‘Calipari Stop By and Visit’ system of recruiting, there is no assurance he would get playing time.