In speaking to the Tip-Off Luncheon Wednesday, UK Coach John Calipari described his job in terms that extend beyond X-and-O considerations.
“I’m not sure I’m in the business of basketball,” he told a crowd of about 850. “It ends up, I’m in the business of helping families.”
As UK coach, Calipari said he could end “generational poverty,” presumably meaning for players. But also, perhaps, for fans through such projects as tornado relief for West Liberty and the coach’s financial literacy program.
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.
