Here’s what Bill Self said about John Calipari being Arkansas’ coach The Topeka Capital-Journal
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LAWRENCE—KansasbasketballcoachBillSelfhascoachedagainstJohnCaliparianumberoftimesovertheyears.
TherewasthatnationalchampionshipgameSelfwonwiththeJayhawksbackin2008,whenCalipariledthewayatMemphis.Therehavebeenthemanymatchupssince,whenCaliparihasbeenthecoachatKentucky—whereCalipariwonanationalchampionshipin2012attheexpenseofKU.AndtheirlatestbattlecamethispastseasoninChicago,duringtheChampionsClassic,whenKansaswon89-84inathriller.
ButifSelfandCaliparicoachagainsteachotheragain,thelatterwon’tberepresentingtheWildcats.Earlierthismonth,CaliparielectedtoleaveKentuckyforanotherSoutheasternConferenceprogram— Arkansas.AlthoughitseemedlikeCalipari’stimewiththeWildcatswasnearingitsend,it’sstillamovethat’sseismicinthecollegebasketballworld.
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