“It took me 20 years to get the job,” Calipari said. “For me to leave something like this, you’re going to have to uproot me. That’s how I feel.”
The opportunity to help young kids achieve their dreams remains Calipari’s No. 1 reason for staying put in Lexington. When he spoke to Cleveland last year about taking over the Cavs, he wanted to how he could keep making a difference, because winning a title or making the Cavs money “doesn’t move his boat.”
Read a lot more here, including quotes on Cal’s future from Mitch Barnhart.