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John Calipari, Big Blue Nation will dearly miss Mike Pratt

Friday was a sad day for the Big Blue Nation. Kentucky basketball legend Mike Pratt passed away at the age of 73 after two decades spent with Tom Leach on the radio calling college basketball games for the greatest program in the sport.

To mourn the lost of his friend, Leach had Kentucky head coach John Calipari on to remember one of the great ones on the Leach Report.

“We lost a family member,” Calipari said. “Part of the Kentucky family and a friend. A true fan supporter, former player to the program and the university.