The Kentucky basketball team spent its first night in New York City watching the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of UK’s past and present coming together under the same roof.
New York’s roster consists of four former Kentucky standouts in Julius Randle, Immanuel Quickley, Nerlens Noel and Kevin Knox, while former UK associate head coach Kenny Payne is also on the coaching staff. Calipari’s biggest star at Memphis, Derrick Rose, also plays for the Knicks.
Bringing his current players to see his “family” in New York was a moment that meant a lot to the UK head coach.