INDIANAPOLIS — Louisville is set to name Kenny Payne as its next men’s basketball coach, and John Calipari is a big fan of who the Cardinals are hiring.
The Kentucky coach’s big beef is with the when.
“If that's who they name, they made the right choice,” Calipari said at Wednesday’s NCAA Tournament East Region media day. "I wish they would have made it four years ago, you know, but, you know what? He's getting an opportunity, if he chooses to take it, at a great institution and in our state.