Matthew Mitchell’s sudden retirement from coaching was never met with a proper send-off ceremony. On Thursday night, nearly 13 months after he stepped down as head coach of Kentucky Women’s Basketball, he was finally able to say his goodbyes to the Big Blue Nation.
During halftime of Kentucky’s matchup against the DePaul Blue Demons at Rupp Arena, an energetic crowd welcomed Mitchell back with plenty of applause. There weren’t any funky dance moves, but there sure was a lot of hugging.
“Thank you so much Big Blue Nation, from the bottom of my heart,” Mitchell told the Rupp Arena crowd.