It’s official: Scott Drew will remain at Baylor after declining the offer to be the head coach of Kentucky men’s basketball.
Drew was offered the position just hours after the official resignation of John Calipari via a heartfelt goodbye video the hall of famer posted on social media on Tuesday, April 9.
On April, 10, the University of Arkansas announced the official hire of Calipari as the Razorbacks’ 14th men’s basketball head coach with a five-year contract and a salary beginning at $7 million per season.
Rumors of Drew being offered the position spread quickly after the departure of Calipari, and the possibility seemed all the more likely because of Drew’s friendship with Kentucky’s athletic director Mitch Barnhart.