When John Calipari was hired as coach at Kentucky on April 1, 2009, he was known as a recruiter and a coach who never won the big one — a national championship. He coached at UMass and at Memphis, not necessarily basketball powerhouses, but still was able to attract recruits to campus and had success. …
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Apr 19
Calipari: Noel a work in progress
Kentucky coach John Calipari and his staff received Nerlens Noel’s letter-of-intent Thursday. The team’s fourth signee is a 6-foot-10 forward and played for Tilton (N.H.) last season and is slated to be the Wildcats’ inside replacement for Anthony Davis, who declared for the NBA Draft earlier this week. Noel averaged 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and …