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After dad called staff 'unprofessional,' Calipari explains recruiting philosophy

John Calipari will start summer practices with his new Kentucky team on Monday. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. - NCAA rules prohibit Kentucky coach John Calipari from publicly discussing specific unsigned recruits, so he was unable to respond directly Wednesday to a former commitment's father's description that the UK staff was "unprofessional" in handling his son's decommitment.

But when asked how he generally handles the recruitment of a player who is already verbally committed to his program, Calipari took the chance to offer a general critique of the process and perhaps some thinly-veiled observations about class of 2019 recruit DJ Jeffries' decommitment.