Former UK walk-on Brad Calipari rolled the dice with his transfer to Detroit Mercy this season and finally hit the jackpot on Sunday, making his first career start and scoring 16 points in a 86-74 win over UC Irvine in Las Vegas.
After going scoreless in Detroit Mercy’s first two contests, the graduate transfer has now scored 29 points over back-to-back games, including 13 points in a recent loss to Wyoming. In the past week, Calipari is 8-for-15 (53.3%) from three-point range, including a 4-for-9 performance on Sunday and connecting on 4-for-6 from deep in last Tuesday’s loss to the Cowboys.