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Calipari isn't thrilled about playing in Boise, but UK teams have won NCAA games in west

UK coach John Calipari breaks down NCAA Tournament bracket Jon Hale/Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Planning to drive to the Kentucky basketball team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game? It’s time to get on the road.

With the drive from Lexington to Boise, Idaho – just less than 2,000 miles – lasting approximately 29 hours, your time to still make it to Taco Bell Arena for Thursday’s 7:10 p.m. (EDT) is running out, but don’t worry, UK coach John Calipari is annoyed about the arduous travel as well.

“I’ve been told that doesn’t matter at all,” Calipari said on Monday’s SEC coaches’ teleconference.