Kentucky head coach John Calipari admitted during a coaching clinic Sunday that loyalty to the Harrison twins might have cost Kentucky a national championship and a chance to complete a perfect 40-0 season.
Calipari told an assembled group of coaches that he knew Andrew and Aaron Harrison were struggling but opted to stick with them out of loyalty.
Here’s an excerpt from USA Today:
Speaking at a basketball coaches clinic on Sunday, Calipari noted he stuck with the Harrison twins, then sophomores, rather than play Devin Booker and Tyler Ulis, then freshmen, when Kentucky faltered down the the stretch against Wisconsin in the semifinal game of the 2015 Final Four.