You have read the news and by now you have seen the pictures. Kentucky Wildcats basketball coach John Calipari, who began his legendary coaching career with eight seasons as a head coach at the University of Massachusetts, was honored there, with a statue in his honor.
In addition, Marcus Camby, Julius Erving and Jack Leaman all now have statues near the entrance of the Mullins Center. For UMass, these four giants put the men’s basketball program on the map. Beyond the statue honor, Calipari, Camby and the rest of the 1995-96 men’s basketball team are now included in the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame.