Kentucky is officially a Mamba Program, head coach John Calipari announced on 8/24 — better known as #MambaDay.
Calipari announced the Wildcats’ partnership with the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation while celebrating the lives and legacies of the late Kobe and Gigi Bryant. The Hall of Fame coach discussed his relationship with Kobe prior to his tragic passing in January 2020 while also letting Bryant’s wife Vanessa, oldest daughter Natalia and the entire Bryant family know that the Kentucky basketball program was thinking of them today.