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John Calipari: Bruiser Flint 'not only a terrific coach, he's like my brother'

LEXINGTON - Kentucky basketball's Kenny Payne replacement is official.

Former Drexel head coach and Indiana assistant Bruiser Flint was hired to John Calipari's staff Monday.

"Bruiser and I go back to our days at UMass,” Calipari said in a news release. "Bru is not only a terrific coach, he’s like my brother. You’re not going to find anyone that says a bad word about him. He forms great relationships with players because he listens, has a terrific personality and can relate to anyone. Bruiser has an incredible basketball mind and is going to help us in a lot of ways.