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.