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John Calipari claps back at Jay Bilas’ NBA Draft comments

Days before John Calipari turned a four-star recruit that wasn’t on anyone’s draft boards going into his freshman season, Jay Bilas suggested that no college basketball programs produce NBA players.

Check it out for yourself.

Interesting article on college programs with the most pros. One thing: college programs don't "produce" pros, they recruit them. Good coaches at every level help players improve, but don't "produce" pros. Which NBA team "produces" the most NBA All-Stars? https://t.co/YhKYGvV0qp

— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) June 17, 2019

This response stemmed from the article Bilas linked in his tweet, which ranked the colleges that produce the most impactful NBA players (Kentucky was No.