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John Calipari coaches vs. Tennessee with rolled-up program in hand to honor Joe B. Hall

LEXINGTON - Hours after the death of former Kentucky basketball coach Joe B. Hall, current UK coach John Calipari opened the Wildcats' game against rival Tennessee with a rolled up program clutched in hand.

The gesture was designed to honor Hall, mimicking Hall's oft-used coaching stance immortalized in a statue outside the UK players' dormitory. UK opened the game in a 1-3-1 zone defense, Hall's preferred scheme.

Before the game, UK played a tribute video honoring Hall on the Rupp Arena video board then held a moment of silence in his honor.

Hall, who coached Kentucky to the 1978 national championship, died Saturday morning.