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John Calipari defends Oscar Tshiebwe after Bob Huggins' shot: 'He works hard'

LEXINGTON – Even the closest of coaching friendships can be put to the test by the cutthroat world of college basketball recruiting.

John Calipari has no shortage of enemies on the opposing bench, but throughout his Kentucky basketball tenure few rivals have garnered more praise from the Wildcats’ Hall of Fame coach than West Virginia’s Bob Huggins. The transfer of Oscar Tshiebwe, the nation’s leading rebounder, from West Virginia to Kentucky appears to have added strain to that relationship though.

After West Virginia’s 87-68 win over Elon Thursday, Huggins issued a challenge to his own players to earn their minutes or “go ahead and transfer.