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John Calipari named Naismith Hall of Fame ‘Service Above Self’ Honoree

Kentucky head coach John Calipari will be honored Nov. 15 by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and The Rotary Club of Springfield at the ninth annual Basketball Hall of Fame/Springfield Rotary “Service Above Self” Luncheon.

Calipari will be honored as a “Service Above Self” award winner at the Hall of Fame’s Center Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Nov. 15 at noon alongside Jeb Balise, a longtime West Springfield resident whose family business has displayed a longstanding commitment to community service.

”We’re very pleased to be recognizing Jeb Balise and John Calipari for their outstanding philanthropic work and service to others,” said John L.