Tomorrow won’t be the first time John Calipari and Saint Peter’s coach Shaheen Holloway have crossed paths. While Calipari was at UMass, he recruited Holloway’s teammate Winston Smith at St. Patrick High School in New Jersey. Holloway, considered one of the top point guards in the 1996 recruiting class, ended up staying home to play for Seton Hall, but left a big impression on Calipari.
“What Shaheen was as a player was a competitive will to win, fight — and I’m not saying fistfight, I’m saying fight for balls, 50/50, get his team together, lead,” Calipari said today.