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Memphis Set To Honor Former Basketball Coach John Calipari In Late December

Wednesday, Sep 9, 2015 6:14 pm

Dan Lyons

This one might get a little bit awkward. This afternoon, University of Memphis president Dr. M. David Russ announced that the school will be honoring former head basketball coach John Calipari this December.

Will be honoring Hall of Fame coach @UKCoachCalipari in Memphis, Dec 28-29. Stay tuned for details. Will be a great homecoming.

— Dr. M. David Rudd (@UofMemphisPres) September 9, 2015

From 2001-2009, Calipari was extremely successful with the Tigers. The program went 252-69 under Calipari, reaching the Elite Eight three times and losing in the national championship in 2007-08.