John Calipari has been credited with putting the Memphis basketball program on the map, and his former employer plans to pay tribute to him for that during the upcoming season.
On Wednesday, University of Memphis president David Rudd announced that the Tigers have planned a ceremony to honor Calipari in December. UMass, the school that gave Calipari his first head coaching job, announced earlier this year that it will retire a jersey for Calipari. The Kentucky coach thanked both schools on Twitter.
I appreciate UMass and Memphis for deciding to honor what we were able to accomplish.