As you are surely aware if you’ve checked this website in the last 24 hours, John Calipari will be honored at UMass tomorrow night as part of the 20-year anniversary celebration of the 1995-1996 Final Four team. A banner will be raised for the newly minted Hall of Famer, and earlier today, we found out the Minutemen will also wear throwback uniforms to honor their former coach:
Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring back the cursive “U” with @UKCoachCalipari in town! pic.twitter.com/xQSXLyBVGC
— UMass Basketball (@UMassBasketball) December 15, 2015
The gesture hit home with Calipari, who tweeted his thanks this afternoon.