-So now the word is that newly-annointed Kentucky head coach John Calipari's former staff at Memphis is under investigation by the NCAA for major violations with the academics of a player from their 2007-08 squad. Sources say it's Derrick Rose and has to do with possible shoty SAT scores...Not like the kid needed to go to class anyway.The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reports that Cal's name is not in the report and Kentucky said they knew about the allegations, which came to light on January 16. He has also been asked to appear at the hearing by the NCAA on June 6.
Seems a lot like his situation at UMass in the 90's when the Minutemen were forced to vacate their 1996 Final Four appearance after improper benefits were paid to players, most notably Marcus Camby. Calipari was cleared of any wrong-doing.
Not a great two days for Calipari. First, he loses four players to transfer, neglect or just flat quitting (though most UK fans would tell you that isn't a problem), now this. The road to success is (ahem) bumpy.
If UK knew about the allegations beforehand, then they know exactly what they were getting, so any future trouble with Calipari and the Big Blue program can't be blamed by the university on being naive. But it will be interesting to see how something like this affects the fanbase and what road they see their program going down.
Thoughts?
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