John Calipari looks back on being scouted as a player by Coach K

John Calipari is getting ready for his first season as the Arkansas coach after he stepped down as the head coach of Kentucky last April.

However, before the regular season gets underway, he made an appearance on Michael Krzyzewski podcast Basketball and Beyond to talk all things hoops. While the 2 Hall of Fame coaches did talk about the upcoming season, they also talked about when Krzyzewski scouted Calipari as a player.

“You recruited me to Army,” Calipari said. “You came in one time and your staff said stinks. Not him. He is not the guy.”

Coach K made a joke that they knew when they saw him play that Calipari should be a coach.

The expectations have raised for Arkansas with Calipari as the man in charge. The Razorbacks are ranked No. 16 in the preseason poll, and show some potential in a blowout win in a charity game against No. 1 Kansas. Arkansas will officially kick its season off next Thursday when it hosts Lipscomb at home.

That will be a good tune up game for the Razorbacks, as the schedule gets much more difficult three days later with a game in Dallas against No. 8 Baylor.

“You came in one time to watch me play and your staff said he stinks, not him.”

Coach K and Coach Cal have some fun on Basketball and Beyond this week and discuss the time Coach K scouted a young Calipari.

Full Episode: https://t.co/NpAjtQPT1P@DukeMBB | @RazorbackMBB pic.twitter.com/9X4VoqeDqg

— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) October 30, 2024

Mark Kern