John Calipari is in his third season at the helm of the Kentucky basketball program. Only the second coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools to the Final Four, he has racked up more than 500 on-court victories, 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and numerous national coach of the year honors, including the 2010 Adolph Rupp National Coach of the Year award. Calipari has sent 21 players to the NBA, including a record five first-round picks in the 2010 NBA Draft. His foundation, the Calipari Family Foundation for Children, has raised millions of dollars to help the lives of underprivileged children in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and also in Memphis, where the foundation was started. Calipari is author of the national bestseller “Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life.”

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Eric Lindsey is the editor of CoachCal.com and oversees Coach Calipari’s social media platforms. Before CoachCal.com, Lindsey was a writer at UKAthletics.com. Lindsey served as the primary developer in the University of Kentucky’s push to integrate new and social media into the athletics department. He conceptualized, directed and wrote for “Cat Scratches,” UK Athletics’ official blog, covering men’s and women’s basketball and football in their entirety, as well as in-depth and unprecedented access into all of Kentucky’s 22 sports through features, game stories and more. Lindsey has written for the Lexington Herald-Leader, freelanced for several publications, including the San Diego Union Tribune, and was a former managing and sports editor at the Kentucky Kernel, UK's daily, student-run newspaper.

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Chad Hobson is co-owner of WebMedley, the Lexington, Kentucky-based digital agency responsible for managing and producing the creative, video, and technical aspects of CoachCal.com. If you see Coach Calipari out and about in public and this face is nearby with a camera, be sure to say "hi!"... you may end up in the next video feature.

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Ken Howlett is the editor of the popular UK blog "A Sea of Blue" (aseaofblue.com) and co-hosts "Wildcat Wednesday," a weekly University of Kentucky radio program on 1340 WBGN in Bowling Green, Ky. He is also a contributing writer to "Wildcat Tip-Off," a UK basketball yearbook published by Maple Street Press.

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David Jackson is a senior intern at UK majoring in integrated strategic communications. Jackson is from Alton, Ill., and plans on pursuing a career in sports marketing.

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David Scott is currently working as a director of communications for ESPN's news content. The former editor at CoachCal.com, Scott served as John Calipari's social and business manager for his first two years at the University of Kentucky. Scott co-authored the national best-seller "Bounce Back" with Coach Cal. A 20-year veteran of the national media scene, Scott has written for Sports Illustratred for Kids magazine, SPORT magazine, College Sports magazine, the Boston Herald, the Patriot Ledger and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

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Guy Ramsey serves as Assistant Director of New Media at the University of Kentucky, where he oversees the social media efforts of UK Athletics. He manages and writes for “Cat Scratches,” the official blog of UK Athletics, covering all 22 of the Kentucky’s varsity sports.

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Adam is a senior intern for CoachCal.com and is majoring in broadcast journalism at the University of Kentucky. He is from Goshen, Ky. Adam has interned as a website assistant for Tom Leach Productions and plans on pursuing a career in sports journalism.

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