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How to coach young players

People have asked me so many times, "How in the world do you get young players to play like they do?" And it's not just the 18 freshmen that we've had the last four years; I was coaching Keith Van Horn and Kerry Kittles in thei...

by John Calipari

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Students, play to your strengths! (with video)

A new year opens the door for new opportunities, new goals to achieve and new barriers to break. For those of you returning to UK for your second, third or fourth year, let’s not rest on the success of 2011-12. Let’s all dr...

by John Calipari

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The Mailbag — Volume 3, Episode 7

In our latest episode of the CoachCal.com Mailbag, Coach Cal tackles the most difficult habit for freshmen to kick, how many times he's watched the national championship tape and what his wife, Ellen, does when she's not watchi...

by Chad Hobson

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Four freshmen trace genesis of Final Four season back to McDonald’s game

The players that would combine to form John Calipari’s third straight top-ranked recruiting class all knew one another from the AAU and high school all-star circuits, but the event that annually features the nation’s top se...

by Guy Ramsey

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Cats overcome distraction, lob their way to season-opening win

The win marked the 34th straight victory for the home team at Rupp Arena, breaking the previous streak of 33 games set from 1992 to 1994. John Calipari has been the head coach for all 34 games, as the streak started with his fi...

by Eric Lindsey

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Three Wildcats on Wayman Tisdale Award Watch List

UK freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague are among 12 players the U.S. Basketball Writers Association named as its preseason candidates for the nation’s top freshman for the 2011-12 college basketb...

by Eric Lindsey

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