LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Bob Knight is taking aim at Kentucky coach John Calipari once again.
The Hall of Fame coach blasted Calipari’s habit of recruiting players who spend just a year on campus before bolting for the NBA during a speaking engagement in Indiana over the weekend.
During his remarks Knight claimed several players on Kentucky’s 2009-10 roster did not attend class during the spring semester. The Wildcats started five underclassmen last spring, four of whom went on to become first-round NBA draft picks last June. Another freshman, center Daniel Orton, also left early for the NBA.
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart responded on Monday evening, saying the school took “great offense” to Knight’s accusations. He says all five starters last year finished the season in good academic standing.
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