LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -On a stage befitting a rock star, John Calipari got his first taste of a packed house at Rupp Arena on Friday night.
The new Wildcats coach made his entrance around 8:40 p.m. to chants of “Go Big Blue” during the basketball program’s preseason pep rally, Big Blue Madness.
Smoke and pyrotechnics filled the air as Calipari – decked in a gray shirt, not blue – strolled across a huge stage erected at one end of the arena, surrounded by screaming fans.
Calipari’s first words to the sellout crowd: “All I can say, you all are awesome.”
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