You can scratch Jay Wright off the list of potential replacements for John Calipari at Kentucky.
Wright made it clear tonight that he is not returning to college basketball.
“What John Calipari has done in Kentucky, it’s not just the recruiting, the Final Fours, it’s getting guys to the NBA, taking care of their families. It’s their big blue Midnight Madness, having Drake come in, having the top recruits in the country every single year. That program is known worldwide.”
Wright even called John Calipari a college basketball genius.
I watched a fan stand up and scream “SAVE US JAY WRIGHT” to Wright after a game at Rupp Arena this year,
and now that person is somewhere watching Jay Wright say Cal is a college basketball genius that will be hard to replace, & it won’t be by him #BBN pic.twitter.com/grbV7RtXwP
— Buddy (@BigBlueBud) April 9, 2024
“And it always was but he took it into this this new generation and did an incredible job,” Wright said. “That guy that replaces him is going to be in a really difficult position to cover all the areas of college basketball.
“He’s a college basketball genius. What he did and recruiting and bringing in all those pros and all those guys that come back to Kentucky makes that program as strong as ever. Whoever comes in is coming into a super strong program.”
Seth Davis asked Wright if that’s a firm no on the Kentucky job.
“Yes, yes,” Wright said. “Told ya, I’m Kenny’s coach.”
