John Calipari was a guest speaker at a Final Four event in Houston on Saturday.
Calipari discussed how the extra Covid year has impacted college basketball.
“The other side of this, some kids are older,” Calipari said during the appearance. “If a kid is 25 or 26 playing against a 19-year-old, it’s a big difference. I’m going to tell you where the difference is, it’s not just physically, they’re more mature. Mentally, they’ve been through more, they’ve had to overcome things. Now all of a sudden, guy has a beard and a kid, so it’s a different deal. We’re all trying to figure out how we do this.”
Cal also confirmed that Oscar Tshiebwe will be declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft “and possibly staying” in.
Here at the @MFinalFour, @KentuckyMBB @UKCoachCalipari talks about how the extra Covid year has had an impact on college basketball. #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/J1AZKmM7wd
— Chris Gordy (@ChrisGordy) April 1, 2023
Here’s Calipari talking about how coaching has impacted his family:
Here’s @UKCoachCalipari talking about the support from his family like @TheErinCalipari as he continues to roll at @KentuckyMBB pic.twitter.com/OXcaTpK9eX
— Chris Gordy (@ChrisGordy) April 1, 2023
