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#2 John Calipari
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When Kentucky fired Billy Gillispie after the 2008-2009 season with a lackluster 19-12 record, Kentucky was determined to be one of the best college basketball teams by hiring a coach who not only can win games, but to be one of the most popular coaches just like Mike Krzyzkewski, Roy Williams and Bill Self had been.
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Enter John Calipari, former men's basketball coach at the University of Memphis. Calipari would prove to be very popular at UK by winning the hearts of not only the Big Blue Nation but also ESPN who would air the majority of Kentucky games.
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Edited by Michael Dsouza
