John Calipari has coached No. 1 picks, lottery selections and a number of four-year players who elevated their game to a professional level. But he may not have become as attached to a player in such a short time as he has to freshman wing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The affection from MKG toward Calipari dates back to middle school when Kidd-Gilchrist watched DaJuan Wagner play for Calipari at Memphis.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.