
The first question directed at UK head coach John Calipari after he won his first national championship in March was if he would admit winning a title meant more to him than he had previously let on. He didn’t take the bait. “I told my wife, I’m glad it’s done,” he responded. “Now I can get about my business of coaching basketball and getting these players to be the best that they can be.” Six months later has Calipari followed through on his promise that winning a championship wouldn’t change him? The two UK basketball players who have know him the longest think he has.