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Now the two old friends are teaming up again as part of a response to the covid19 pandemic. The hall of fame basketball coach will sign copies of his new book pitino. Sep 27, 2017 the fbis probe into college basketball has claimed the career of one of the sports most wellknown coaches. Then, in 2009, john calipari arrived in lexington and. His mantra was this is uk, we strive to be better than everybody else.
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