"Kentucky officials told Katz that Calipari will receive an eight-year contract for $31.65 million plus incentives. Kentucky paid Memphis a $200,000 buyout. The exact details of the contract will be revealed at Wednesday's news conference introducing the coach.
Earlier Tuesday, Calipari told a confidante that he was also receiving a $2.5 million signing bonus." ESPN
If Kentucky wants to be back on the national spotlight, they certainly got the man who can get them there. Coming into this year, Calipari had the best recruiting class for Memphis next year, and you have to assume they are going to follow to the coach to Kentucky. SG Xavier Henry, SF DeMarcus Cousins, PG John Wall are all assumed to follow Calipari to Kentucky, and if Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson return, we got a ridiculous looking team starting next year. Yesterday I said that Kentucky will win the SEC, and in two years win the NCAA Tournament and I will stand by that.
At least Ashley Judd will be happy.
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