Report: Cavaliers interested in John Calipari, who doesn't plan on leaving Kentucky
Kentucky head coach John Calipari has made a career of getting the best out of young players and with a youthful team in Cleveland looking for guidance, the 55-year-old makes an obvious fit.
As the Cavaliers look to fill the vacancy filled by Mike Brown, who was fired on May 12, the collegiate coach's name has surfaced as a potential option.
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Calipari however, did his best to squash any potential links to him coaching anywhere but Kentucky next season when speaking with Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Wednesday.
"I'm not in a position where I would leave Kentucky right now," Calipari said.
Calipari has been with Kentucky since 2009 following a move from Memphis and last coached in the NBA as an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2000.