John Calipari: 'No Interest' in Leaving Memphis for Kentucky

Memphis coach John Calipari's season ended Saturday, but there's one off-season activity he says he won't be taking part in: Interviewing for other jobs. After his team's loss to Ohio State, Calipari said he had "no interest" in going anywhere else.

"Truth be told, there are probably better jobs than Memphis," Calipari said. "But there may not be a better team than the one I'm going to have for the next couple of years. You don't leave that."

If I were a Memphis fan (or the athletic director), I wouldn't be real wild about hearing Calipari say "there are probably better jobs than Memphis," but give him points for honesty: His point is that Kentucky, in the abstract, is a better place than Memphis for a basketball coach who wants to win a national title, but that in this specific time, Memphis is better: Calipari has his entire starting five coming back next year, and he has a great recruiting class coming in as well.

Calipari is one of the top-drawer names associated with the Kentucky job, and if Calipari is telling the truth when he says he won't go there, that's got to be disappointing to Kentucky fans: Calipari is a proven winner who would be great for Kentucky.

Previously at FanHouse:
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Ohio State AD Says Thad Matta Can Talk to Kentucky
How Nuts are the Expectations at Kentucky?
Why Did Tubby Smith Choose Minnesota?
Who Will Succeed Tubby Smith at Kentucky? Pt. I
Who Will Succeed Tubby Smith at Kentucky? Pt. II
Who Will Succeed Tubby Smith at Kentucky? Pt. III

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