John Calipari says UK is going to start a series with Indiana but it still has not been finalized. (Vicky Graff Photo)
Kentucky coach John Calipari said at SEC Media Day in mid-October that UK and Indiana had agreed in principle to renew an annual series starting with the 2025-26 season. The two one-time rivals have not played in the regular season since Indiana beat Kentucky in Bloomington in 2011 and fans stormed the court.
“Well, Cal and I are very good friends. We’ve been very good friends for very many years, back when we were both in the NBA, and he’s had a long run at the college level,” Indiana coach Mike Woodson said.
“We always have shared ideals about basketball, from an X’s and O’s standpoint over the years. My thing is I can’t say a whole lot until there’s a contract inked, but yes, I would love to see the game back in play. I know he’s for it and I’m for it, too, so until a contract is executed it’s kind of a moot point right now.”
So is he not optimistic about a future UK-Indiana series?
“We’re hoping something here in the near future will be executed and then we can really talk about the series once it’s done. But right now, it’s still in the talking stages,” Woodson said.
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Not while Calipari is here. Too great a chance he will get outcoached.
Indiana is making a big move back onto the national stage.
Yep, everybody is getting better coaches, except us.