New women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks is looking forward to interacting with every successful coach at Kentucky. (Tonia Witt/RiseUp Sports Photo)
New Kentucky women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks had a brief conversation with men’s coach John Calipari upon his arrival in Lexington and pledged his support to the new coach.
“Obviously, coach Cal, that’s the first time I ever met coach Cal. I used to be an assistant coach on the men’s side for 10 years (at James Madison) and so I know Bruiser Flint, Orlando Antigua and those guys and it’s good catching up with them,” Brooks said.
“The interaction with Cal, I’m going to lean on him. And we do have newspapers everywhere, I know there’s been a lot going on with coach Cal and his situation but he’s one of the best, one of the best in the country and I’m looking forward to picking his brain.
“Anything and everything about Kentucky basketball because when we talk Kentucky basketball, it’s an umbrella that you want to be under. It’s a brand and I’m looking forward to capitalizing on it.”
However, it’s not just Calipari that Brooks wants to lean on. He wants to garner knowledge from every successful coach at Kentucky.
“Any sport that we are successful in here at Kentucky, you want to piggyback off of that. Because just great exposure. I’m looking forward to that,” Brooks said.
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It seems like Kenny Brooks is off to a great start in Lexington.
The last thing he needs to do is lean on or pick the brain of King CALcified.
Please, don’t lean very much on him. His “system” is outdated. I don’t know his heart but next year may be a long year. If I were Travis Perry, I’d be very concerned about playing for him.
Travis could come the next year when we have a coach that knows what’s going on.
Not predictable.
Doesn’t act like an idiot on the sidelines.
Takes into account what’s best for the program.
Coach Kenny–Don’t commit career suicide!!!
Best thing to ever happen to Coach Kenny Brooks: John Calipari being hired as ARK’s men’s basketball coach!!!