LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari says being the coach of Kentucky is a 24-hour job and one he doesn't see doing for more than a decade.
Calipari is in his third year with the currently top-ranked Wildcats and says he had a recent conversation with former Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall, who mentioned that a long run at Kentucky would be about 10 years.
The 52-year-old Calipari says he wants to avoid becoming a "bitter old coach" and wants to have a life after basketball. Calipari says he isn't in a hurry to leave, but that he'll know when it's best to go.
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Calipari spent eight years at Massachusetts and nine years at Memphis before taking over Kentucky. He also had a 2½-year run with the New Jersey Nets before heading to Memphis.