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John Calipari reacts to Kentucky retiring Tubby Smith's jersey

Last night, Mitch Barnhart announced that Kentucky will raise Tubby Smith’s jersey to the Rupp Arena rafters prior to the game vs. High Point on December 31. As expected, John Calipari was asked about Tubby during today’s Media Day press conference. Calipari told reporters he couldn’t be happier for the former Kentucky coach, who won a national championship during his ten-year tenure in Lexington.

“He and I talked today. He and I have talked about this for a while, as a matter of fact. I called him about, you need to get back in here. Really happy the university saw fit to do this for him.