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RE: Calipari was never interested in this job because he'd
Posted on: February 3, 2017 at 15:45:46 CT
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http://archive.columbiatribune.com/1999/apr/19990405spor12.htm
Former New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari, who was fired from the NBA team after a sluggish start this season, could return to coaching on the University of Missouri sidelines.
Missouri athletic director Mike Alden said his search committee has interviewed four people, including Calipari, as possible replacements for retired coach Norm Stewart. Alden said the group could interview another candidate today.
Alden and his four-person group of advisors interviewed Calipari and Missouri assistant Kim Anderson on Saturday.
The Calipari interview took place late Saturday in New Jersey, but Alden would not say whether Calipari is an official candidate for the job.
"I should know" today "if we have four candidates or if we will be interviewing other candidates," Alden said. "You know we could open this thing so wide we would have a big list of coaches, but we need to look at things closer.
Calipari’s situation could depend on his contractual status with the Nets. He reportedly received a $7 million settlement from the team, which could allow him to fit himself into the pay structure at MU.
As a former assistant coach to Larry Brown at Kansas, Calipari, who also has family ties in Missouri, is somewhat familiar with the area. He also has the Final Four connections that MU fans crave; he led UMass to the Final Four in 1996.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/1999/apr/19990406spor06.htm
The field was narrowed considerably last night when former New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari withdrew his name from consideration. That puts Duke associate head coach Quin Snyder and Tulsa coach Bill Self at the top of the Missouri list.
Calipari’s agent Craig Fenech, of Sparta Group in New Jersey, called Missouri media outlets last night and said his client is out of the hunt.
"He’s not a candidate for the job," Fenech said. "He’s taking his name out of the running.
Fenech said he looked at contract parameters for his client and Missouri offered Calipari the job. No one at the university was available to confirm or deny Fenech’s statement. Fenech went on to say that the timing wasn’t right for Calipari.
"He decided he wasn’t ready to pull the trigger. He wanted to assess the situation and told them yesterday that he was not inclined to take the job," Fenech said.
Fenech said Alden and other Missouri officials contacted Calipari last week while he was visiting his in-laws in Osceola, which is located in southwest Missouri.
"He tried to arrive at a decision as quickly and fairly as he could," Fenech said. "He looked at the position seriously. It’s just the timing."
Calipari’s wife, Ellen, is from Missouri and Fenech said that was a major draw for him. But Fenech reiterated that Calipari "stepped back and looked at everything and didn’t feel the situation was perfect." Fenech also said Calipari said that "someone will be happy" to get the Missouri job.
Former New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari, who was fired from the NBA team after a sluggish start this season, could return to coaching on the University of Missouri sidelines.
Missouri athletic director Mike Alden said his search committee has interviewed four people, including Calipari, as possible replacements for retired coach Norm Stewart. Alden said the group could interview another candidate today.
Alden and his four-person group of advisors interviewed Calipari and Missouri assistant Kim Anderson on Saturday.
The Calipari interview took place late Saturday in New Jersey, but Alden would not say whether Calipari is an official candidate for the job.
"I should know" today "if we have four candidates or if we will be interviewing other candidates," Alden said. "You know we could open this thing so wide we would have a big list of coaches, but we need to look at things closer.
Calipari’s situation could depend on his contractual status with the Nets. He reportedly received a $7 million settlement from the team, which could allow him to fit himself into the pay structure at MU.
As a former assistant coach to Larry Brown at Kansas, Calipari, who also has family ties in Missouri, is somewhat familiar with the area. He also has the Final Four connections that MU fans crave; he led UMass to the Final Four in 1996.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/1999/apr/19990406spor06.htm
The field was narrowed considerably last night when former New Jersey Nets coach John Calipari withdrew his name from consideration. That puts Duke associate head coach Quin Snyder and Tulsa coach Bill Self at the top of the Missouri list.
Calipari’s agent Craig Fenech, of Sparta Group in New Jersey, called Missouri media outlets last night and said his client is out of the hunt.
"He’s not a candidate for the job," Fenech said. "He’s taking his name out of the running.
Fenech said he looked at contract parameters for his client and Missouri offered Calipari the job. No one at the university was available to confirm or deny Fenech’s statement. Fenech went on to say that the timing wasn’t right for Calipari.
"He decided he wasn’t ready to pull the trigger. He wanted to assess the situation and told them yesterday that he was not inclined to take the job," Fenech said.
Fenech said Alden and other Missouri officials contacted Calipari last week while he was visiting his in-laws in Osceola, which is located in southwest Missouri.
"He tried to arrive at a decision as quickly and fairly as he could," Fenech said. "He looked at the position seriously. It’s just the timing."
Calipari’s wife, Ellen, is from Missouri and Fenech said that was a major draw for him. But Fenech reiterated that Calipari "stepped back and looked at everything and didn’t feel the situation was perfect." Fenech also said Calipari said that "someone will be happy" to get the Missouri job.
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