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Kentucky officially announced that Brad Calipari, son of Wildcats coach John Calipari, has joined next season’s roster.
Calipari is enrolled in summer school and said Monday that he’s “very lucky to have this opportunity and won’t put it to waste.”
Calipari averaged 15.3 points, 3.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game last season at the MacDuffie School in Massachusetts. He also played at Lexington Christian Academy.
Jacque Rivera, head coach at the MacDuffie School (Mass.), told SNY.tv in March that Calipari would be a walk-on under his father, Kentucky coach John Calipari.
“Brad adds a depth at the guard position,” Rivera told SNY.tv. “He will be one of the team’s best shooters, if not the best. He also brings a great deal of competitiveness to UK. He will get after it every day.
“Brad won’t be star struck as he is battled tested at the highest level of high school in the NEPSAC and grassroots on the EYBL.”
“I’m excited for Brad to join the team,” John Calipari said. “I’m so proud of how hard he’s worked to get to this stage and prepare for this moment. Brad chose to go to prep school on his own and it ended up being a great decision. It was also his decision to be a part of this team. He knows he’s walking into a program with really good players, that he’s going to have to earn everything he gets, and that he’s going to have to strive to be his best. I’m looking forward to coaching my son.”
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