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John Calipari Comments on the Hire of K.T. Turner

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Kentucky officially announced K.T. Turner as the third assistant coach on staff Wednesday in a press release.

Turner makes the move to Kentucky after spending last season on staff at Oklahoma.

Kentucky coach John Calipari had the following to say about Turner joining the men’s basketball staff.

“I knew that when we had an opening, K.T. Turner would be our next guy I’d be calling on,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “I’ve been very impressed with K.T. for as long as I’ve known him. He is from Cincinnati, his father worked for Tony Yates, and he still has ties to the area. He’s an established coach and someone who has a passion for development. He loves spending time in the gym working with kids and helping them continue to push for improvement. K.T. has done an excellent job of recruiting Texas, which has always been good to us, and has a terrific ability to connect with young people. He is exactly the coach we were looking for and I’m thrilled to have him join our family.”

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