Was pizza the reason why John Calipari turned down the NC State basketball job?

The Drive with Tim Donnelly

Was pizza the reason why John Calipari turned down the NC State basketball job?

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Published on Mar 20, 2023, 7:02:08 PM
Total time: 00:17:54

Episode Description

Former Georgia Tech basketball head coach Josh Pastner previously told a story about how Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari turned down the NC State basketball job in 2006 because he wasn't a fan of the pizza of the place he went to in Raleigh, NC. Calipari was asked about it over the weekend and offered a retort to the story. 

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