There’s a significant position in men’s collegiate basketball that has to be filled. Who wants it, though? On Tuesday, John Calipari formally resigned from his post as head coach of Kentucky and began his new one as head coach of SEC foe Arkansas on Wednesday. Many well-known coaches have been connected to the Kentucky position in the days since word started to spread, and many of them have already declined it. Nate Oats of Alabama and Scott Drew of Baylor decided to remain with their respective teams. Dan Hurley, the two-time defending national champion, is probably going to follow suit at UConn. Then there are the long shots, the pipe dreams of Big Blue Nation, such as the retired Jay Wright and Boston Celtics management Brad Stevens. These five individuals could be
