Kentucky has ‘home-run hire’ lurking after Dan Hurley, Nate Oats pass on replacing John Calipari

New York Post - 09/04
“He is the Hail Mary hire, he is the home-run hire. He is who Kentucky is going to make say no.”

Kentucky’s men’s basketball job isn’t even formally open yet.

And the nos are piling up.

But there’s a “home run hire” lurking in the wings — who also isn’t officially a free agent yet.

Bulls head coach Billy Donovan is considered the “home run hire” and “aspirational” candidate for the Wildcats’ opening, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

“There’s one name that looms over all and that’s Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan, who was obviously there under Rick Pitino as an assistant,” Thamel said before UConn’s win over Purdue in Monday’s national title game. “He is the Hail Mary hire, he is the home-run hire...
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