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(859) 233-9296 | 817 Winchester RD #140, Lexington, KY 40505 www.visitmunfordville.com Munfordville, KentuckyKENTUCKY COACHING STAFF John CalipariKENTUCKY 50 @KentuckyMBB John Calipari n Head Coach n 14th Season A “players-first” coach with a penchant for helping people reach their dreams, John Calipari, a Naismith Memorial Basket- ball Hall of Famer, has guided six teams to the Final Four, led one to a national champi- onship and helped 56 players earn selection in the NBA Draft during his 30-year college coaching career. Calipari guided Kentucky to its eighth national championship and his first national title in 2012. In becoming only the second coach in NCAA history to lead three differ- ent schools to the Final Four, he has racked up more than 800 on-court victories, 21 NCAA Tournament on-court appearanc- es, six Final Fours and numerous national coach of the year honors. From UMass to Memphis and now Ken- tucky, Calipari’s career has been success- ful throughout, but his most recent run in Lexington has been the best stretch of his career. During Calipari's first 13 seasons at UK, he has led all coaches in NCAA Tour- nament wins (31), Final Fours (four), Elite Eights (seven) and Sweet 16s (eight). In 2015, Coach Cal led college basket- ball’s first ever 38-0 team, and became one of just three coaches to make four Final Fours in a five-year span. At the end of the season, Calipari became the 96th coach to join the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. While building a program out of ob- scurity at UMass, laying the foundation at Memphis and restoring luster at the sport’s greatest program at Kentucky, he totaled the second-most wins in NCAA history in the first 20 years of a college coaching career. Quite honestly, though, Calipari’s on- court success overshadows a much more significant picture. In his goal to lead a players-first pro- gram, he has helped more than 50 young men realize their dreams and reach the NBA level with 56 players earning NBA Draft selections, including a record five first-round draft picks in 2010. Two years later, six Wildcats heard their names called at the 2012 draft, the most in the two-round draft era. UK, with Calipari’s help, would tie those six picks again in 2015, including a record-tying four lottery selections. His four No. 1 overall picks are more than any other coach, and he has had 45 players drafted during his first 13 years at Kentucky, includ- ing 34 first-round picks. Calipari’s players have entered the league NBA-ready. His players have garnered 28 All-Star selections -- all since 2010 -- with Anthony Davis winning the game’s MVP honor in 2017. Derrick Rose was named NBA MVP in 2011. Six of his players have been tabbed All-NBA (11 times), three have been named NBA Rookie of the Year and 15 players from Calipari’s first 13 teams at Ken- tucky have made the NBA All-Rookie teams. He is the only coach in history to have a player win each of the NBA’s major honors: MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year. Much like he did at UMass, where his players graduated at nearly 80%, Calipari has stressed academics. Seventeen of his last 20 seniors at Memphis earned their bache- lor’s degrees, and all 23 players at UK who were eligible to graduate by the end of their senior years walked away with a diploma in hand, including five players who earned their degree in just three years. Calipari’s teams routinely have posted a combined team grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Calipari has raised millions of dollars to help the lives of those in need in the Com- monwealth and beyond. He has had a par- ticular passion to assist those impacted by natural disasters. For instance, in 2010, he used a telethon to raise more than $1 million for victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. He followed that up with telethons in 2012, raising $1 million for victims of Su- perstorm Sandy, in 2017 for victims of Hur- ricane Harvey, and played a leading role in the "Kentucky United" efforts that generated more than $5 million for victims of devastat- ing tornadoes in Western Kentucky in 2021. Led by a player-driven initiative, Calipari and the Cats raised more than $3 million for the Kentucky Flood Relief in August of 2022 with an open practice and telethon in Rupp Arena. Calipari launched his foundation in 2012, and since then the foundation has worked with several key partners and do- nated more than $1.5 million, a figure that does not include matching funds that have been contributed from individuals and cor- porations. In 2013, Calipari initiated hosting an annual alumni weekend around his bas- ketball fantasy experience with the intent to raise money for charity. After generating $350,000 for selected organizations and charities during the inaugural game, the weekend has generated millions of dollars for charity since its inception. In 2019, when federal workers were KENTUCKY @UKSportsNetwork 51 Head Coach n 14th Season n John Calipari without pay due to a government shutdown, he, his wife and his foundation assisted workers with financial help and grocery gift cards. He and his wife, Ellen, teamed up with Fayette County Public Schools to help families in need during the COVID-19 pan- demic. His latest efforts include spearheading the creation of the John McLendon Mi- nority Leadership Initiative, a nationwide coach-driven initiative to provide minorities a jump-start to their careers through practi- cal experiences, opportunities to build their network and instilling the values of John McLendon: integrity, education, leadership and mentorship. Participants in the initiative will be known as MLI Future Leaders. In 2017, Coach Cal was named the head coach of the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team, which finished third at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo. Author of five books, including the New York Times Best Seller “Players First: Coach- ing from the Inside Out,” Calipari is a master of communication and maximizing talent. He lives by the motto that “it’s never a mat- ter of how far you have fallen, but instead it’s about how high you bounce back.” The Calipari File Date of Birth - Feb. 10, 1959 Wife - Ellen Children - Erin Sue, Megan Rae, Bradley Vincent Education Clarion State (1982) (now Clarion) Head Coaching Experience University of Massachusetts (1989-96) New Jersey Nets (NBA) (1997-99) University of Memphis (2001-09) University of Kentucky (2010-present) Calipari Highlights n Calipari owns the NCAA's most sin- gle-season wins with 38, tying his own record (Memphis in ‘08 and UK in ‘12) in 2015 with 38 wins. He owns the most single-season wins at UMass, Memphis and UK n Calipari is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history for a five-year span with 173 victories (2008-12) n Calipari is the first coach in NCAA Di- vision I history to record five straight on-court 30-win seasons. Memphis hit the 30-win pla- teau from 2006-09 n Calipari is one of only two coaches (Rick Pitino) to lead three different schools to a Final Four n Calipari is one of only three coaches (John Wooden, Mike Kzryzewski) to go to four Final Fours in five seasons n Calipari has advanced to the Sweet Six- teen in 12 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments and the Elite Eight in 10 of the last 16 n Calipari started with a 54-0 record in Rupp Arena as head coach of the Wildcats n Calipari has helped 45 players earn se- lection in the NBA Draft (34 first-round picks) over the last 13 seasons n Calipari has more wins (327) in a 10-year period (2006-15) than any other coach in col- lege basketball history n Calipari is the fourth-fastest NCAA Di- vision I men's basketball coach to reach 300 victories at a single school n Calipari's 31 combined regular season and tournament league titles trail only Mark Few (39) of Gonzaga for the most among ac- tive coaches n Calipari is the fourth-fastest coach to 800 on-court wins, behind Adolph Rupp, Roy Wil- liams and Dean Smith n Calipari has the second-most wins in school history, behind only Adolph Rupp n Calipari's 31 NCAA Tournament wins are the most in school history. Rupp had 30KENTUCKY 52 @KentuckyMBB J ames “Bruiser” Flint, a former John Cali- pari assistant with more than 30 years of coaching experience at the head coach and assistant levels, joined the staff as an assis- tant coach for the 2020-21 season. In May of 2021, he was elevated to associate to the head coach. After a season as an assistant coach, Flint took on an increased role off the court in helping head coach John Calipari run the program. Flint, who played a key role in Kentucky’s game management and Xs and Os as an assistant in 2020-21, has taken on an increased responsibility in game plan- ning, scouting opponents, and helping Cali- pari formulate the team’s approach in prac- tices and in games. A former member of Calipari’s staff at UMass for seven seasons, Flint served the previous three seasons at Indiana under Ar- chie Miller. He has 20 years of experience as a Division I head coach at Drexel (2002- 16) and UMass (1996-01). With a blue-collar background and an infectious personality, Flint is well known in the college basketball fraternity for his success in both recruiting and developing players. His honest, engaging approach has been the consistent variable behind 20 suc- cessful seasons as a Division I head coach at Drexel and UMass, plus several prominent assistant coaching stops, including seven seasons at UMass un- der Calipari. Flint won 331 games as a head coach during his 20 seasons at the helm at UMa- ss and Drexel. Four times he was named Colonial Athlet- ic Association Coach of the Year (2002, 2004, 2009 and 2012) and National Associ- ation of Basketball Coaches District Coach of the Year (1998, 2007, 2009 and 2012). The Philadelphia native was a member of Calipari’s staff at UMass from 1989-90 through the 1995-96 season, helping build a national pro- gram in Amherst, Massachu- setts, after 11 straight losing seasons. With Calipari and Flint on staff, the Minutemen made five NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 1996 Final Four run, to go along with five Atlantic 10 regu- lar-season and five A-10 Tournament titles. Flint played a key role in the develop- ment of Marcus Camby, who won the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy as the national player of the year in 1996. Camby was drafted No. 2 overall in the NBA Draft that spring. After Calipari departed for the NBA, Flint took over the program for five seasons, in- cluding NCAA Tournament berths in the first two seasons. He also posted the best record of any first-year coach UMass in school his- tory. Following his stint in Amherst, Flint took the reins at Drexel, where he racked up more victories (245) than any other coach in school history over his 15 seasons. With stingy defenses and a culture of toughness, Flint set new standards at Drexel, leading the Dragons to 20 or more wins three times while recording at least 10 CAA wins in nine seasons. During his tenure, Drexel featured the CAA Defensive Player of the Year on four occasions, 23 All-CAA selections, 12 mem- bers of the conference’s All-Defensive Team, six players named to the league’s All-Rookie Team and two CAA Rookies of the Year. Flint’s Dragons had a record-breaking season in 2011-12. His squad set a school record with 29 wins and won the CAA reg- ular-season title, going 16-2. The Dragons won a program-best 19 straight games and advanced to the CAA title game for the sec- ond time ever. His teams were an unfriendly foe for some of the nation’s top teams. In 2010-11, Drexel stunned No. 20 Louisville, handing the Cardinals their first-ever loss in the new KFC Yum! Center. The Dragons also defeat- ed NCAA teams Old Dominion and VCU. In 2006-07, on its way to a 23-9 overall re- cord, Drexel won 13 road games (tied for most in Division I). The Dragons won at Syracuse, Villanova and Creighton. Flint be- came the first coach in Drexel history ever to beat three Philadelphia Big 5 teams in one season. At Indiana, as an assistant, Flint was part of a staff that produced the No. 11 recruit- ing class nationally in 2018 and 2020 (ac- cording to ESPN’s rankings), including sign- ing Indiana Mr. Basketball winners Romeo Langford (2018) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (2019). Langford and Jackson-Davis were named McDonald’s All-Americans and Langford was a lottery pick by the Boston Celtics. In 2018-19, Indiana finished 20-12 and was poised to return to the NCAA Tourna- ment before the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. The Hoosiers also finished with a winning record against nationally ranked teams with five victories, tied for seventh most in the country. The team also posted a 3.398 grade point average in the spring semester and a perfect 1.000 score on the NCAA’s Academ- ic Progress Rate for 2018-19. Flint has enjoyed three coaching stints with with USA Basketball, serving as an as- sistant in 2007 for the USA U-19 National Team in Serbia, an assistant in 2005 for the USA U-21 World Championship Team that went 7-1 in Argentina and first as a court coach prior to the Global Games. He began his coaching career as an as- sistant coach at Coppin State (1988-89). A 1987 Saint Joseph’s graduate, Flint was a four-year letterwinner with the Hawks. He earned All-Atlantic 10 honors as a senior and led the Hawks to the 1986 A-10 cham- pionship and a berth in the NCAA Tourna- ment as a junior. He was inducted into the Saint Joseph’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. Flint has a daughter, Jada. James “Bruiser” Flint n Associate to the Head Coach (second season) n Third season overall at UKMonday Nights from 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. John Calipari Radio Show Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. Tune in all season long to the UK Sports Network for official coverage of Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.KENTUCKY 54 @KentuckyMBB O rlando Antigua returned to Kentucky for a second stint with the program in 2021-22, bringing 20 years of college coaching experience. In Antigua, Kentucky has a proven recruiter, a tireless on-court developer, and a relationship-driven coach both on and off the court. During Antigua’s first stop at Kentucky, featuring the 2009-10 season through the 2013-14 national runner-up run, UK com- piled a 152-37 record (80.4%) with a na- tional championship, three Final Four appearances, and two Southeastern Con- ference regular-season titles and two SEC Tournament crowns. Known for his eye on the recruiting trail, Antigua helped UK pull in five straight top- ranked recruiting classes (Recruiting Ser- vices Consensus Index). In his initial season with the Wildcats, Antigua saw three of his signees drafted in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was a central figure in the 2010 and 2011 No. 1 classes, which led UK to its eighth national title in 2012 and its first since 1998. As a result, Antigua was named one of Yahoo! Sports’ top 10 college basketball re- cruiters. In May of 2012, he was listed by ESPN.com as the top assistant coach in the country under the age of 40. ESPN included Antigua in the top five of the most feared assistant coaches on the recruiting trail in 2013. UK enjoyed a program resurgence un- der Antigua. Outside of recruiting, Antigua played important roles in the development of some of the Wildcats’ staples of the first half of the dominant John Calipari era. In the final season at Kentucky, Antigua took over as the head coach of the Domin- ican National Team after serving the previ- ous two seasons under Calipari as an assis- tant. After helping Calipari and the program build a foundation in the first two years, An- tigua and the Dominicans secured a spot in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the second time in the country’s history and the first time since 1978. Antigua was a vital part of the develop- ment of the unanimous National Player of the Year in Oscar Tshiebwe in 2021-22. He swept the six major awards after leading the nation in rebounding with 15.1 boards per game. Tshiebwe became the first Division I player to average at least 15.0 points and at least 15.0 rebounds per game since the 1979-80 season and first major-conference player to average at least 16.0 points and at least 15.0 rebounds since Bill Walton at UCLA in 1972-73. The Wildcats went 26-8 and had an un- blemished 18-0 record at home. Antigua also hit the ground recruiting and was re- sponsible for hauling in Shaedon Sharpe, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 class, as well as two additional top-10 players in Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston. Antigua earned a head coaching oppor- tunity with South Florida after the 2013-14 season with Kentucky and spent two and a half seasons in Tampa, Florida. Following the USF tenure, Antigua joined Illinois as an assistant coach, where he has spent the last four seasons. With An- tigua playing a leading role with the Illini’s frontcourt players and on the recruiting trail, Illinois posted back-to-back 20-win seasons over the last two years and was a No. 1 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Antigua originally joined Calipari for the 2008-09 season at Memphis, helping the Tigers to a 33-4 record, a spot in the 2009 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and regular-season and tournament conference crowns in Con- ference USA. Prior to his brief stay in Memphis and beginning with the 2003-04 season, Anti- gua worked at his alma mater, Pittsburgh. During his five years at Pitt – the first three as a director of basketball operations and the second two as an assistant – he helped lead the Panthers to an overall record of 132-40 (76.7%) and a Big East mark of 55- 27 (67.0% winning percentage). Antigua’s first stint with Pittsburgh was his collegiate playing days in the early 1990s. A four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain, Antigua ranked in the top 15 on the Panthers’ all-time 3-pointers made, blocked shots and career 3-point percentage at the end of his career. A 1992 Big East Conference All-Rookie Team pick, Antigua helped lead the Panthers to an 18-16 record and a National Invitation Tournament berth as a freshman. The follow- ing year, Antigua’s Panthers went 17-11 and earned an NCAA Tournament bid. In 1994, he was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Athlete, an honor presented annually to the college basketball player who displays courage on and off the court. Antigua graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in social sciences in December 1995. After graduation, Antigua was selected to play for the world-renowned Harlem Glo- betrotters, becoming the first player of Lat- in American descent to play for the squad. Nicknamed “Hurricane” for his dazzling moves, Antigua played with the Globetrot- ters for seven years until 2002. Antigua also played in the Puerto Rico Superior Basketball League for eight years, and in both 1994-95 and 1997-98, he was a member of the Dominican Republic na- tional team. Because of his dedication to the community, Antigua was named one of the nation’s top 100 most influential Hispanic Americans by Hispanic Business magazine. A Dominican Republic native who was raised in Bronx, New York, Antigua recov- ered from a 1988 Halloween incident where he was shot in the head near his left eye. Undeterred by the incident, Antigua quick- ly returned to the playing court two weeks later and went on to play three seasons at Pittsburgh. Fluent in Spanish, Antigua and his wife, Dana, have a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Orlando Anthony. Orlando Antigua n Associate Coach (second season) n Seventh season overall at UK KENTUCKY @UKSportsNetwork 55 R onald “Chin” Coleman joined the Ken- tucky coaching staff in May of 2021 after four seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois. With a relationship-driven focus that has forged success on the court with his players and on the recruiting trail, he has earned a reputation as one of the top assis- tant coaches in the country. Coleman spent his first season in Lexing- ton helping in the development of guards Sahvir Wheeler who was a Bob Cousy final- ist and led the Southeastern Conference in assists per game, as well as TyTy Washing- ton Jr. who set in the UK single-game record with 17 assists against Georgia. Coleman was instrumental in the de- velopment of Ayo Dosunmu, one of the country’s best point guards at Illinois. Un- der Coleman’s guidance, Dosunmu raked in dozens of national and conference honors, including USA Today National Player of the Year, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and NCAA Consensus All-America First Team honors. He averaged 20.1 points and 5.3 as- sists per game to lead Illinois to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With Coleman on the bench, Illinois posted back-to-back 20-win seasons the last two years for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and finished second in the Big Ten in 2021. With Coleman serving as a defensive coordinator in 2020-21, the Illini finished seventh in the country in the Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted defensive rankings and hovered around the top spot for much of the season. Prior to Illinois, Coleman served two years as an assistant coach under then-head coach Steve McClain at UIC. The Flames underwent a remarkable turnaround in Coleman’s two seasons on staff, winning 17 games in 2016-17, a 12-win increase over the previous season. At UIC, Coleman helped recruit and de- velop Dikembe Dixson, who was named the 2016 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Hori- zon League Team after setting the league’s scoring record by a freshman. During his first season with the Flames, Coleman was key in the development of sophomore Tai Odiase, one of the top rim protectors in the country. Odiase led all NCAA Division I players with 3.23 blocks per game during the regular season and was named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team. Coleman was at Bradley for three sea- sons before UIC and was elevated to assis- tant head coach in his final season in 2014- 15. In his first year with the Braves, Coleman helped BU to its first winning record in three seasons. Prior to his time at Bradley, he was an assistant coach at Colorado State under then-head coach Tim Miles. The following season, Miles brought Coleman with him to Nebraska as the Director of Player Devel- opment. In his lone season at Colorado State, Coleman helped pilot the 2011-12 Rams to their first 20-win campaign in 14 years and their first NCAA Tournament berth since the 2003 season. CSU featured three All-Moun- tain West players that season, including first-team pick Wes Elkmeier. Before entering the college ranks, Cole- man served as head coach of the Chica- go-based Mac Irvin Fire AAU squad from 2005 to 2011. Coleman laid the foundation for Mac Irvin Fire into becoming one of the premier AAU teams in the country. Coleman also coached Illinois prep hoops for Benjamin E. Mays Academy and Whitney Young High School in Chicago. In 2006, he directed Mays to a perfect 35-0 re- cord and a District 299 City Championship. He then moved back home to lead Whitney Young as the associate head coach, and from 2007 to 2011, Whitney Young finished in the top 25 nationally for four consecutive seasons, including an Illinois High School Association title in 2009. The Chicago native played high school ball at Chicago’s South Shore Career Acad- emy before competing collegiately for We- ber State and Lamar. Coleman spent his first season at Weber State and appeared in 25 games as a true freshman. During his three seasons at Lamar, Coleman led the Cardi- nals in scoring all three seasons and earned three consecutive All-Sun Belt First Team honors. His 1,316 points was the 10th-best mark in Lamar school history at the conclu- sion of his career. Coleman played seven seasons of pro- fessional basketball, including stints with the Houston Rockets and the Grand Rapid Hoops in the Continental Basketball As- sociation, a professional basketball mi- nor league. He also competed overseas in Finland and in Latvia’s top league before returning to the United States to begin his coaching career. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in applied arts and science from Lamar in 1997. He and his wife, Angela, have a daugh- ter, Rahni. Assistant Coach (second season) n Second season overall at UK n Ronald “Chin” ColemanKENTUCKY 56 @KentuckyMBB K .T. Turner, who has been a mainstay in the college basketball coaching profes- sion for nearly 20 years, will join the Ken- tucky men’s basketball staff as its newest assistant coach in 2022-23. “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 exact- ly the coach we were looking for and I’m thrilled to have him join our family.” Turner comes to Lexington after spend- ing one season with Oklahoma as an asso- ciate head coach under Porter Moser in his first year as head coach. The Sooners went 19-16 and advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. “I am grateful for the opportunity to work at the University of Kentucky,” Turner said. “I’ve always wanted to work under John Calipari and be a part of his program. He has been on the forefront of college basket- ball for a long time. My family is extremely thankful for the opportunity to live in the state of Kentucky and be a part of the Lex- ington community. There is work to be done and the staff that I am joining is prepared to get this done. We know the mission is to get number nine.” Prior to his stop in Norman, Oklahoma, Turner was the associate head coach at Texas in 2020-21. The Longhorns amassed a 19-8 overall mark, won the Big 12 Cham- pionship and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Turner was instrumen- tal in the development of Kai Jones, who was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year. The Longhorns led the Big 12 in field- goal percentage defense (40.8%), 3-point field-goal percentage defense (31.7%), re- bounding (38.4 per game) and defensive rebounds per game (27.6). Turner spent seven seasons as an assis- tant at SMU prior to joining Texas. The Mus- tangs accumulated a 160-71 record, won a pair of American Athletic Conference reg- ular-season titles and two AAC Tournament championships with Turner on the bench. He also helped guide the Mustangs to two NCAA Tournament appearances and were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 in four of the seven seasons. The Mustangs climbed as high as No. 8 in 2015-16. Turn- er spent three seasons under the tutelage of Larry Brown, before working for Tim Jan- kovich during his final four seasons. Three Mustang players earned AAC Player of the Year with Turner on staff. SMU’s players garnered 15 All-AAC selec- tions over the course of those seven sea- sons, which were the most in the stretch by any school in the league during that time. While at SMU, Turner also helped coach three NBA Draft selections in Semi Ojel- eye, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton. Prior to his work in Dallas, Turner was on the Wichita State staff in 2012-13. The Shockers registered a 30-9 mark and ad- vanced to the Final Four. Turner has also spent time as an assis- tant at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Hutchin- son Community College, Cowley College, Redlands Community College and Panola Community College. He began his collegiate playing career at Hutchinson Community College where he earned all-conference honors, while playing under Jankovich. He finished his career at Oklahoma City University and helped the Stars claim the Sooner Athlet- ic Conference regular-season and tour- nament titles and advance to the NAIA quarterfinals. A native of Cincinnati, Turner earned his degree in criminal justice from Oklaho- ma City University in 2003. Turner played professionally for Benneton Treviso in Italy for three seasons before moving into the coaching profession. Turner and his wife, Cassaundra, have three children, Kelis, Kenny and Kendra. K.T. Turner n Assistant Coach (first season) n First season overall at UK2022-23 OPPONENTS Lance WareNext >