On honoring the late C.M. Newton
before the game …
“He had always been kind to me
personally,
But that’s not why he’s being
honored.
He’s being honored because of what
he did for this
Athletic department and especially
this basketball
Program.
There are two guys that took over
in this athletic
Department that had to walk into
tough situations
And try to get them right.
One was C.M. Newton.
To walk in when it was like, ‘What
are we going to
Do and how am I going to climb out
of this hole?’
The second one was Coach Joe B.
Hall.
Who the heck would want to follow
Coach
(Adolph) Rupp?
Those two guys walked into some
situations where
It’s hard to even come away with a
W,
And they both did.
But, C.M. and his family and what
he’s meant …
He was a player; he obviously
coached in the SEC,
Was part of the SEC,
And then came here and left his
mark.
So this game, which was planned
because of this
So we could do this and talk to
Martin,
Who obviously was part of my first
staff here.
He and his family are coming up
from Samford.
I’m just happy they are going to
do some video
Board stuff for them.
He’s just done so much for the
game of basketball,
So much for this university,
So much for this athletic
department,
So much for the basketball program
that I think
It’s only right that we honor
him.”
- Coach John Calipari
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