Less than a week from National Signing Day, when high school players can sign to play for their school of choice, UK head coach John Calipari sent out a message on his website.

An excerpt:

I would hope everyone – players and fans – understand that if you start hearing outlandish things, understand it’s out of desperation. Some of the stuff I’ve heard thrown out there during this recruiting process is ridiculous and crazy.

Desperate people will do and say desperate things. I want everyone to understand that we’re not desperate at Kentucky. We’re not talking about other programs.

If someone asks me about another school or another coach, it’s going to be nothing but positive because we don’t concern ourselves with other programs. What these kids see when they visit here is exactly what they get when they come to play basketball and study at the University of Kentucky.

Calipari also reiterated that UK is not for all recruits and that he doesn’t make any promises or guarantees to players.

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