John Calipari, staff planning championship trophy tour
April 11, 2012
Head coach John Calipari and his staff will go on a tour of the state with the national championship trophy later this week, he announced on Twitter Tuesday night.
The tour, sponsored by Verizon Wireless, will make its first stops in Ashland, Pikeville and Hazard on Thursday.
On Friday, the tour will travel to Frankfort, Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Paducah.
The tour concludes Saturday with the trophy only at Verizon stores in Lexington (Hamburg) and Louisville (Old Brownsboro Crossing).
A full schedule, including exact location
Thursday, April 12th
Ashland, KY: Kroger (Noon-1:00 pm ET)
711 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Ashland, KY 41101
Thursday, April 12th
Pikeville, KY: Expo Center Main Street Plaza (2:30-3:30 pm ET)
Billy Johnson Stage
126 Main Street
Pikeville, KY 41501-1144
Thursday, April 12th
Hazard, KY: Perry County Park (5:00-6:00 pm ET)
354 Perry Park Road
Hazard, KY 41701-9522
On Friday, the staff will board a train in Nicholasville, Ky. that will take them through Midway, Ky. at 11:05 a.m. and arrive in Frankfort, Ky. at 11:45 a.m.
Friday, April 13th
Frankfort, KY: Old Capitol Annex (11:45 am-12:45 pm ET)
300 West Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
Friday, April 13th
Elizabethtown, KY: Kroger (2:30-3:30 pm ET)
111 Towne Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Friday, April 13th
Owensboro, KY: Kroger (4:00-5:00 pm CT)
2630 Frederica Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
Friday, April 13th
Paducah, KY: Kroger (7:30-8:30 pm CT)
3141 Park Avenue
Paducah, KY 42001
(TROPHY ONLY)
Saturday, April 14th
at Verizon Wireless
Lexington: Hamburg (10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET)
1895 Vendor Way
Lexington, KY 40509
(TROPHY ONLY)
Saturday, April 14th
at Verizon Wireless
Louisville: Old Brownsboro Crossing (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET)
4830 Norton Healthcare Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40222
