John Calipari will be featured in one of five 30-minute roundtable discussions with ESPN’s Andy Katz and other college head coaches on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m.

A different panel will be featured each day of that week, with each panel consisting of Katz and multiple college head coaches. ESPNU will televise the discussions, which will focus on topical issues such as “pay-for-play, the NBA Draft, recruiting and the trend of mid-majors competing for the national title.”

The other coaches participating with Calipari:

Mike Brey, Notre Dame

Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph’s

Jim Baron, Rhode Island

Blaine Taylor, Old Dominion

Leonard Hamilton, Florida State

The next day will be the the following coaches:

Jim Calhoun, UConn

Rick Pitino, Louisville

Brad Stevens, Butler

Roy Williams, North Carolina

Josh Pastner, Memphis

Mike Anderson, Arkansas

Gregg Marshall, Wichita State

In total, 31 head coaches will be featured. A complete list can be seen here.

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