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6 candidates (Nate Oats? Dan Hurley?) to replace John Calipari at Kentucky now that he's reportedly going to Arkansas, according to Twitter

After 15 years at the helm of Kentucky’s super successful men’s hoops program that gave the Wildcats a national title during his run, coach John Calipari is reportedly finalizing a deal to join Arkansas, shaking up the college basketball world once again.

Although as of publishing this, it’s not complete, it’s time for Kentucky to figure out who to replace Coach Cal with. Do they go with one of the big names that have emerged with recent success? A name that’s even more of a known quantity?

We know that folks on X (formerly Twitter) have ideas. Here’s a roundup of their candidates:

1
Nate Oats

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2
Bruce Pearl

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3
Billy Donovan

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4
Rick Pitino

John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino yells out instructions in the first half against the Seton Hall Pirates at UBS Arena

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5
Dan Hurley

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