I see Cal prefers neutral site games now b/c of NCAA Tournament preparation. Can’t imagine where he got that idea from?
The influence is mutual.
The only place I think you can really see Cal's influence on K is the idea of the pro day that Duke adopted a few years after UK started it (although obviously Duke has had scouts close to the program for years.)
Edit: I should add that I don't give Cal credit for getting K to do OAD... K was already TRYING to recruit these guys, he just wasn't landing them. Many coaches are and were recruiting multiple top players... Cal was just the first to have the space to give them all time after he cut down the UK team when he got there, and you need playing time to bring the guys in. Cal took a LOT of crap for being the first to be able to do it, though.
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