Rick Barnes and John Calipari have been lifelong coaching friends, first meeting in 1975 while working together at a basketball camp at the University of Pittsburgh. Nearly five decades later, they’re still kicking atop the sport as legendary coaches and friendly foes in the SEC — albeit with a new twist.

One of the most recent commits for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats was five-star guard Jasper Johnson. He picked the Wildcats over Alabama and North Carolin