""I want to help 25 to 30 more families," Calipari said during SEC media day Tuesday. "The only way you do that is to be transformational as a coach. If you're not, you're transactional. If I become transactional -- 'I'm going to pay you this to do this and that' -- then I won't do this anymore. I don't need to.""
""That's why if someone puts their name in the portal, I say, 'You're not coming back,' because it's not going to be transactional," Calipari said."
John Calipari, 66, plans to remain in college basketball while he can coach in a transformational way and help about 25 to 30 more families. He says he will leave if the job becomes transactional or if he can no longer do it the way he wants. Arkansas added five-star recruit Darius Acuff but lost Boogie Fland and Zvonimir Ivisic to the transfer portal. Calipari warns players who enter the portal that they will not return. He says he remains passionate, connected to his players, and wants to make positive changes for the next generation, including his son Brad.
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