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Calipari was joined in the Class of 2015 by former NBA
players Spencer Haywood, Jo Jo White and Dikembe Mutombo,
women's basketball standout Lisa Leslie and referee Dick
Bavetta.
Tom Heinsohn was also enshrined as a coach after making it as a
player. The inductees included were former coaches George
Raveling and Lindsay Gaze of Australia, ABA standout Louis
Dampier and early African-American player John Isaacs.
Calipari invited former players in attendance on stage with him
to accept the honor. His career has included stops at
Massachusetts and Memphis before arriving at Kentucky, where he
won a national title in 2012, and also a stint in the NBA as New
Jersey Nets coach.
"As you can see, I have been blessed to have all those
opportunities," Calipari said, "but the reason I stand here is
more about the players I've coached."
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