Cal: No contact about being Dominican coach

John Calipari distanced himself from blog speculation that he could be approached to coach the Dominican Republic national team.

The speculation began after Louisville Coach Rick Pitino got into serious discussions about coaching the Puerto Rican national team. Pitino ultimately accepted the job.

Calipari told reporters Tuesday that he had not been approached about coaching the Dominican Republic team. He stopped short of ruling out interest in the job, saying that coaching any national team would be an honor.

More than once in his two seasons as Kentucky coach, Calipari has lamented how summer recruiting intrudes on time he could spend with his family. When a reporter noted that coaching a national team would similarly take away family time, Calipari said, "You have a good point."

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