Brad Calipari, a former 3 year player for the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team. 

Brad, son of legendary coach, John Calipari, walked on for his dad's team at Kentucky from 2016-2019. Played 2 seasons at Detroit Mercy from 2019-2021 before taking a Graduate Assistant Coaching position at Kentucky during the 2022 season and is now the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at LIU Brooklyn. 

In Part 1, Brad and Noah talk about: 

- If Coach Cal forced him to play hoops 
- Core values Coach Cal instilled in him growing up 
- Dynamic of being coached by his Dad at a school like Kentucky 
- 13 former Kentucky teammates in the NBA 
- What bothers him most about being known as Coach Cal's son 
- Expanding his basketball knowledge & seeing different styles of play 
- How he's taken advantage of the opportunities Coach Cal has given him


... and so much more! More on Part 2, coming next week! 

Video Highlights of every episode: 
Twitter / IG / TikTok - @WTZPodcast

Brad Calipari, a former 3 year player for the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team. Brad, son of legendary coach, John Calipari, walked on for his dad's team at Kentucky from 2016-2019. Played 2 seasons at Detroit Mercy from 2019-2021 before taking a Graduate Assistant Coaching position at Kentucky during the 2022 season and is now the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at LIU Brooklyn. In Part 1, Brad and Noah talk about: - If Coach Cal forced him to play hoops - Core values Coach Cal instilled in him growing up - Dynamic of being coached by his Dad at a school like Kentucky - 13 former Kentucky teammates in the NBA - What bothers him most about being known as Coach Cal's son - Expanding his basketball knowledge &amp; seeing different styles of play - How he's taken advantage of the opportunities Coach Cal has given him
 ... and so much more! More on Part 2, coming next week! Video Highlights of every episode: Twitter / IG / TikTok - @WTZPodcast

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

THE STORIES OF THE WALK-ONS! With insight into the world of college sports and beyond, WTZ features current and former college walk-ons who reflect on their personal experiences and journeys in the role of a walk-on; expressing the role it played for them in their life. Talking about what they took away from those invaluable experiences that led them into their careers and just what the experience ultimately did for them to help shape their growth mindsets and perspectives on life and themselves. The show is hosted by former college basketball walk-on, Noah Buono.

WalkieTalkieZ Podcast

WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO’s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn’t supposed to or wasn’t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

WTZ Pod is here to highlight the journeys of current and former college walk-ons and their experiences in that role. CEO&rsquo;s who were walk-ons, business owners that were walk-ons, or the walk-on that broke through the barrier that wasn&rsquo;t supposed to or wasn&rsquo;t picked to. How being a walk-on and having to start from the complete bottom to find their success helped shape their mentalities and perspectives on life. The slept on, the overlooked, the hardest workers, the underdogs.

EP #16 | Brad Calipari - Former University of Kentucky Walk-on | PT.1

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