Kane Brown headlining charity concert hosted by John Calipari, Bill Self

On3 imageby:Sam Gillenwater09/29/22

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Before the college basketball season even starts, Kentucky’s John Calipari is meeting up with Kansas’ Bill Self. However, it won’t be on the court. It will be in a charity event concert headlined by Kane Brown.

The concert will be held at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on October 28th. It will be to raise funds for the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative. Calipari founded the initiative alongside Tommy Amaker, the head coach of Harvard, to ‘provide minorities a jump-start to their careers through practical experiences, opportunities to build their network, and instilling the values of John McLendon: integrity, education, leadership, and mentorship.’

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Several other notable head coaches are a part of the initiative including Self. The concert will be presented by Prolink, altafiber, and Fifth Third Bank and will take place right before Brown’s “Drunk or Dreaming” tour. The event will also feature a performance from Restless Road.

Calipari expressed excitement and appreciation to all involved in the event for helping it get off the ground.

“It’s exciting to continue to bring awareness to the McLendon Leadership Initiative with opportunities like the Kane Brown Charity Concert,” John Calipari said. “We are also so appreciative of Cincinnati companies ProLink and G3 Marketing who have been instrumental in helping me scale this program.”

LOOK: Kentucky basketball unveils new practice jerseys for 2022-23 season

With basketball season just around the corner, Kentucky revealed the new practice jerseys which will be worn by the Wildcats throughout the 2022-23 season. The Nike gear features a simple design which includes the team name, logo and numbers for each player on a reversible top which can be worn either blue or white with blue shorts.

Although the Kentucky look does not divert far from the basic look of any practice jersey, it does include a unique detail as the white side of the jersey shown includes a circle around the number on the front side.

There does not appear to be any special trim on the collar or side of either color, but since the tops will never make their way out of the practice gym the functionality of a quick side swap is likely much more important to John Calipari than the style.