Flint, 58, is in his fourth season on the Kentucky bench under John Calipari. He's ready for a deep NCAA Tournament run but waiting for his next head coaching opportunity.
PITTSBURGH — James “Bruiser” Flint flashed that bright Bruiser Flint smile when asked the question.“Hell, yeah,” Flint said, chuckling Wednesday morning in the lobby of the hotel where Kentucky is staying this week for its first-round — and second-round, the Wildcats hope — NCAA Tournament game.after 15 seasons following the 2015-16 campaign. He took a year off and took some time to think.
Calipari knows as much. Flint said he’s had a few interviews and opportunities in recent years and is hoping for more. That pressure is dialed up this week. Third-seeded Kentucky opens its NCAA Tournament bid on Thursday night vs. No. 14 Oakland in the South Regional in Pittsburgh — 12 miles southeast of Calipari’s hometown of Moon Township.
“They say there’s no run like a Kentucky run to a Final Four,” Flint said. “Well, let’s do it. I want to get that feeling. Let’s go on a run and see how it is.”
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