The Bulls had the day off Tuesday before traveling to Phoenix, where they'll begin a four-game, 10-day road trip. But Derrick Rose stopped in to say hello to an old coach first.
With No. 2 Univeristy of Kentucky basketball holding a morning shootaround before their game against No. 5 Duke tonight at the United Center in the Champions Classic, Rose came by with his son, P.J., and met with head coach John Calipari, who coached Rose at Memphis.
Rose spent one season with the Memphis Tigers in 2007-08, averaging 14.9 points, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals. The Tigers advanced to the Final Four and national title game, where Mario Chalmers' famous buzzer-beater to force overtime helped the Kansas Jayhawks top Rose's Tigers.
Of course Memphis was forced to vacate all 38 victories from that season because it was ruled that Rose was playing while academically ineligible. Still, Coach Cal and Rose have stayed close throughout the years.