LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's NCAA basketball championship trophy is going on a tour around the state, and coach John Calipari will meet fans at some of the stops.
Kentucky won its eighth national title by beating Kansas on April 2.
Calipari will take the trophy to eastern Kentucky on Thursday and then on to central and western Kentucky on Friday. Sites include the Kroger in Ashland, Pikeville's Expo Center, the Old Capital Annex in Frankfort and Kroger stores in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Paducah. At each stop, the coach will speak to fans and take questions.
The trophy will also be on display at two Verizon Wireless stores in Lexington and Louisville on Saturday.
The tour stops include the following cities, locations and times:
Thursday, April 12th
Ashland, KY: Kroger (Noon-1:00 pm ET)
711 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Thursday, April 12th
Pikeville, KY: Expo Center Main Street Plaza (2:30-3:30 pm ET)
Billy Johnson Stage
126 Main Street
Thursday, April 12th
Hazard, KY: Perry County Park (5:00-6:00 pm ET)
354 Perry Park Road
Hazard, KY 41701-9522
888.857.5263
On Friday, the staff will board a train in Nicholasville, Ky. that will take them through Midway, Ky. at 11:05 a.m. and arrive in Frankfort, Ky. at 11:45 a.m.
Friday, April 13th
Frankfort, KY: Old Capitol Annex (11:45 am-12:45 pm ET)
300 West Broadway
Friday, April 13th
Elizabethtown, KY: Kroger (2:30-3:30 pm ET)
111 Towne Drive
Friday, April 13th
Owensboro, KY: Kroger (4:00-5:00 pm CT)
2630 Frederica Street
Friday, April 13th
Paducah, KY: Kroger (7:30-8:30 pm CT)
3141 Park Avenue
(TROPHY ONLY)
Saturday, April 14th
at Verizon Wireless
Lexington: Hamburg (10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET)
1895 Vendor Way
(TROPHY ONLY)
Saturday, April 14th
at Verizon Wireless
Louisville: Old Brownsboro Crossing (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET)
4830 Norton Healthcare Blvd.
ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
