UK announces Bruiser Flint as new assistant basketball coach

The University of Kentucky officially announced the hiring of Bruiser Flint to the coaching staff today. Flint comes to Lexington from Indiana where he has been an assistant the last three seasons. Flint’s relationship with John Calipari goes back to Calipari’s tenure at Massachusetts. Flint replaces Kenny Payne, who was recently hired by the NBA’s New York Knicks.