Kentucky men's basketball has always been a destination program, but that was not the case with many UK sports for far too long.
Women's basketball, softball, baseball, track & field, rifle and other programs were merely stepping stone jobs before Mitch Barnhart arrived in 2002. Since then, all of those programs have risen to national prominence while becoming consistent winners, claiming league titles and even grabbing a few national titles in the process.
In an interview with cn2, Barnhart reflected on how UK has become a destination job across all sports.