William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley & John Calipari recruiting

[volfan2024]

Question One: Who is William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley and what role does he play in Calipari's recruiting?
The short answer is that Wesley is a behind-the-scenes figure believed in recent years to have "steered" high profile recruits Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans to Memphis.
Wesley's ties to Calipari go back to the recruitment of former Memphis star Dajuan Wagner (the son of former Louisville player Milt Wagner). Wesley was Dajuan's godfather.
"Worldwide Wes" is one of the more enigmatic figures in all of basketball. Nobody seems to know what exactly to make of him.
In June, 2006, GQ magazine published an article on Wesley headlined "Is This The Most Powerful Man In Sports?"
He's said to be a Detroit-area mortgage broker. "Worldwide Wes" pulled Ron Artest out of the "Malice in the Palace" fight. He is also said to be tight with Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
The general consensus in basketball circles seems to be that "Worldwide Wes" uses his influence to get in with young, star basketball players for the benefit of Nike.
In the GQ article, Calipari is quoted as saying that "Worldwide Wes" is a "goodwill ambassador to the University of Memphis program."
Is John Calipari really the right guy for Kentucky? - Opinion Wire | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

I'll be waiting for Calipari to fall flat on his face when he gets busted for cheating UK....Its only a matter of time.

This is not Memphis....The SEC will not turn its head.

 

[notverycrucial]

i'll be waiting for calipari to fall flat on his face when he gets busted for cheating uk....its only a matter of time.

This is not memphis....the sec will not turn its head.

lol lol lol

 

[VOL_FAN_in KY]

Calipari says WWW will not recruit for UK. Take it for what it is worth.


Calipari: 'World Wide Wes' won't recruit for Wildcats | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal

 

[ukvols]

"But Calipari said yesterday that Wesley -- whom the GQ story suggests helped steer high school stars to Memphis -- wasn't a recruiter for the Tigers and won't be for UK."

I don't see how anything is changing. Cal claims he never did recruit.

 

[Gcrop]

Calipari says blah, blah, blah, blah, don't believe a word I say, blah, blah, blah, blah.


Calipari: 'World Wide Wes' won't recruit for Wildcats | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal

fyp

 

[VOL_FAN_in KY]

:lolabove:

 

[hmanvolfan]

Can we get a photo or is this world wide wes a ghost?

 

[CALISKING]

Can we get a photo or is this world wide wes a ghost?

He does exist. Seen him with my own eyes.

 

[TIGER DEN]

He does exist. Seen him with my own eyes.

Are you going to change your name to CALSUCKS , I would. :unsure:

 

[Crew]

Can we get a photo or is this world wide wes a ghost?

I'll let you guess which of the two is Wes.

 

[emainvol]

I'll be waiting for Calipari to fall flat on his face when he gets busted for cheating UK....Its only a matter of time.

This is not Memphis....The SEC will not turn its head.

Yeah because he has a history of cheating.

 

[hatvol96]

Remins me who the C-USA commissioner was for a good portion of Cal's tenure. That guy really cracked down on John.

 

[dickens821]

Remins me who the C-USA commissioner was for a good portion of Cal's tenure. That guy really cracked down on John.

less than 1/3 = a good portion?

 

[emainvol]

Remins me who the C-USA commissioner was for a good portion of Cal's tenure. That guy really cracked down on John.

Nah man, he had to start laying down the law when he made the jump. There is no way he can let Crooked Cal slip through the cracks again.

 

[hmanvolfan]

I'll let you guess which of the two is Wes.

The guy with the gray hair and gray and black polo?