SANDESTIN, Fla. – Kentucky coach John Calipari has some interesting thoughts on Father’s Day.

“The biggest thing you learn as a father, your kids love their mother more than their father,” Calipari said with a laugh. “My daughters call me and say to me, ‘Dad, where’s Mom?’ When I get the text from my daughter, ‘Dad, I really love you.’ I text back, ‘What did you do? What do I have to spend?’”

He likes to joke, but Calipari knows his career has come at a price.

“This profession is consuming,” he said. “Half the time our wives raise our children by themselves. I hope that’s not the case with my family. But the kids do get cheated. You’re just happy that they still love you.

“I’ve had to apologize to my oldest daughter (Erin) a few times,” Calipari said. “She got cheated because I was at UMass and so engulfed in the job. I was 29 years old. I would leave when it was dark and when I got home when it was dark. I’m not that bad now. Our son is on the team and he spends time with us.”