Malik Monk: 'Yall Gone See Me' Backing John Calipari at Arkansas After Kentucky Exit

Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk will still be supporting his former Kentucky head coach, John Calipari, despite him leaving for Arkansas.

Arkansas basketball plays its home games at Bud Walton Arena, and that's where Monk, who was born and raised in Arkansas before leaving his home state to join UK in 2016, will be finding himself to catch games in the future.

Monk played one season for Coach Cal before leaving school and joining the Charlotte Hornets as the 11th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He's found great success as an NBA reserve, notably averaging a career-high 15.4 points and 5.1 assists per game this year as the Kings' sixth man.

It's no surprise that Monk will be supporting his former coach even though he's leaving for another school. Many of Calipari's ex-players, some of whom are now starring in the NBA, saluted the coach en route to his exit to Arkansas.

One of those players is four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves:

Calipari leaves Kentucky after 15 seasons. His teams went 410-122 and made four Final Fours, including two national title game appearances and one championship in 2012.

At UK, Calipari also helped develop a host of NBA talents, including 35 first-rounders and three players chosen first overall in John Wall, Towns and Anthony Davis, the latter of whom led the 2012 Wildcats to the national title. He also coached No. 1 overall pick Derrick Rose, who played under Calipari at Memphis before heading to the NBA draft in 2008.