John Strickland Basketball. He formerly served in an administrative role for the university of kentucky basketball team under head coach john calipari and was the director of basketball operations at the university of memphis under calipari. Coach john bradley strickland was born january 12, 1966, in quitman, georgia, to john bradley strickland, sr., and lue ella strickland, the youngest of seven boys.
The man known as the franchise had an amazing spirit and love for the game and will never be forgotten. Strickland was an assistant coach for the south florida bulls, under orlando antigua from 2014 to 2017. John strickland died from colon cancer.