Barbee Reunited with Coach Calipari for the 2014-2015 season. This time at the University of Kentucky where he served as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach, in this role Barbee assisted in a multitude of roles, including game-plan preparation and practice plans. With Barbee’s help the Wildcats enjoyed one of the most storied seasons in program history, becoming the first team in NCAA history to begin a season 38-0 while claiming the SEC regular-season and tournament crowns, advancing to the program’s fourth Final Four in Five seasons, and helping six players go in the NBA Draft.