Vance Walberg, the former Pepperdine coach, who resigned in January under a cloud of controversy was scheduled to arrive in Memphis on Friday and spend all of next week here, according to coach John Calipari.

Walberg and Calipari, as most Memphis fans know, have become good friends over the past few years. Calipari met Walberg, then a junior college coach in Fresno, and adopted his driving motion offense. Now that Walberg is a couple months removed from his resignation, it’s no surprise he’s coming to Memphis to lend his hand and spend some time around the program. I’m sure this has been a very depressing ordeal for Walberg, but he’ll have no shortage of job offers, especially given the positive publicity his offense has received thanks to Memphis’ recent success. It wouldn’t be a shock if Walberg eventually ends up on the Memphis staff should there be an assistant coach opening. On the other hand, Walberg could simply go back to coaching at the JC level. Either way, Calipari will certainly seek his input in the short-term as Memphis tries to gear up for the NCAA Tournament.