In lieu of flowers for the death of John Calipari’s mother, Donna, the Calipari family is asking that donations be sent in memory of Donna Calipari to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Donations can be addressed to the Tribute Program at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 100, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN, 38148, or by calling 1-800-822-6344. Donors are asked to use Tribute No. 26909623 when making a donation.

The Calipari family is scheduled to hold a private memorial service to honor Mrs. Donna Calipari on Sunday.

Calipari is expected to coach Tuesday against Boston despite the death of his mother. Calipari was unavailable for media interviews and missed the start of Tuesday’s practice because he was returning from Charlotte, N.C., where his mother died Sunday at 74 after a battle with cancer.

Assistant coach John Robic is expected to fill in for Calipari on his weekly radio show.