4 days ago · Kentucky basketball embarked on a new era in the 2024-25 season, moving from legendary coach John Calipari to Mark Pope, a former Wildcats player who was hired to replace Calipari after he was ...

3 days ago · Calipari, in his first season at Arkansas, was 410-123 in those 15 seasons at Kentucky, leading the Wildcats to their eighth national championship in 2012. He resigned last April and signed a five-year contract with Arkansas. There were definitely more boos, but some applause and cheers as well in Calipari’s first time back in Lexington.

John Vincent Calipari (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ p ær i /; born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 2009 until the end of the 2023–2024 season, which he led to one NCAA National Championship in 2012 .

5 days ago · Calipari had restored the program's name and elevated expectations in his first year on the job. Yet, Calipari also angered some when he said the 2010 NBA draft was "the biggest day in the history ...

Nov 12, 2024 · John Calipari, the Wildcats' head coach for 15 seasons, is no longer on the bench for Kentucky's squad, having left the program for Arkansas in April. Now, it's Mark Pope in charge of...

Apr 8, 2024 · John Calipari is leaving Kentucky and headed across the SEC to Arkansas, finalizing a five-year deal to replace Eric Musselman in Fayetteville.

Apr 10, 2024 · Calipari owned the era of the one-and-done with a revolving door of NBA stars in Lexington, but now another program had piqued his interest at the right place and right time.

Apr 10, 2024 · Calipari stepped down as Kentucky’s men’s basketball coach after 15 years on Tuesday, saying that the “program probably needs to hear another voice” amid reports that he’s closing in on a deal with Arkansas to take over that Southeastern Conference program.

Apr 8, 2024 · Hall of Fame men’s college basketball coach John Calipari said Tuesday he is stepping down at Kentucky and has been announced as the new head coach for the University of Arkansas.

Apr 9, 2024 · Kentucky basketball's John Calipari era is officially over. For the first time in 15 years, the Kentucky Wildcats are looking for a new head coach.