5 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 ...

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 the school's eighth NCAA National Championship in 2012.

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 the...

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 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.

6 days ago · Ellen Calipari, the coach’s wife, was a fixture at the courtside table opposite the UK bench for 15 years, locally famous for baking brownies for the Kentucky players on their birthdays.

Apr 10, 2024 · As negotiations were underway, Calipari grappled with the end of his 15-year run at Kentucky that included an NCAA championship and three more Final Four berths. Calipari is one of only a few...

Apr 9, 2024 · One half of a seismic shift in college basketball is official: John Calipari confirmed Tuesday that he’s leaving Kentucky after 15 years. “This is a dream job. It was my dream job. Anybody in...

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 · Calipari exits Kentucky having gone 410-123 as the Wildcats' coach. He is 855-263 as the coach of UMass (1988-96), Memphis (2000-09) and Kentucky.