John Vincent Calipari (/ ˌkælɪˈpæri /; 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.

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.

1 day ago · When Calipari became Kentucky's head coach on April 1, 2009, he was inheriting a program that had been stuck in the worst postseason drought in school history. Though it had made the NCAA ...

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.

1 day 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 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.

Apr 9, 2024 · In a more than three minute video posted to social media, basketball coach John Calipari said his goodbyes to the University of Kentucky. Citing the need for a “new voice” to lead the program,...

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 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.