Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?

New York Times  

Fueled by the bold-faced diminishing returns in the last three seasons, the seat under John Calipari’s tush is burning hotter than at any time in his collegiate head-coaching career. “You got guys not knowing what plays they’re running,’’ one coach says. “An offensive coordinator, someone new or an NBA guy, that could help him,’’ one coach says. “Tshiebwe is an oak tree,’’ one coach says. “Last year, Washington and Grady could stretch the floor and create lanes for guys,’’ one coach says.

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Roster Chaos: NIL Money and the Transfer Portal Turn College Hoops Upside-Down
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Roster Chaos: NIL Money and the Transfer Portal Turn College Hoops Upside-Down

Associated Press  

College basketball teams are experiencing a significant amount of roster chaos due to the transfer portal. With the NCAA allowing players to profit off themselves, many schools are using the portal to make significant changes to their rosters. This has led to a situation where teams are often fielding teams with a mix of veterans and newcomers, which has caused …

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pat Kelsey has worked fast to build staff, roster and grasp Louisville’s basketball legacy

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pat Kelsey is finally able to catch his breath, if only to gauge progress before tackling his next task in rebuilding Louisville’s basketball program. “The things that we identify and look for is toughness and how competitive basketball IQ can make people around you better,” said Kelsey, who’s 261-122 over 12 years including a stop at Winthrop. …

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari
8 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. Saint John’s coach Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer who led Kentucky …

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
8 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

Hindustan Times  

— Arkansas hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship. Calipari inherits a program that went 16-17 last season after three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 a year ago and the Elite Eight in 2021 …

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
8 months, 1 week ago

Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky

Associated Press  

— Fireworks went off as new Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari was introduced to fans at Bud Walton Arena. Calipari’s Kentucky teams won six conference tournament championships and six regular season titles, though the Wildcats haven’t won the tournament title since 2017. Calipari announced that he was stepping down as Kentucky coach on Tuesday, saying in a video that …

John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

John Calipari departs Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There were too many people for John Calipari to thank by name, and too many moments to single out from one of the most fulfilling chapters of his career. 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 …

Kentucky coach John Calipari talking with Arkansas about open job, according to multiple outlets
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky coach John Calipari talking with Arkansas about open job, according to multiple outlets

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart recently said Calipari would return, despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky’s quick exit drew immediate calls for …

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?

New York Times  

John Calipari is expected to become the next head coach at Arkansas, and Kentucky needs a new men’s basketball coach. Bruce Pearl, Auburn head coach: We have long heard that Barnhart would not be interested in hiring someone who has served a three-year NCAA show-cause penalty, but he’s among the multiple SEC coaches who did more than Calipari with less. …

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed on social media that John Calipari will return as men’s basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament. Barnhart posted Tuesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he and the Hall of Fame coach have talked about the direction …

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?
9 months ago

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

Slate  

Kentucky basketball’s latest NCAA Tournament humiliation is enormous, but it’s not the worst the program has endured in the past three seasons. It includes a national championship in 2012, when Calipari didn’t just assemble one of the best rosters in the country but got it to play well at the right time. Kentucky is the bluest of bluebloods, and three …

Another early exit for Kentucky, Calipari shows his program is far removed from its heyday
9 months ago

Another early exit for Kentucky, Calipari shows his program is far removed from its heyday

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — John Calipari finished the postgame handshake line and made a beeline toward the locker room. Unable to slow Oakland’s graduate guard Jack Gohlke, who made 10 3- pointers, second-seeded Kentucky fell 80-76 on Thursday night in the first round of the Midwest Region. When you have a really young team and you look at where did the mistakes …

March Madness: Back home during the NCAAs, Calipari hoping Kentucky can mirror his blue-collar roots
9 months ago

March Madness: Back home during the NCAAs, Calipari hoping Kentucky can mirror his blue-collar roots

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — John Calipari’s blue-collar roots still run deep. “For a couple years, if one or two players played poorly, I didn’t have subs, you left them in and you end up losing,” Calipari said. “My job right now is to just, one: every year, make sure they’re playing their best basketball in March,” Calipari said. “If we play well …

John Calipari and Kentucky flex with big win at Auburn
10 months ago

John Calipari and Kentucky flex with big win at Auburn

New York Times  

AUBURN, Ala. — John Calipari practically danced into the postgame news conference at Neville Arena, where a capacity crowd of assembled media members waited to ask what got into his Kentucky team in a wire-to-wire win over 13th-ranked Auburn on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/bKk1wZ04Vt — Kentucky Men’s Basketball February 18, 2024 After losing at home to Gonzaga a week ago — …

John Calipari lost his way. Can he and Kentucky find it again?
1 year, 1 month ago

John Calipari lost his way. Can he and Kentucky find it again?

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On April 4, 2015, John Calipari was the king of college basketball. He was one of those guys Cal leaned on in a lot of ways, for a lot of things, that I think maybe after 30 years together, you just kind of take for granted – and when they’re gone, there’s a massive void there.” The …

Kentucky basketball is talented, but health of big men remains major question
1 year, 2 months ago

Kentucky basketball is talented, but health of big men remains major question

New York Times  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — John Calipari has been unambiguous on two points for a long time: “If you don’t have a post presence, your team is a fraud,” he loves to say, and if given the choice between talent and experience Kentucky’s coach is always taking talent. Calipari tried to spin the positives — that they’ve both added “20, 25 pounds …

John Calipari finally fills Kentucky roster after working longer for recruits and transfers
1 year, 5 months ago

John Calipari finally fills Kentucky roster after working longer for recruits and transfers

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The angst among Kentucky’s fervent fan base was palpable as the Wildcats listed just seven scholarship players and coach John Calipari worked to fill out a roster that lost 2022 consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe among eight departures. “We’ve got a lot of playmakers on the team that look for each other,” said fifth-year …

Kentucky’s John Calipari recruiting more freshmen for his youth-dominant roster
1 year, 6 months ago

Kentucky’s John Calipari recruiting more freshmen for his youth-dominant roster

New York Times  

Kentucky’s first offseason additions are finally imminent — with a snag, of course, as former Ole Miss commit and Overtime Elite leading scorer Jordan Burks pushed back his announcement from Wednesday to Monday — even if they do nothing to solve the experience problem in Lexington. “It’s going to be so interesting to watch Kentucky with all this talent but …

How worried should Kentucky fans be about John Calipari’s thin, young roster?
1 year, 6 months ago

How worried should Kentucky fans be about John Calipari’s thin, young roster?

New York Times  

Here’s how you know it is not unreasonable to be a bit panicky, Kentucky fans: John Calipari took to social media Thursday morning to tell you there’s no reason to panic. “There’s so much misinformation out there,” Calipari wrote Thursday, making an apparent reference to gaudy NIL deals and demands when he added: “Numbers being thrown around just aren’t accurate …

Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles
1 year, 11 months ago

Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky All-American forward Oscar Tshiebwe is wondering whether the Wildcats’ walk-ons should play at this point in a frustrating season, just to show some fire. “Play the people who are willing to fight, even some walk-ons,” the usually affable senior said after Tuesday …

What’s gone wrong for Kentucky basketball and John Calipari, and what happens now?
1 year, 11 months ago

What’s gone wrong for Kentucky basketball and John Calipari, and what happens now?

New York Times  

It’s gone from bad to brutal since we opened up the mailbag to your questions, Kentucky fans. Recent reports of mutual interest between Texas and Calipari — and, yes, we’re told there has been some initial back-channel communication there — remind us that his flirtation with UCLA almost four years ago is what induced UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart to …

John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was “my bad”
2 years, 4 months ago

John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was “my bad”

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari says he made a mistake comparing Kentucky’s athletic department to others and wants to make clear he will keep supporting the Wildcats’ football team. Calipari wrote on social media Saturday that he heard what Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops said in …

It’s John Calipari vs. Mark Stoops after the Kentucky basketball coach steps in it
2 years, 4 months ago

It’s John Calipari vs. Mark Stoops after the Kentucky basketball coach steps in it

New York Times  

On Dec. 9, 2011, John Calipari held a press conference in Lexington, Ky. But after the last couple years, as apparently more and more Kentucky fans seem to wonder about his ability to win UK another national title, you can’t help but look at what Calipari told The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker in his appeal for a new practice facility in …

Kentucky’s John Calipari demands new practice facility
2 years, 4 months ago

Kentucky’s John Calipari demands new practice facility

New York Times  

NASSAU, Bahamas — It’s no secret that John Calipari wants a new practice facility, but Kentucky’s coach went fully on the offensive Thursday morning. “This state deserves that,” said Calipari, who had to end practice early last week when the roof at UK’s Joe Craft Center, built in 2007, sprung a leak. • RELATED: It’s John Calipari vs. Mark Stoops …

Nine thoughts on Kentucky’s 9 scholarship players as John Calipari waits on TyTy Washington’s decision
3 years, 7 months ago

Nine thoughts on Kentucky’s 9 scholarship players as John Calipari waits on TyTy Washington’s decision

New York Times  

Pitchforks in hand, Kentucky fans all had essentially the same message for John Calipari after last season, the Wildcats’ worst in almost a century: Something’s gotta change. Oscar Tshiebwe 2020-21: Sophomore — 8.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg On the long list of things Kentucky needed last season, a grown-ass man in the paint certainly would’ve helped. Tshiebwe, a McDonald’s All-American who …

Dontaie Allen goes off, Kentucky wins and John Calipari is proven wrong
3 years, 11 months ago

Dontaie Allen goes off, Kentucky wins and John Calipari is proven wrong

New York Times  

John Calipari knows he’ll never hear the end of this one: about how absurdly well Dontaie Allen played when the homegrown sharpshooter finally got a chance; about how much better Kentucky played after Calipari was ejected on Saturday night at Mississippi State; about how a little of that zone defense he loathes looked great in his absence; and how assistant …

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