6 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 ...

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...

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 the school's eighth NCAA National Championship in 2012.

Jan 31, 2025 · John Calipari leaves the court in Pittsburgh after his Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on March 21, 2024, in what turned out to be his final game as UK men’s basketball coach.

Jan 31, 2025 · On Saturday, John Calipari will return to Lexington for the first time since he left Kentucky for Arkansas in April. His homecoming is one of the biggest events of the 2024-25 men's college ...

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 · Just weeks after a stunning NCAA Tournament loss to Oakland, John Calipari's time at Kentucky is ending — just not the way many believed it would. Calipari is finalizing a deal to become...

Nov 12, 2024 · After taking over a program that underachieved in its final seasons under Tubby Smith and during Billy Gillispie’s ill-fated two-year run, Calipari led Kentucky to the Final Four in four of his...

Apr 10, 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 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.