John Calipari has been the head coach of the University of Kentucky since 2009, leading the Wildcats to a national championship in 2012. Over the course of his career, Calipari has earned Naismith College Coach of the Year honors three times (1996, 2008, and 2015) and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Before Kentucky, Calipari held head coaching positions at the University of Massachusetts, the New Jersey Nets, and the University of Memphis.
Under Calipari’s leadership, Kentucky has reached four Final Fours (2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015), and he has accumulated an impressive coaching record with 27 seasons of 20 or more wins, 11 seasons with 30 or more wins, and 5 seasons with 35 or more wins.
With 768 career victories, Calipari ranks 17th on the NCAA Division I all-time winningest coaches list.
