Calipari was also due a $34,968,749 buyout if he was fired prior to April 1, 2024, a figure Kentucky was glad to not have to pay when Arkansas hired its former coach.
Farnham: Calipari's 'fresh start' benefits both Arkansas and Kentucky (1:50) Sean Farnham reacts to the news of John Calipari leaving Kentucky to become the head coach at Arkansas.
John Calipari's exit from Kentucky is finally official, and the title-winning coach explained Tuesday why he made the stunning decision to leave Lexington.
Calipari is bound for Arkansas where he’ll become the new head coach of the Razorbacks. He leaves Kentucky having guided the program to four Final Four appearances, and the NCAA Championship in ...
Calipari, who led the Wildcats to four Final Fours and their eighth national championship since taking over the program in 2009, is finalizing a five-year contract to become the new head coach at ...
Calipari, formerly known as the Kentucky Wildcats' head coach for 15 seasons, made the move to Arkansas in 2024. He led Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament, entering March Madness as a No. 10 seed.
Calipari has led the Wildcats to seven Elite Eights, four Final Fours and the 2012 national championship, but has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament's second round since 2019. IE 11 is not supported.
Calipari guided Kentucky to a national championship in 2012, along with six Final Four appearances and seven in the Elite Eight. The 65-year-old would leave the Wildcats with a 410-122 (77.1%) win ...
According to a report from The Athletic in the wake of Calipari's departure last spring, the relationship was "damaged beyond repair" in the summer of 2022, when the head coach went public with ...
Football coach Mark Stoops was upset, publicly and privately, and Barnhart sided with his football coach – at least as Calipari saw it and still sees it. While Calipari was still in the Bahamas ...
That’s why last night’s news that Calipari is taking the job at Arkansas is the best possible outcome for all sides, even if it happened in such an odd manner. Financially, it’s a blessing for Kentucky. Calipari’s buyout is $33.4 million, a staggering sum but one that boosters were prepared to pay if it meant Calipari’s time at Kentucky was over.
Calipari, who has won a national championship and is a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, is in his first year as Arkansas' coach and has the entire state excited about what he might accomplish.
Calipari is the second-highest-paid coach in college basketball, trailing only Kansas' Bill Self. His current 10-year, $86 million contract pays him $8.6 million a year.
Calipari's overall college coaching record in 32 seasons at Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky is 813-260 (.758). He also spent three seasons as coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets from 1996-99 ...
Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari is reportedly leaving the program for the head coaching job at Arkansas, as the sides agreed to terms on a five-year contract late Sunday night.
J ohn Calipari’s time as head coach at the University of Kentucky came to a surprising end in 2024. Given his 15-year tenure with the team, college basketball fans are shocked and eager to know ...
Now officially the head coach at Arkansas, John Calipari is opening up about the end of his time at Kentucky.Calipari, some of his closest coaching friends, DeMarcus Cousins, and several sources spoke to Shams Charania and Kyle Tucker of The Athletic about what led to his decision to take the Arkansas job, including the moment it happened and the tumultuous months leading up to the split.
Back in April, Calipari left the Wildcats to become the new head coach at Arkansas in one of the more stunning moves of the 2024 coaching carousel. He didn’t make the move to Fayetteville alone.
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