Feb 1, 2025 · Kentucky reportedly didn't counter when Calipari was offered by Arkansas, signaling the Wildcats were fine with letting him go. Calipari was also due a $34,968,749 buyout if he was fired prior to ...

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 · Arkansas prepared a tremendous package, and Calipari was ready. Industry sources briefed on the terms told The Athletic that Calipari signed a five-year, $38.5 million contract with...

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...

Feb 2, 2025 · John Calipari won his homecoming to Rupp Arena on Saturday with his newly led Arkansas Razorbacks, defeating No. 12 Kentucky 89-79.. It was a homecoming like no other in men's college basketball ...

John Vincent Calipari (/ ˌ k æ l ɪ ˈ p ær i /; 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 .

Apr 8, 2024 · Calipari, per numerous reports, is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next head coach at Arkansas. For Calipari to leave the highest-profile job in college basketball to take a...

Feb 2, 2025 · Calipari, in his first season at Arkansas, was 410-123 in those 15 seasons at Kentucky, leading the Wildcats to their eighth national championship in 2012. He resigned last April and signed a five-year contract with Arkansas. There were definitely more boos, but some applause and cheers as well in Calipari’s first time back in Lexington.

Naismith Hall of Fame coach John Calipari, who has led six teams to the Final Four, was named the 14th Razorback head men’s basketball coach on April 10, 2024. “By all accounts, John Calipari is...

Apr 10, 2024 · Arkansas has hired Hall of Fame coach John Calipari, who announced Tuesday in a video posted to social media that he was stepping away from Kentucky after 15 seasons with the program....