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- Born: February 10, 1959
- Birthplace: Moon Township, Pennsylvania
- Colleges: University of North Carolina Wilmington and Clarion University of PennsylvaniaOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Played basketball in college at Clarion, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 1981Official Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- NCAA coaching record is 445-150 through 17 seasonsWEHT (Evanston, IN): The Calipari Era Begins at UK (April 1, 2009)
- Two-time Naismith College Coach of the YearOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year in 2009Official Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the YearOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Three-time Conference USA Coach of the YearOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Founded NetWorks, which helps Memphis athletes find employment after their playing careers endOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Helped form the Y.E.S. Foundation, which provides education to middle school students on the importance of academics and athleticsOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
- Three children with wife EllenOfficial Site of the Memphis Tigers: John Calipari
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John Calipari serves as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team in the NCAA. He previously was the head coach for the University of Memphis Tigers men's basketball team.
After Billy Gillispie was fired as Kentucky Wildcats coach on March 27, 2009, rumors began to circulate that Calipari was very close to taking the job.ESPN.com: Source: Kentucky Job on Calipari's Mind On March 31, 2009, Calipari officially accepted the Kentucky coaching position. His eight-year, $31.65 million contract makes him the highest-paid college basketball coach in the NCAA.WEHT (Evanston, IN): The Calipari Era Begins at UK (April 1, 2009)
Early Career
After college, Calipari took his first coaching position in 1982 as an assistant at the University of Kansas. After three seasons with Kansas, Calipari moved to the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as an assistant coach for the next three years. He took his first head coaching position in 1988 at the University of Massachusetts. He led the UMass Minutemen to five-consecutive Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament championships and earned the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors in 1993, 1994 and 1996.Official Site of the Memphis Tigers: John CalipariNBA Years
In 1996, Calipari left the ranks of college basketball to become the head coach of the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association. He was fired from the Nets in 1999 after the team began the season with a 3-17 record. Calipari spent a short amount of time as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, then was hired as head coach of the Memphis Tigers in 2000.Official Site of the Memphis Tigers: John CalipariMemphis Tigers
His success continued with the Tigers, leading the team to Conference USA regular season championships in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, as well as the Conference USA Touranment Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Perhaps his most successful season came in 2008, when the Tigers reached the NCAA Championship Game, which they lost in overtime to the Kansas Jayhawks.Official Site of the Memphis Tigers: John CalipariAbout this page
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