John Calipari: How new Arkansas basketball coach fared at each previous stop

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas basketball finalized arguably the most surprising head coaching hire in college basketball history Wednesday, announcing John Calipari as the 14th head coach in program history.

The Razorbacks raided SEC rival Kentucky to secure Calipari’s services on a five-year contract with a base salary of $7 million per season. He will arrive in Fayetteville as the winningest active coach in men’s college basketball with a record of 855-263.

Calipari has coached 58 players who were selected in the NBA Draft — 41 first-round picks, including 27 among the top 15 and four as the No. 1 overall pick — during his 32-year coaching career and has 28 players on NBA rosters this past season.

Below is a brief look at Calipari’s path to Arkansas and his accomplishments at previous stops.

Former UMass basketball coach John Calipari, center, flanked by UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswami, left, and athletic director Ryan Bamford during a banner-raising ceremony.

UMass, 1988-1996

At 29, Calipari earned his first head coaching job after successful stints as an assistant at Kansas and Pittsburgh. His first two Minutemen teams went 27-32. In year three (1992), UMass won its first Atlantic 10 championship with a 30-5 overall record, including a 13-3 mark in league play.

From there, UMass won five straight A10 titles while compiling a 66-12 league record over the span and made five straight NCAA Tournaments, including three Sweet 16s.

Calipari’s 1995-96 team posted a 35-2 record and reached the Final Four. He was named the 1996 Naismith National Coach of the Year and The Sporting News National Coach of the Year.

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New Jersey Nets, 1996-99

Calipari next jumped to the NBA, where he served double-duty as the Nets head coach and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. He was fired during his third season, racking up a 72-112 record and just one playoff appearance.

He spent the…

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Author : Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record

Publish date : 2024-04-10 16:52:41

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