John Calipari serves as Head Coach for University of Arkansas's Men's Basketball program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 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. Calipari is one of the most successful and decorated coaches in college basketball history, having been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
However, he takes the greatest pride in the success his players experience in college, in professional basketball and life after their playing days are over. Calipari has coached 62 players to be selected in the NBA Draft – 43 first-round picks, including 29 among the top 15 and four as the overall first pick – during his 33-year coaching career and had 28 players on NBA rosters for the 2024-25 season. He has amassed a record of 877-277 (.760), including a 22-14 tally at Arkansas, a 410-122 mark in 15 seasons at Kentucky (2009-24), 214-69 in nine seasons at Memphis (2000-09) and 189-71 in eight seasons at UMass (1988-96). In fact, Calipari became the fourth-fastest coach to 800 on-court wins ever at 1,037 games.
