Name:

John Calipari

Birthdate:

February 10, 1950

Education:

Clarion State

Background:

Volunteer assistant, Kansas, 1981

Assistant coach, Kansas, 1982-85

Assistant coach, University of Pittsburgh, 1985-88

Head coach, University of Massachusetts, 1988-96

Head coach and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, New Jersey Nets, 1997-99

Assistant coach, Philadelphia 76ers, 1999-2000

Head Coach, University of Memphis, 2000-09

Head Coach, University of Kentucky, current

Accomplishments, honors:

Guided University of Massachusetts to five Atlantic 10 titles

Guided University of Massachusetts to 1996 NCAA Final Four

Reached NBA Playoffs with New Jersey in 1998

Coached Memphis to seven conference titles or conference division titles

Memphis reached NCAA Elite Eight three straight seasons, 2006-08

Memphis ’08 team finished as NCAA Tournament runner-up

Sporting News Coach of the Year, 1996

Naismath National Coach of the Year, 1996

Naismath National Coach of the Year, 2008

Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year, 2009

Quotable, John Calipari:

“Our goals will be to make the entire Commonwealth, the entire Commonwealth, proud of this team, proud of their program, proud of their team by our work on the court and our integrity off the court. I cannot tell you how excited I am to be here.”