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Calipari gets new deal at Kentucky by The Sports Network
Calipari has a record of 64-12 in two seasons at Kentucky and this past spring guided the Wildcats to the Final Four for the first time in 13 years. He has also posted a 33-0 record at Rupp Arena in his first two years at the helm.
“What John Calipari has done on and off the court in the past two years to reunite and rejuvenate this fan base has been magical,” said Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart in a statement on Monday. “He understands the responsibility that goes along with this position and there is no other coach out there that is a better fit for the best basketball program in the country.”
The new eight-year deal mirrors the length of Barnhart’s contract.
“I wanted to align his contract with my current eight-year deal,” Barnhart added. “He worked with us during this process and clearly demonstrated that he wants to be at Kentucky for a long time. We evened out his yearly compensation without adding to his base salary.”
Calipari took over the program in April 2009 after a successful nine-year run at the University of Memphis. He also coached at Massachusetts on the college level and has taken each of his three schools to the Final Four.
“I’d like to thank [school president] Dr. Todd and Mitch for this great opportunity and the Big Blue Nation for their unbelievable support,” said Calipari. “The people of Kentucky have embraced our family as one of their own and we love being here and there is no other place we’d rather be. Our fans are the best in all of sports and even though you’re crazy, we love it.”
The Wildcats nearly made the Final Four in Calipari’s first season, losing to West Virginia in the East Regional final. He then watched five of his players get selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, including John Wall as the top overall choice, but reloaded and took the team to the Final Four with a regional final victory over North Carolina. The Wildcats then lost to eventual national champion Connecticut in the national semifinals.
“Coach Calipari has led a remarkable turnaround of our basketball program, bringing it back to unquestioned national prominence and in a position to compete for championships on a regular basis,” remarked school president Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. “Aligning his contract with that of Mitch Barnhart creates the potential for long-term continuity in an athletics program that is performing and winning both on the court and in the classroom.”
Calipari’s teams have also showed remarkable improvement off the court, sporting a 3.14 grade-point average in the spring 2011 semester with nine players at a 3.0 GPA or better. All four draft-eligible players were selected in the 2011 NBA Draft, giving Kentucky an unprecedented nine draft picks over the last two seasons.
Calipari has an overall collegiate coaching mark of 509-152. Between UMass and Memphis, Calipari tested the waters of the NBA with the New Jersey Nets and posted a record of 72-112 with one playoff appearance before being fired in his third season with the team.
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