John Calipari

John Calipari, the least-liked coach in America? Recently defeated Memphis coach John Calipari is having the Ghost of Gaffes past revisit him. Some people fromm Calipari's past are remembering the harshest thing the coach has said to them, and it ain't pretty. From a Kansas City Star story: You don’t often hear a college basketball coach use the words “I would have slit my wrists” in a press-conference setting. But nobody ever said that Memphis’ John Calipari is like other college basketball coaches. He has always triggered the rawest of emotions in people. Temple coach John Chaney in 1994: “I’ll kill you. You remember ... Read Full Story

Coach Cal 3-Pointer raises funds for John Calipari's Foundation for Children; Kentucky Children's Hospital LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct 15, 2009 ( BUSINESS WIRE ) -- In just nine short weeks, Coach John Calipari, Papa John's and John and Annette Schnatter have delivered $50,000 for the children of Kentucky - without even getting up from the computer. The 850,000 Twitter and Facebook followers and CoachCal.com members of University of Kentucky basketball coach, John Calipari, raised funds through an online promotion, The Coach Cal 3-Pointer - a large up to three topping pizza for only $10, with $1 going to the John Calipari Foundation for Children, benefiting ... Read Full Story

Memphis has hired assistant coach Josh Pastner as successor to coach John Calipari. Memphis athletics spokesman Bob Winn says the school will hold a news conference at noon Central Tuesday to introduce Pastner as the next head coach. The 31-year-old coached for one year under Calipari, who announced last Tuesday he was taking the coaching job at Kentucky. Pastner also spent six years coaching under Lute Olsen at Arizona, where he also played. Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson said last week he planned to make a "wow" hire for the next coach. The search included Tennessee's Bruce Pearl, Baylor's Scott Drew and Florida State's ... Read Full Story

Since Coach Cal migrated north from Memphis to Lexington, he has been an injection of hope, happiness, and joy for fans for the Kentucky Wildcats and the state of Kentucky as a whole. In the current economy, with unemployment in Kentucky and the rest of the Mid South area of the United States running above the 10% national average at the time of this writing, Coach Cal has given Wildcat fans almost daily news to look forward to! A few things from his time in Memphis have been on the downside, but the good news has significantly outweighed the bad! With in-state rival, Louisville ... Read Full Story

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( BUSINESS WIRE ) -- The more than half-million Twitter and Facebook followers and CoachCal.com members of University of Kentucky basketball coach, John Calipari, have gained access into the life of one of college basketball's hottest coaches. Now, they'll also gain access to a great deal from Papa John's: The Coach Cal 3-Pointer - a large up to three topping pizza for only $10, with $1 going to the Coach Calipari Family Foundation for Children, benefiting the Kentucky Children's Hospital. The Coach Cal 3-Pointer is good online only at www.papajohns.com using promo code CHCAL. The offer will be primarily publicized through both ... Read Full Story