John Calipari

Bobby Knight — impeccable credentials on one hand and shoddy human relations track record on the other — made it clear recently that he thinks current Kentucky coach John Calipari is a bit of a scoundrel as well as a flim-flam man.  

Kentucky coach John Calipari declined to get into a war of words Friday when asked about the pointed criticism from Bob Knight that Calipari's continued employment proves college basketball has a problem.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. | John Calipari spent weeks downplaying No. 3 Kentucky’s pursuit of 2,000 wins, saying his team needed to be focused on getting better, not making history. Moments after the Wildcats routed Drexel 88-44 on Monday, becoming the first NCAA team to reach 2,000 victories, Calipari said it’s pretty good when you can do both.  

Bob Knight vs. John Calipari: “You have a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation in Massachusetts and Memphis, and he’s still coaching. I can’t understand that.” Talk about burying the lede – the Indy Star should have led with this! As the New York Times noted, Knight’s take is the polar opposite [...]  

College basketball's 900-plus win coach cited John Calipari currently working in that profession as an example of the lack of integrity in college sports.Contributor: Roy A. BarnesPublished: Dec 19, 2009  

Bob Knight, like so many former college basketball coaches and players, is a professional analyst. Knight jumped straight to working at the highest level. At ESPN. At the four-letter network every aspiring journalist attempts to reach. And he said this about Kentucky coach John Calipari—the coach of a team Knight is likely to call another game for this season—at an Indiana University fundraiser. “We've gotten into this situation where...  

  John Calipari was brought to the program with the most wins in NCAA history because behind his winning percentage of .765 (450 wins in 588 games) is his ability to recruit the nation’s best players.   Within the past two years at Memphis, Calipari shipped off the country’s top guards to the NBA draft with 2008 first-overall pick Derrick Rose and 2009 fourth-overall pick Tyreke Evans.   Heading into the NBA draft after successful freshman...  

Before he left for CBS Sportsline, Gary Parrish worked for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, where he spent four years covering John Calipari. Friday morning, after Bob Knight had taken a shot at John Calipari's "integrity," Parrish offered some advice for Kentucky basketball fans. Wrote Parrish: "Get used to it." He's right. This is the way it's going to be, at least for the time being. There's going to be the "Cal's a cheater" chants from...  

Bob Knight said integrity is lacking in college basketball and cited Kentucky coach John Calipari as an example. During a fundraiser for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Knight said he doesn't understand why Calipari is still coaching.  

Bob Knight said integrity is lacking in college basketball and cited Kentucky coach John Calipari as an example. During a fundraiser for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Knight said he doesn't understand why Calipari is still coaching. "We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching," he said.  

Going back a couple of days, here's just about all of what Kentucky coach John Calipari had to say after the No.4 Wildcats' 64-61 victory over UConn. "We drank the poison in the first half. We listened to all the hype about players and John Wall and all that stuff, so we don't pass the ball. We didn't make three passes in the whole first half. We go up 12 and they're celebrating like we just won a national title. I'm trying to calm them down...  

New York TimesYoung Coach Has Memphis Sailing in Calipari's WakeNew York TimesJosh Pastner was an assistant to John Calipari last season, before John Calipari left for Kentucky. By RAY GLIER MEMPHIS — Josh Pastner was compiling ...and more »  

Globe and MailRick Bozich | Next three games are John Calipari's real Kentucky basketball ...Louisville Courier-JournalNow is the time when John Calipari discovers what basketball means at the University of Kentucky. North Carolina, followed by Connecticut, ...Win over UNC sends message: Cats are for realKentucky Sports Report (subscription)WITH WALL HEALTHY, KENTUCKY A DIFFERENT TEAM IN WIN OVER UNCFOXSports.comBehind John WallYahoo...  

John Calipari may talk about how bad he thinks his University of Kentucky basketball team is, and how far they have to go, but I'm telling you that UK is back. With 16:27 to play in the first half on Saturday, Kentucky became Kentucky again. Kentucky beats North Carolina 68-66 Photos: UK vs. N. Caro. | Fans Calipari post-game press conference  

Bob Knight felt right at home in Indiana. For more than 90 minutes Thursday night in Indianapolis, Knight recounted tales from his coaching days, stories from the recruiting trail, lessons he passed along to players and, oh yes, even a new critique of the NCAA and Kentucky's John Calipari. Just like old times, Knight lobbed memorable one-liners at some old targets while speaking at a fundraiser for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He...