News about John Calipari

Julius Randle's wife has shared a moving tale about how outgoing Kentucky coach John Calipari saved her grandmother's life. Randle of the Knicks spent a season with Calipari, the club's manager who has been in charge since 2009, but he is now in Arkansas on a massive change. Eric Musselman, the 65-year-old, whose salary is reportedly worth more than $8.5 million per year, will succeed him. Calipari has polarized basketball fans during his career, but Kendra Randle lifted the lid on a touching tale of his generosity.

What does Princess Kate Middleton have in common with University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari?Big houses?Blue blood?A vast fortune that's difficult to justify? Jessica Benson, a Memphis Grizzlies analyst, made a much amusing connection after the Wildcats' disappointing loss to 14-seed Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. On X, she wrote, 'Big month for UK disappearing acts.'

On Thursday night, Oakland University shocked Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with the No. 14 seed Golden Grizzlies defeating the No. 3 seed Wildcats 80-76. Oakland was led by sharpshooter Jack Gohlke, who scored 32 points and made ten 3-pointers. Kentucky has now lost just one NCAA Tournament game in the last five seasons, as John Calipari's future as the Wildcats' head coach comes more into question.

Bill Self, the head basketball coach of the University of Kansas, signed an amended lifetime deal on Tuesday that will earn him $53 million over the first five years. Self's job will outlast Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari for the best deal ever offered to a college basketball coach at a public university. Over the next five years, Calipari is expected to make $44 million.

Terrence Clarke, the mother of a deceased former basketball player at the University of Kentucky, has paid a tribute to her son on what would have been Clarke's 22nd birthday. In honor of Clarke's life, Osmine released a video showing his tombstone surrounded by balloons, flowers, and, of course, two basketballs. Clarke was killed just weeks before the 2021 NBA Draft and was likely to be drafted by one of the league's 30 franchises.

Top European prospects are now eschewing basketball teams in their home countries to enroll in NCAA schools with the intention of profiting from name, image, and license (NIL) contracts. Zvonimir Ivisic, a 7-foot-2 Croatian power forward, who announced on Tuesday that he would join coach John Calipari at Kentucky, was the first European phenom to opt for an American college. Ivisic, 19, had been playing professionally in Montenegro with his twin brother, Tomislav. Ivisic posted on Instagram, 'I received the scholarship by Coach Calipari to attend the University of Kentucky.' 'I'm excited to announce that I received the scholarship and will play there next season.' Go Big Blue!' Ivisic is one of many Euros breaking with Luka Doncic and Victor Wembanyama's paths, both of whom played for top European teams before joining the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs respectively, as draft eligible and professional players. Many basketball insiders have praised Doncic and Wembanyama's victory in Europe's first basketball tournament against fully grown adults.

We're about to a thrilling Final Four that no one predicted in NCAA history. For those that weren't up to date on the Madness of March, let's get you up to speed. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights of Teaneck, New Jersey, defeated Purdue in their Round of 64 games for the third time in NCAA history - and the second time at the men's tournament. Other first-round upsets included 13-seed Furman's triumph over four-seed Virginia and 11-seed Pitt's thrashing of six-seed Iowa State.

D.J., the point guard. On Monday afternoon, Wagner, the consensus top overall recruit in the college basketball recruiting class of 2023, pledged to Kentucky over Louisville. Wagner, the No. 1 in the United States. Camden (N.J.) was ranked one recruit per ESPN's rankings as well as the 247Sports composite, winning the state championship last spring before playing on his summertime Camden Elite AAU circuit for more than 20 points per game. Wagner, the New Jersey High School Player of the Year, was a member of the U.S. team that won gold at the FIBA U-17 World Cup in Spain last summer.

After a snapshot of him in his uniform went viral, Michael McGuire, 29, of Pikeville, Kentucky, has been given VIP tickets to a University of Kentucky home game. McGuire wore his coal mining jacket and his face covered in soot on the weekend, leading to a protest in the United Kingdom. It was his son Easton's first UK game, and if the father-of-two didn't have time to go home and shower, he would have missed 'half the game.' Since UK Head Coach John Calipari posted it, asking for help identifying McGuire and getting him free tickets, it went viral. This photo speaks to me because my family's American dream began in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this image speaks to me,' the coach explained. Easton is expected to be excited about the VIP tickets, and McGuire is'really excited to make all these memories with my children and my wife.'

Last season, Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus male basketball player of the year, a feat that was often followed by a leap to the NBA. The big man of Kentucky decided to take a different route. He's back, and he'll be even better this season. He's a natural passer.' He's a better dribbler. He has a more relaxed mood. Coach John Calipari of Kentucky says he talks.' 'Offensively, he knows the plays better.' He's trustworthy, and he's trustworthy.'