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John Calipari

Head coach at Arkansas logoArkansas
ConferenceSEC
March Madness resumeswipe to scroll · tap a game
25-26
24-25
23-24
22-23
21-22
18-19
17-18
16-17
15-16
14-15
13-14
Career W-L
358-132
3rd most wins in our era
490 games
Win %
73.1%
15th of 618 with 3+ seasons
25.6 wins / season
Composite Rank
#10
of 804 coaches
178.8 score · 14 seasons · 2 programs
20+ win seasons
13
Program breakdown

By the school

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordWin %
Arkansas logo24-25 –present250-2368.5%
Kentucky logo12-13 –23-2412308-10973.9%
Full record

Season by season

14 seasons
25-26Arkansas logo4SEC28-9#1725.896128.599102.783NCAA Sweet 16
24-25Arkansas logo10SEC22-14#4418.290113.78395.596NCAA Sweet 16
23-24Kentucky logo3SEC23-10#2820.194122.799102.766NCAA First Round
22-23Kentucky logo6SEC22-12#1817.993115.79597.784NCAA Second Round
21-22Kentucky logo2SEC26-8#524.097119.49995.488NCAA First Round
20-21Kentucky logoSEC9-16#6214.587108.38193.890—
19-20Kentucky logoSEC25-6#2917.693112.89495.285Reg. season champ
18-19Kentucky logo2SEC30-7#927.398118.39791.098NCAA Elite Eight
17-18Kentucky logo5SEC26-11#2220.295116.29496.091NCAA Sweet 16
16-17Kentucky logo2SEC32-6#326.899119.19792.398Reg. season champNCAA Elite Eight
15-16Kentucky logo4SEC27-9#727.699123.99996.392Reg. season champNCAA Second Round
14-15Kentucky logo1F4SEC38-1#135.6100121.89986.1100Reg. season champNCAA Final Four
13-14Kentucky logo8F4SEC29-11#1620.895117.79696.989NCAA Title runner-up
12-13Kentucky logoSEC21-12#5012.884110.88998.171—
Tournament success
11 appearances

March Madness

Appearances
11
NCAA Tournament
Tournament record
23-11
4th of 294 in tourney wins
Highest seed
#1
best seed earned
  • Year
    25-26
    4Arkansas logoArkansas(28-9)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs13Hawaii logoHawaiiW 97-78
    R32vs12High Point logoHigh PointW 94-88
    S16vs1Arizona logoArizonaL 88-109
  • Year
    24-25
    10Arkansas logoArkansas(22-14)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs7Kansas logoKansasW 79-72
    R32vs2St. John's (NY) logoSt. John's (NY)W 75-66
    S16vs3Texas Tech logoTexas TechL 83-85
  • Year
    23-24
    3Kentucky logoKentucky(23-10)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs14Oakland logoOaklandL 76-80
  • Year
    22-23
    6Kentucky logoKentucky(22-12)Second Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs11Providence logoProvidenceW 61-53
    R32vs3Kansas State logoKansas StateL 69-75
  • Year
    21-22
    2Kentucky logoKentucky(26-8)First Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs15Saint Peter's logoSaint Peter'sL 79-85
  • Year
    18-19
    2Kentucky logoKentucky(30-7)Elite Eight
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs15Abilene Christian logoAbilene ChristianW 79-44
    R32vs7Wofford logoWoffordW 62-56
    S16vs3Houston logoHoustonW 62-58
    E8vs5Auburn logoAuburnL 71-77
  • Year
    17-18
    5Kentucky logoKentucky(26-11)Sweet 16
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs12Davidson logoDavidsonW 78-73
    R32vs13Buffalo logoBuffaloW 95-75
    S16vs9Kansas State logoKansas StateL 58-61
  • Year
    16-17
    2Kentucky logoKentucky(32-6)Elite Eight
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs15Northern Kentucky logoNorthern KentuckyW 79-70
    R32vs10Wichita State logoWichita StateW 65-62
    S16vs3UCLA logoUCLAW 86-75
    E8vs1UNC logoUNCL 73-75
  • Year
    15-16
    4Kentucky logoKentucky(27-9)Second Round
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs13Stony Brook logoStony BrookW 85-57
    R32vs5Indiana logoIndianaL 67-73
  • Year
    14-15
    1Kentucky logoKentucky(38-1)Final Four
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs16Hampton logoHamptonW 79-56
    R32vs8Cincinnati logoCincinnatiW 64-51
    S16vs5West Virginia logoWest VirginiaW 78-39
    E8vs3Notre Dame logoNotre DameW 68-66
    F4vs1Wisconsin logoWisconsinL 64-71
  • Year
    13-14
    8Kentucky logoKentucky(29-11)Title runner-up
    RoundOppResult
    R64vs9Kansas State logoKansas StateW 56-49
    R32vs1Wichita State logoWichita StateW 78-76
    S16vs4Louisville logoLouisvilleW 74-69
    E8vs2Michigan logoMichiganW 75-72
    F4vs2Wisconsin logoWisconsinW 74-73
    CHAMPvs7UConn logoUConnL 54-60

Data window: 2012-13 through 2025-26