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ESPN Ranks NCAA Tournament Coaches as Players and Calipari is not Happy at No. 41

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If you tell John Calipari he can’t do something, by God, he’s going to do it.

Earlier this week ESPN ranked all 64 NCAA Tournament head coaches as players. Of course, the Dream Team’s Chris Mullin is at the top of the list. No one can argue with that. John Calipari does take issue with where he was ranked at No. 41.

Calipari started his career at UNC Wilmington, scoring 29 points during the 1979-80 season before transferring to Division II Clarion, closer to his native Western Pennsylvania. Calipari was a starter at point guard for the Golden Eagles, averaging 5.