In the waning minutes of Kentucky’s loss to Auburn, the anti-John Calipari crowd began to buzz on social media. Fans were frustrated and for good reason. For the second consecutive year, the Cats were knocked out of the tournament by a team that they were better than.
When looking back at the eight losses a John Calipari-led Kentucky team has had in the NCAA tournament, a common thread stuck out: free throws. This afternoon was no different. The Cats missed nine free throws (12-21), making under 60% for the entire game.
If you take the eight combined losses, Calipari’s teams made 104 of their possible 171 free throw attempts for just over 60%.