John Calipari closing in on coaching milestone

With the Cats riding a seven-game winning streak and a month and a half until the NCAA Tournament, there’s a lot to look forward to with Kentucky Basketball right now, including a coaching milestone for John Calipari that’s fast approaching.

With 292 wins during his 10-year tenure in Lexington, Calipari is only FIVE wins away from tying Joe B. Hall for the second-most victories by a head coach in program history. Of course, Adolph Rupp has the most, at 876.

Tenure Coach Record % 1930-72 Adolph Rupp 876-190 0.822 1972-85 Joe B. Hall 297-100 0.748 1997-2007 Tubby Smith 263–83 0.76 1989-97 Rick Pitino 219-50 0.814 1985-89 Eddie Sutton 88–39 0.693 1919-24 George Buchheit 44–27 0.619 1927-30 John…