Kentucky has not reached the Final Four in eight years. The Cats have not advanced past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Ahead of his 15th season as head coach, John Calipari is ready to admit that the program has not been the gold standard as of late.
“The last couple of years, we’ve been good but just not Kentucky good,” he said at SEC Basketball Media Day.
“We’re expected to be in the Final Four every single year. We started slow last year. We could have folded but we had guys that toughed it out and by the end of the year, we’re in the tournament, maybe could have advanced another round or two.