It’s not easy to go from winning nine games in a season to building a top-five team in college basketball, one capable of winning a national title. John Calipari has done just that at Kentucky, and it’s why he has been named to the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List.
With Kentucky sitting at 21-5 on the year and No. 3 overall in the latest Coaches Poll, Calipari is one of 15 coaches being considered for Coach of the Year honors.