John Calipari
Coach Rating
0.48
Rating
#3
National Rank
NCAAM
League
2026-2027
As of Season
Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): what the coach adds to the program's own quality; +1.0 makes a team a 73% favorite over the same program with an average coach. Ranked among that season's head coaches.
Career season coverage is unconfirmed.
Season-by-Season
| Season | Team | Record | Win % | PPG | DPPG | Margin | Elo | Pyth | AdjO | AdjD | League | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Arkansas | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1406 (#16) |
95.3% (#21)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
91.5 (#17) | 72.8 (#17) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2024-2025 | Arkansas | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1261 (#38) |
92.7% (#35)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
78.9 (#34) | 64.4 (#34) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2023-2024 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1273 (#32) |
91.5% (#25)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
88.8 (#20) | 74.5 (#20) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2023-2024 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2022-2023 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1245 (#34) |
91.4% (#24)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
75.4 (#32) | 63.4 (#32) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2022-2023 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2021-2022 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1299 (#16) |
96.2% (#8)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
81.4 (#6) | 62.4 (#6) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2021-2022 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2020-2021 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1200 (#67) |
85.7% (#51)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
73.2 (#56) | 63.7 (#56) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2020-2021 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2019-2020 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1434 (#5) |
92.2% (#26)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
74.8 (#28) | 62.1 (#28) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2019-2020 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2018-2019 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | Data withheld: source-integrity hold |
97.0% (#8)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
77.2 (#11) | 58.9 (#11) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2018-2019 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | Data withheld: source-integrity hold | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2017-2018 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1405 (#13) |
92.6% (#20)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.2 (#20) | 64.9 (#20) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2017-2018 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2016-2017 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1532 (#5) |
97.1% (#5)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
86.7 (#5) | 65.6 (#5) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2016-2017 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2015-2016 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1405 (#12) |
95.9% (#9)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
81.5 (#8) | 63.6 (#8) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2015-2016 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2014-2015 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1553 (#2) |
99.4% (#1)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
75.4 (#1) | 50.0 (#1) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2014-2015 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2013-2014 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1308 (#11) |
94.9% (#15)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
77.2 (#15) | 61.2 (#15) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2013-2014 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2012-2013 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1207 (#71) |
90.5% (#38)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
73.0 (#37) | 61.5 (#37) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2012-2013 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2011-2012 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1630 (#1) |
98.4% (#2)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
77.9 (#2) | 56.7 (#2) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2011-2012 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2010-2011 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1522 (#3) |
96.5% (#6)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
76.5 (#4) | 58.1 (#4) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2010-2011 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2009-2010 | Kentucky | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1462 (#7) |
97.0% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.1 (#4) | 60.1 (#4) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2009-2010 |
Kentucky
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 2008-2009 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1525 (#2) |
97.7% (#3)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
74.5 (#3) | 54.8 (#3) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2007-2008 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1581 (#2) |
98.1% (#2)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.3 (#3) | 57.8 (#3) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2006-2007 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1449 (#6) |
96.3% (#10)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
77.6 (#7) | 59.7 (#7) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2005-2006 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1421 (#3) |
95.4% (#8)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.7 (#5) | 62.8 (#5) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2004-2005 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1217 (#35) |
85.2% (#46)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
70.9 (#41) | 61.1 (#41) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2003-2004 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | Data withheld: source-integrity hold |
86.8% (#15)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
- | - | NCAAM | View → |
| 2002-2003 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1327 (#22) |
89.9% (#31)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
74.5 (#32) | 63.3 (#32) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2001-2002 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1306 (#34) |
91.1% (#25)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.0 (#24) | 66.1 (#24) | NCAAM | View → |
| 2000-2001 | Memphis | Record unavailable pending coaching-handoff evidence | - | - | - | - | 1269 (#37) |
88.0% (#39)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
76.0 (#41) | 64.7 (#41) | NCAAM | View → |
| 1995-1996 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1994-1995 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1993-1994 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1992-1993 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1991-1992 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1990-1991 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1989-1990 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM | |
| 1988-1989 |
Massachusetts
Unresolved program identity |
Record awaiting program identity verification | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAM |
Some 2025-2026 NCAA men's tournament games are withheld: unique source-backed coach ownership is not established.