Sources: Kentucky’s John Calipari to endedupbeing next Arkansas coach

On the eve of the greatest guys’s college basketball nationwide champion videogame in years, John Calipari has handled to take the spotlight.

The Hall of Famer is leaving Kentucky after 15 seasons to take the head training task at Arkansas, sources informed FOX Sports. 

The 65-year-old Calipari, who gothere at Kentucky back in 2009 and led the Wildcats to a nationwide champion in 2012, is making one of the most stunning training moves in the sport’s history, staying in the SEC and taking over in Fayetteville. 

After Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart provided Calipari a vote of self-confidence and chose to bring him back following another frustrating surface to a season in Lexington, with the Wildcats not making the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 4 successive years, Calipari rather will take over for Eric Musselman, who left the Razorbacks on his own accord for USC this past week after a 16-17 project.

What got this offer done? Calipari’s close relationship with John Tyson of the Tyson Family, who are amongst the leading athletic donors to the University of Arkansas. According to sources, Calipari justrecently played golf with Tyson when reports selected up about Musselman possibly leaving for the West Coast and Kentucky’s fan base growing sour on Calipari.

Calipari’s choice to leave tosses out a buyout of over $33 million had Kentucky fired him. 

Calipari leaves Kentucky with a 410-122 record in Lexington, however with simply one win in the past 4 NCAA Tournaments, a period which consistsof first-round upsets to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s in 2022 and to No. 14 seed Oakland last month. 

Calipari developed one of the greatest NBA skill factories in college basketball throughout his time at Kentucky, establishing stars such as Anthony Davis, John Wall, Karl-Anthony Towns and De’Aaron Fox, amongst lotsof others.

John Fanta is a nationwide college basketball broadcaster and author for FOX Sports. He covers the sport in a range of capabilities, from calling videogames on FS1 to serving as lead host on the BIG EAST Digital Network to offering commentary on The Field of 68 Media Network. Follow him on Twitter @John_Fanta.