The John Calipari era at Kentucky has officially come to an end. It was a thrilling 15-year ride with Cal at the helm, lifted up by incredible highs (a 2012 national championship, four Final Fours in five years, dozens upon dozens of NBA Draft picks, etc.) and brought down by some crushing lows (missing the NCAA Tournament in 2013 and 2021, getting knocked out early in the postseason by double-digit seeds). But in all, it’s impossible to argue that Calipari didn’t experience far more success than he did failures while in Lexington. For the younger generation, the Calipari era is all they know….
