You canāt talk about basketball without talking about John Calipari. As a matter of fact, you canāt write the history of college basketball without bringing in his name multiple times.
Nevertheless, all good things come to an end, and his career wonāt be the exception to that rule. Heās not getting any younger, and heās been doing this for decades now.
Thatās why, even though heās not thinking about retirement right now, the legendary coach is well aware of his professional mortality in this ever-evolving environment. In a recent sit-down with Jim Rome, he talked about that.
John Calipari talks about retirement
āAs long as I can keep helping young people and their families, then Iāll do it,ā Calipari said. āThe minute Iām not capable of doing it because the rules have made it or the environment has made it with NIL and with the transfer portal ā if itās transactional versus transformational, why would I do it?ā
Coach John Calipari
Even after a tough and disappointing stretch midway through the campaign, Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks made their way to the NCAA Tournament last season.
Heās clearly still relevant and a prominent figure in the college sports scene. But with the end inching closer, he and his teams should approach every game as if it might be the last.
