What do you tell a team whose only shot of making the NCAA Tournament is winning the conference tournament, which would require a four-game winning streak, which hasn’t happened all season? That’s the challenge facing John Calipari right now. On a Zoom call with reporters, Calipari once again admitted he’s not sure how to navigate the final stretch of the season, which is primed to be his worst since his first UMass team finished 10-18 back in 1989.
“I haven’t been in this position since my first year of coaching and I’m hoping in the locker rooms that I’m saying the right things after these games.