This spring, Kentucky men’s basketball head coach John Calipari will accept one of college basketball’s most prestigious coaching honors.
It was announced on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club that Calipari is set to receive the John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching honor. This honor recognizes everything that the veteran head coach has done both on and off the hardwood throughout his coaching career. It is meant for coaches “who exemplify Coach Wooden’s high standard of coaching success and personal integrity.” The Legends of Coaching Award was adopted by the Wooden Award Steering Committee in 1999.