John Calipari is a well-known basketball coach who has had a mixed and sometimes controversial relationship with school administrations and fans throughout his career. He has been the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats since 2009 and led them to an NCAA Championship in 2012. Calipari has won the Naismith College Coach of the Year award three times, in 1996, 2008, and 2015, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.