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John Calipari Ranked as 6th Coach in the Nation


Rivals.com continued their rankings of all things college basketball today ranking the top coaches in American.

Kentucky head coach John Calipari is ranked 6th.

[I]6. [/I][URL=”http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=1224″][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]John Calipari[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I], [/I][URL=”http://kentucky.rivals.com/”][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]Kentucky[/I][/COLOR][/URL]
[I]Although his recruiting prowess has overshadowed his coaching acumen, Calipari did an outstanding job last spring leading a young Kentucky team into the Final Four as a No. 4 seed. Calipari has reached the Final Four at three schools (UMass, [/I][URL=”http://memphis.rivals.com/”][COLOR=#0a4ea3][I]Memphis[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] and Kentucky), though the Kentucky appearance is the only one that hasn’t been vacated.[/I]

Duke’s coach, Calhoun, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, and Bill Self ranked above Cal on the list.

Slick Rick is ranked 7th.

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