john calipari

Memphis lost the title game and three stars to the NBA, but that won't slow down John Calipari's restocked Tigers, Dick Weiss says.

Memphis coach John Calipari has signed a contract extension through the 2012-13 season that includes an annual raise of $500,000.

Calipari will make $2.35 million per year and will receive a $5 million bonus if he stays through the end of the deal, athletic director R.C.

Johnson announced Saturday. Calipari took the Tigers to the national championship game this year, the program's first Final Four...

John Calipari was named Naismith National Coach of the Year by The Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday. The Memphis coach led the Tigers to the NCAA title game where they lost 75-68 in overtime to Kansas.

It's the second Naismith award for Calipari, who won in 1996 after leading Massachusetts to the Final Four.

By nature, coaching is a business of copycats. That puts John Calipari on the verge of becoming one of the most mimicked men in his profession.

The "dribble-drive motion" offense he uses is among the hottest things going in hoops these days, and his Memphis Tigers show it to the world for the final time this season in Monday night's championship game against Kansas.