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Kentucky Wildcats Basketball: 8 Ways You Know You’re a Kentucky Basketball Fan

By Shelby Caudill

Mar 13, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats fans after the second half of the championship game of the SEC tournament against Texas A&M Aggies at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky Wildcats won 82-77. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats fans after the second half of the championship game of the SEC tournament against Texas A&M Aggies at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky Wildcats won 82-77. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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April 9, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari reacts as he sits ringside of the Manny Pacquiao fight against Timothy Bradley during a boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
April 9, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari reacts as he sits ringside of the Manny Pacquiao fight against Timothy Bradley during a boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

3. John Calipari is One of Your Favorite People

There is absolutely not denying that the Big Blue Nation love John Calipari. You could even say that some worship him.

Calipari was been successful since the moment he landed in Lexington. There has been none stop fun for the Big Blue Nation since 2009. Sure, the Kentucky Wildcats had a disappointing season in 2013, a year removed from winning the National Championship for the first time since 1998. But, Calipari has sense proved himself one of the most elite and successful coaches in college basketball.

The turnover ratio is high, but if the players aren’t leaving for the NBA, they’re graduating. Whichever route Calipari players use, they have the chance to be successful. He will continue to be their biggest cheerleader.

Since arriving with the Kentucky Wildcats, John Calipari has won a National Championship, went 38-1 and made multiple Final Fours. He picked up a struggling program with a rich history and hindered it back to where it should be. For that reason, John Calipari is always going to be one of the Big Blue Nation’s favorite people.

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