John Calipari: Fundamentals for Becoming an All-Star

with John Calipari,
University of Arkansas Head Coach;
University of Kentucky Head Men's Coach from 2009 to 2024;
.771 winning percentage at Kentucky;
2020-21 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Guardians of the Game Award for Inclusion;
2015 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee;
2015 AP College Coach of the Year;
2012 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship;
2011 Telly Award for 'MVP Basketball with Derrick Rose' instructional video;
4x Final Four (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015);
3x Naismith College Coach of the Year ('96, '08, '15);
2015 AP College Coach of the Year;
3x NABC Coach of the Year ('96, '09, '15);
2x Basketball Times Coach of the Year ('96, '15);
2x Adolph Rupp Cup ('10, '15);
2009 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year;
2009 Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year;
6x SEC Regular Season Champions;
6x SEC Tournament Champions;
4x SEC Coach of the Year ('10, '12, '15, '20);
Memphis Head Coach from 2000 to 2009;
3x C-USA Coach of the Year ('06, '08, '09);
4x C-USA Tournament Champions;
5x C-USA Regular Season Champions;
2008 Final Four;
2002 NIT Champions;
Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) Assistant Coach from 1999 to 2000;
New Jersey Nets Head Coach from 1996 to 1999;
UMass Head Coach from 1988 to 1996;
1996 Final Four;
3x A10 Coach of the Year ('93, '94, '96);5x A 10 Regular Season Champions;
5x A 10 Tournament Champions;
played college basketball for UNC Wilmington and Clarion

Being your best makes every player an All-Star in school, basketball and in life. Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari unveils eight fundamentals for becoming an All-Star. By using these eight traits, any player can exceed expectations and reach lofty performance goals.

As a player, the journey is a daily exercise of diligence and hard work. Amazing accomplishments can result from an organized daily approach to life and basketball. Calipari encourages players to take responsibility, adopt role models to follow and work to exhaustion. The mind is the most powerful thing each player has, and Calipari believes it is the most important component to success.

With each fundamental, Calipari builds a model for any coach or player to use. Reaching new heights will result by taking responsibility for yourself and serving others for the good of the team. Become empowered with each fundamental to become your own All-Star.

35 minutes. 2009.