John Calipari was born on the 10th of February, 1959, in Moon Township, John Calipari Net Worth John Calipari net worth and salary: John Calipari is an American college basketball coach who has a net worth of $25 million. Calipari’s contract now runs through 2024. Kentucky coach John Calipari’s foundation helping charities provide COVID-19 pandemic relief has received a $1 million donation. Kentucky head coach John Calipari was No. Kentucky’s John Calipari is the highest paid college basketball coach in the country. Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's team, with whom he won the NCAA Championship in 2012.He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times (in 1996, 2008 and 2015), and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. He could easily pass by Duke’s Coach K, and his $8.9 million per year salary, to become the highest-paid coach in all of college basketball. According to a recent report from USA Today , Calipari makes $9,276,643 this season. It’s more likely someone like Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall would be the best hire, but if Calipari went to a place like UCLA, he’d have all the leverage in the world. Calipari is in first place by over $2.2 million over Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. John Vincent Calipari (born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach. Mike Krzyzewski at Duke comes in second at $7,048,206. He’ll make $7.75 million next season and $8 million for each of the subsequent six years he remains at Kentucky. Coach Cal also makes more than Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and Kansas coach Bill Self make, combined. 2 on the list with his $7.45 million after a $1 million increase in salary.