Kentucky coach John Calipari rants about UK academics; losing Andrew Wiggins

Mar 11, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari yells to one of his players during the first half of the finals of the 2012 SEC Tournament against the Vanderbilt Commodores at the New Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports /

In the hours leading up to Andrew Wiggins’ college decision, Kentucky head coach, John Calipari, most likely knew Wiggins wouldn’t choose Kentucky (Wiggins ultimately choose Kansas). Obviously aggravated, Calipari took to twitter to express his frustration.

I talked last week about our 100-percent success rate. How about this, #BBN? We posted a 3.4 GPA for the spring semester.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 14, 2013

Twelve of our 13 guys had a 3.0 or better and two had a 4.0. I’m proud of the hard work our guys have put in both on and off the court.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 14, 2013

When you come to Kentucky, you are either going pro or getting a degree. We call it the success rate, & right now we’re batting 100 percent.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 14, 2013

We’re not done yet….

When you run a players-first program, it’s not just about loving to play basketball; it’s about teaching our kids the love of learning.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) May 14, 2013

That’s right. Calipari tweeted four times. I think it’s fair to say he had a mini meltdown. While the tweets were mostly about academics rather than basketball, it’s safe to assume that it was a last second attempt to persuade Wiggins and his parents to change his mind and choose UK for not just their basketball program, but for their academic.

Another assumption could be that Calipari knew the outcome before hand, the reason why Wiggins didn’t choose UK and perhaps wanted to defend his program.

This is all assumptions and speculation so remember to take it with a grain of salt.