LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A person close to the situation says coach John Calipari and Kentucky are negotiating a one-year, $8 million contract extension through 2022.
The person says the deal could be completed by the end of the week. The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the university has not publicly announced any contract negotiations with its sixth-year coach.
Calipari’s new contract would pay him $54 million over seven years. He signed a seven-year deal worth $52.5 million last June and will receive a $1.6 million longevity bonus on July 1.
Calipari led top-ranked Kentucky to a school-record 38-0 start last season before the Wildcats lost to Wisconsin in the Final Four. Seven Wildcats left the program soon afterward to enter the NBA draft.
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