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John Calipari matches the worst loss of his career and wishes it 'would have gone faster'

Story byMARK LONGSun, March 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM UTC·3 min readGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Arkansas coach John Calipari needed D. J. Wagner’s 3-pointer in the final minute to avoid the most-lopsided loss of his career. Still, the 34-point drubbing at No.

John Calipari matches the worst loss of his career and wishes it 'would have gone faster'

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Key Highlights

  • 7 Florida on Saturday night matched the worst margin of defeat in Calipari’s 34 years. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Wait a minute.
  • My first year at UMass I had to have some of these,” Calipari quipped after a 111-77 loss to the defending national champion Gators. Nope.
  • Some 30-pointers, but nothing quite like this or Kentucky’s loss to Duke in November 2018.
  • Calipari was coaching the Wildcats at the time.“Look, I’ve done this so long, stuff happens,” said Calipari, in his second season at Arkansas after 15 years at Kentucky, nine at Memphis and eight at UMass.
  • “I told them, ‘We had a great February.
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