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April
3, 2009
JOHN
CALIPARI IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PHELAN AWARD
 BOSTON
(MA) -- After guiding Memphis to an impressive 31-3
record, John Calipari was named the winner of the 2009
Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award.
“What Coach Cal has done, over the past few seasons at
Memphis, is nothing short of remarkable,” says
CollegeInsider.com’s Matt Drake. “Memphis’ dominance
of C-USA has been unmatched. Going three seasons
without losing a conference game is just ridiculous.”
Calipari guided the Tigers to a 31-3 overall record
and a No. 2 seed in the West Region of the 2009 NCAA
Tournament. It is the fourth-straight year the Tigers
earned a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, and Memphis is the only
school in the nation to have a top-two seed each of
the last four years (2006-09).
Memphis'
31-3 record marks the four-consecutive year Calipari
has directed his squad to a 30-win campaign. He is the
first coach in NCAA Division I history to have
four-straight 30-win seasons, and is also the
winningest head coach in a four-year span in NCAA
history with 135 victories from 2006-present.
2008-09 marked the third straight season Calipari’s
team had a streak of 25 or more consecutive wins.
Memphis is the only program in NCAA Division I history
to have three-straight years with at least a 25-game
win streak.
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