John Calipari Fires Back: NCAA Must Enforce Age Limit, Blames Transfer Portal for Threatening College Basketball’s Future
John Calipari, head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, is urging the NCAA to implement a 25-year-old age limit for college basketball players, citing concerns over 27 and 28-year-olds competing and the constant churn of the transfer portal. He believes the modern collegiate environment would have prevented his past coaching successes at UMass and Memphis. Despite his critiques of the system, Calipari’s current Arkansas team is thriving within it, now headed to the Sweet 16 after a win over High Point.