LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach John Calipari is already re-writing the record books barely a month into his first season on the sidelines.
A win over Austin Peay on Saturday would make the third-ranked Wildcats 11-0. That would break the record for best start by a first-year head coach at Kentucky. Legendary Adolph Rupp won his first 10 games while roaming the sidelines for the Wildcats back in 1931.
A victory over the Governors would also be the 1,999th in Kentucky history, meaning the Wildcats would get a chance to become the first college team to amass 2,000 all-time wins on Monday against Drexel.
Calipari, however, is hardly in the mood to celebrate. He said his team is just "5-5" by his lofty standards, arguing the Wildcats could have easily lost half of their first 10 games after narrow escapes against teams like North Carolina, Connecticut and Stanford.
