John Calipari won more than 400 games during his 15 seasons leading the Wildcats. Tallying many of those victories in Lexington in front of UK fans, these five are among Calipari’s most memorable at Rupp.

In front of 24,479 fans at Rupp Arena, Calipari faced Louisville for the first time at home. Going up against former Wildcats coach Rick Pitino, the Cats were 15-0 and ranked third in the AP Top 25. UK was led by a dynamic group of freshmen in John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe. Cousins scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds; Wall (17), Bledsoe (12) and Patrick Peterson (17) all scored in double figures.

This battle was between top-ranked Kentucky and fifth-ranked North Carolina at Rupp Arena.  Freshman Marquis Teague missed the first free throw of a 1-and-1, and with 20 seconds left in the game, the Tar Heels had one more opportunity to complete the upset on the road. In the final seconds, John Hendon’s shot was blocked by freshman Anthony Davis, who secured the rebound for the win. The win was the Wildcats’ 38th straight home victory since Calipari took over the program.