John Calipari

John Vincent Calipari

Born: February 10, 1959 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania
College: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 72-112, .391 W-L% (Full Record)

Franchises

• Brooklyn Nets: June 7, 1996 to March 15, 1999

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

Brooklyn Nets Franchise

• June 26, 1996: Selected Kerry Kittles (1st round, 8th pick) in the 1996 NBA Draft.
• July 16, 1996: Traded Greg Graham to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vincent Askew.
• July 31, 1996: Signed Robert Pack as a free agent.
• August 7, 1996: Signed David Benoit as a free agent.
• September 10, 1996: Signed Tony Massenburg as a free agent.
• September 24, 1996: Signed Adrian Caldwell as a free agent.
• October 9, 1996: Signed Xavier McDaniel as a free agent.
• November 4, 1996: Traded Vincent Askew to the Indiana Pacers for Reggie Williams.
• December 10, 1996: Signed Evric Gray as a free agent.
• December 21, 1996: Signed Lloyd Daniels as a free agent.
• January 9, 1997: Signed Lloyd Daniels to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• January 30, 1997: Signed Jack Haley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 17, 1997: Traded Shawn Bradley, Ed O'Bannon, Robert Pack and Khalid Reeves to the Dallas Mavericks for Sam Cassell, Chris Gatling, Jim Jackson, George McCloud and Eric Montross.
• February 20, 1997: Signed Jack Haley to a contract for the rest of the season.
• February 20, 1997: Traded George McCloud to the Los Angeles Lakers for Joe Kleine, a 1997 1st round draft pick (Anthony Parker) and a future 2nd round draft pick. The future 2nd round draft pick traded to New Jersey was conditional and was not exercised.
• June 25, 1997: Selected Tim Thomas (1st round, 7th pick) and Anthony Parker (1st round, 21st pick) in the 1997 NBA Draft.
• June 27, 1997: Traded Jim Jackson, Eric Montross, Anthony Parker and Tim Thomas to the Philadelphia 76ers for Michael Cage, Lucious Harris, Don MacLean and Keith Van Horn.
• October 2, 1997: Signed Jack Haley as a free agent.
• October 31, 1997: Signed Sherman Douglas as a free agent.
• January 8, 1998: Signed Jack Haley to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• February 19, 1998: Traded David Benoit, Yinka Dare, Kevin Edwards and a 1998 1st round draft pick (Matt Harpring) to the Orlando Magic for Brian Evans and Rony Seikaly.
• March 7, 1998: Signed David Vaughn to the first of two 10-day contracts.
• March 29, 1998: Signed David Vaughn to a contract for the rest of the season.
• April 15, 1998: Signed Jack Haley to a contract for the rest of the season.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Steve Goodrich as a free agent.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Earl Boykins as a free agent.
• January 21, 1999: Traded Michael Cage and Don MacLean to the Seattle SuperSonics for Jim McIlvaine.
• January 21, 1999: Signed Eric Murdock as a free agent.
• February 3, 1999: Signed Scott Burrell as a free agent.
• February 16, 1999: Signed Damon Jones as a free agent.
• March 3, 1999: Signed Doug Overton as a free agent.
• March 11, 1999: As part of a 3-team trade, the New Jersey Nets traded Brian Evans and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Wally Szczerbiak) to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the New Jersey Nets traded Sam Cassell and Chris Gatling to the Milwaukee Bucks; the Milwaukee Bucks traded Terrell Brandon to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Milwaukee Bucks traded Elliot Perry to the New Jersey Nets; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Paul Grant to the Milwaukee Bucks; and the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Chris Carr, Bill Curley and Stephon Marbury to the New Jersey Nets.
• March 12, 1999: Signed Doug Overton to a 10-day contract.