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Roy Williams vs John Calipari: Who Has the Better Resume?

By Bryson Gordon

Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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Roy Williams: Coach Williams has been a model of consistency. Since his first season in 1988, he has only had two seasons under twenty wins.

While his .775 win percentage at UNC sounds huge, he was even better at Kansas, amassing a .805 win percentage. While at Kansas, Williams accrued 418 wins over his fifteen years, averaging nearly 28 wins a year.  During fourteen years at UNC, he has notched 375 wins, averaging almost 27 wins a season.

Williams will have a shot at matching that win total next season, staying on pace with his Kansas career. Over his career, Coach Williams has 793 wins, ranking him eighth all time.

His win percentage over his career is .790, which equates to 9th all time.

Dec 4, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams smiles in game against the Radford Highlanders during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams smiles in game against the Radford Highlanders during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports /

John Calipari:  Calipari also has only had two seasons under twenty wins, excluding the vacated season at Memphis.

Both of those seasons came in his first two seasons as a head coach at UMass.

While at UMass, even after struggling the first two seasons, Calipari racked up 189 wins, with a .730 win percentage. His eight seasons at UMass have been his statistically worst stop along the way.

At Memphis, Calipari had an incredible resume 214 wins, with a .759 win percentage over nine seasons. Calipari really made a name for himself while at Memphis. Kentucky has been an incredible success for John Calipari. In seven full seasons, and what has been played this year, Calipari has racked up 220 wins already. Coach Cal has 624 career wins to date, over 25 seasons.

His win percentage at Kentucky has been the most incredible stat. While at Kentucky, Calipari has a .824 win percentage, which brings his career win percentage to .781, good for 15th all time.

Advantage: While both coaches have been extremely successful in all their stops, Roy Williams has been slightly better. If you adjust Calipari’s 25 seasons to the same amount of Williams 29 seasons, Coach Roy still would have a few more wins than Calipari.

Also Coach Williams win percentage is slightly better giving him the edge in this category.

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