SMU coach Larry Brown: Kentucky’s John Calipari has best job in college basketball Posted Jun 14, 2015 Larry Brown has a pretty good job at SMU. The Hall of Fame coach makes more than $2 million a year and just led the Mustangs to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1993. But the absolute best job in college basketball — well, that belongs to Kentucky head coach John Calipari. (Dallas Morning News)