Coach Cal to the Knicks? “I’m coaching at Arkansas, but they have a great organization"

John Calipari has made a Hall of Fame career out of putting one-and-done talent in the NBA. Could he be next, leaving Fayetteville after a single season to coach the New York Knicks?

The 66-year-old didn’t give a no when asked about the job, saying Arkansas is “totally committed” to him as a coach while describing the vacancy in NYC as a “hell of a job.” In fact, Coach Cal used the same Kentucky verbiage about the role being “not for everyone” — but having all of the resources you could ever need to succeed as a coach if you can handle it.

“I’ve been at Arkansas one year. People are totally committed and committed to me, personally,” Calipari said on Golic and Golic on the FanDuel Sports Network. “I’m coaching at Arkansas, but they have a great organization, they got a terrific team. But it’s not for everybody, now. You guys know, coaching the Knicks is like coaching — there’s some college teams, I would say, not for everybody, and that one isn’t for everybody.

“But you have everything you need to win, and you have New York City. So, someone’s going to get a hell of a job.”

The Knicks are led by president Leon Rose and executive vice president William “Worldwide Wes” Wesley — two of Calipari’s lifelong friends and trusted confidants. The latter helped Coach Cal land the likes of Dajuan Wagner and Derrick Rose at Memphis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and DJ Wagner at Kentucky, among others, while the former was one of the biggest sports agents in the business as CAA’s co-head of basketball with clients such as Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns.

In recent days, the Knicks were denied coaching interviews by Dallas for Jason Kidd, Houston for Ime Udoka, Minnesota for Chris Finch, Chicago for Billy Donovan and Atlanta for Quinn Snyder.

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino — a NYC native — said he was “absolutely not” interested in the job, saying “whoever comes in, if he doesn’t get to the Finals, it’s going to be deemed an unsuccessful season.”

UConn head coach Dan Hurley simply said “not another summer of that” when asked about the Knicks after dealing with Kentucky and Lakers speculation this time last year. Former Villanova coach Jay Wright informed New York he won’t be taking the job and will remain retired, too.

As the Knicks continue to work their way down the list of candidates to replace the fired Tom Thibodeau, will Coach Cal soon pop up as the next potential target? The obvious connections are there and he’s comfortable taking jobs that are “not for everybody.”

Would you like to see Calipari in New York — and out of the SEC?