Kentucky’s fearless leader, John Calipari, turned 51 on Wednesday, his first birthday as head coach of the UK men’s basketball team.

His present? A 23-1 record and No. 2/3 national ranking. Who would have thought we’d be talking about that last February?

Calipari probably wouldn’t want us to publicize his age, but what kind of blog would we be if we didn’t.

One thing the age makes me wonder is how long Calipari will be at UK. A lot of successful coaches are coaching into their 70s now, but Calipari has made it pretty clear before that this isn’t a lifetime deal for him.

UK fans are surely hoping this is just one of many more Calipari birthdays to come in Lexington.