John Calipari made his bones in college basketball by recruiting one-and-dones to Kentucky who didn’t stay in college long.

Now the Hall of Fame coach is wound up because the opposite dynamic has taken over college basketball.

Due to Name, Image and Likeness money and the transfer portal, more and more players are staying in college longer, and it’s not uncommon to find 23-, 24- and 25-year-olds donning college uniforms.

New York City native Cormac Ryan was 25 during his final year of college at North Carolina two years ago. Gonzaga’s Tyon Grant-Foster, who was granted a year of eligibility this season and underwent multiple heart surgeries and missed more than year as a result, will turn 26 in March.

“Look, there are a lot of older gentlemen with beards playing basketball in college

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