John Calipari and three of his Razorbacks now visit their old Kentucky home. Rupp Arena in Lexington where Calipari coached the past 15 years. Arkansas junior forward and leading scorer Adou Thiero played the last two years for Calipari at Kentucky.

In benching Sears, Oats made sure that his point guard would be ready for the fight. And if Sears needs a rest, well, Alabama’s cutthroat, win-first coach planned ahead by taking Auburn’s old point guard and making him better.

Kentucky hosts Arkansas basketball for John Calipari's first game against the Wildcats. Here's everything to know about the matchup, including best ticket prices and start time for the SEC game at Rupp Arena.

When the Arkansas athletic director decided to take the gamble and bring in John Calipari to ... Arkansas has Georgia, Calipari's return to Kentucky and Alabama in the next three weeks.

Tennessee fought back within 74-73 with 28.6 seconds left on a Chaz Lanier 3-pointer but Otega Oweh, who had 14 points, buried four free throws to seal the deal. The win moved Kentucky to 15-5, 4-3 in the SEC and dropped Tennessee to 17-4, 4-4. The Hogs are a stunning 12-8, 1-6.

Arkansas men's basketball has endured a rough season under John Calipari thus far, with the Razorbacks starting 11-6 overall and 0-4 in SEC play.

When the Arkansas athletic director decided to take the gamble and bring in John Calipari to take over the Razorbacks ... Arkansas has Georgia, Calipari's return to Kentucky and Alabama in the next three weeks. The Razorbacks are in trouble, and Calipari ...

Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time Saturday when the Wildcats host Arkansas. The Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6) have this week off but No. 12 Kentucky (14-5, 3-3) has a huge game tonight at No. 8 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3).

This weekend's national TV slate has great SEC matchups, John Calipari's return to Kentucky and a new chapter of UNC vs. Duke.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last weekend. The Wildcats have lost three of their last five SEC games to Georgia,