It must be confusing to be an Arkansas fan during Kentucky week this year. Since the Razorbacks were unleashed on the SEC back in 1992 by the commissioner with the express purpose of stepping up to the king of college basketball blue bloods and knocking the Wildcats down a few pegs,
John Calipari‘s first team in Arkansas is not far off from what this season’s Kentucky team would look like if never left Lexington. The Wildcats’ former head coach brought three UK players and three UK commits with him to Arkansas.
With John Calipari now leading the Arkansas Razorbacks, it’s worth reviewing how future and past Arkansas coaches have performed against the Hogs.
Mark Pope is not just the head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, he’s also an alumnus of UK. So, when asked about how he feels about former UK head man John Calipari, who brings his Arkansas team to Rupp Arena on Saturday night, Pope had nothing but high praise.
It’s a special week for Arkansas men’s basketball as head coach John Calipari makes his return to Rupp Arena for a matchup with No. 12 Kentucky.
Granted, Kentucky was a longtime blue blood in the world of basketball and Arkansas’ climb to success had come during Sutton’s 11 years as the head coach. He laid a foundation that Nolan Richardson used to add a trophy room that included the 1994 national championship.
John Calipari wants his Arkansas basketball players who transferred from Kentucky to stay 'calm in the storm' inside Rupp Arena this weekend.
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are set to host John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks for a Saturday evening tipoff in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats are com
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino took to social media on Thursday to appeal to Wildcats fans to give former head coach John Calipari a warm welcome in his return to Rupp Arena this weekend. “As you all know,
FAYETTEVILLE — St. John's basketball coach Rick Pitino, who led Kentucky to a national championship at Kentucky in 1996, posted a video to social media Thursday morning with a plea to Big Blue Nation. Pitino asked Kentucky fans to give Arkansas coach John Calipari a standing ovation Saturday when he returns to the place he coached for 15 years.
Arkansas is about to face its toughest test yet trying to slow down three different shooters that shoot at a clip above 40% on the season (minimum 40 attempts) and a team that is shooting nearly 40% in SEC play. Koby Brea leads the way at 46.4%, going 52-for-112.