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After a very poor start to the season, Arkansas basketball has collected itself admirably and started to play some pretty good basketball in the best conference in college hoops. On Wednesday night, John Calipari and the Razorbacks faced arguably their toughest test yet on the road against No. 1-ranked Auburn. Arkansas wasn’t fazed by playing […]

Arkansas basketball under John Calipari is facing turbulent times. “Coach Cal’s” first Razorbacks team has looked nothing like the high-energy and dominating Kentucky teams he built early on. But Calipari took a fierce shot at his own players after losing to Texas A&M. Arkansas fell 69-61 against the No. 8 Aggies on Saturday night. Calipari’s […]

There was a unique moment in the late stages of Arkansas basketball’s matchup against Alabama on Saturday. Head coach John Calipari, even with his team behind for most of the game, was impressed by the comeback effort from the Razorbacks, despite the 85-81 loss to the Crimson Tide. “The way we started the second half, […]

Lost in the shuffle of a day of hoops that included Duke vs. North Carolina, a LeBron triple-double at MSG, a flurry of upsets in college basketball, and oh yeah, an Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic trade that has turned the NBA upside down and inside out, coaching legend John Calipari was victorious in a […]

Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari had his highly anticipated return to Rupp Arena Saturday. The former Kentucky coach brought one national championship and produced multiple high NBA Draft picks during his Lexington run. Many fans wondered if he would earn a warm, hero welcome while former player Nick Richards believed Calipari will be warmly […]

The Kentucky basketball and John Calipari connection runs deep in the NBA, just ask Phoenix Suns center, Nick Richards. In his three seasons, his combined averages were nothing to celebrate. However, his junior season, which was his last, was quite impressive. Richards averaged 14 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game. He also led […]

Kentucky basketball got a mixed bag of injury updates ahead of Saturday’s clash with Arkansas. Former Wildcats’ head coach John Calipari is returning to Rupp Arena in one of the season’s most anticipated games. The Razorbacks desperately need a signature win to get back in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. On the other […]

As Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari returns to Kentucky to take on his old team this Saturday, former Wildcats and current St. Johns coach Rick Pitino has a message to the Wildcats fans. With Calipari leading the way for the Razorbacks after so many years with Kentucky, there is no doubt that there could […]

John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball team have a big one this weekend as they be hitting the road to take on #12 Kentucky. Calipari was obviously the head coach of the Wildcats last year and had been the head coach since 2009. He surprisingly made the decision to leave for Arkansas during the offseason, […]

Arkansas basketball has a long way to go before it can become considered a national powerhouse again, but the Razorbacks took a small step toward that goal on Wednesday night. John Calipari and his Razorbacks pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind 68-65 win over the Georgia Bulldogs at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, snapping a five-game […]

In John Calipari’s first season as head coach, Arkansas basketball has landed significantly below expectations. The Razorbacks are 0-5 in SEC play after a five-game losing streak. The Razorbacks’ latest showing may have been there worst of them all: an 83-65 loss to Missouri where Calipari’s club started the game in an 18-2 hole. After […]

It has been a disastrous start to the season for Arkansas basketball in its first season under John Calipari. The Razorbacks showed signs of promise early in the season, but they have now lost their first five games in SEC play and are one of the worst teams in the conference. On Saturday, things went […]

Arkansas basketball is having a nightmare season so far in its first year under John Calipari, and things went from bad to worse on Saturday. The Razorbacks were unable to pick up their first win in SEC play as a horrid start to the game doomed them during an 83-65 road loss to Missouri. The […]

Arkansas basketball just had another tough evening. The Razorbacks remained winless in SEC play following their 73-66 loss at the hands of the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville Wednesday night. It was Arkansas’ second loss in a row as well, as John Calipari’s squad was demolished in a 76-52 […]

It was a shocking turn of events when the North Carolina football team hired Bill Belichick as their next head coach of the program, going from a highly successful NFL career to now at the college level. As Belichick looks to get situated in his new situation, sports analyst Bill Simmons would give his thoughts […]

The first season in Fayetteville for John Calipari has been a rocky one so far, but the new Arkansas basketball coach picked up a massive win on Tuesday night. The Razorbacks knocked off No. 14 Michigan in an 89-87 thriller in New York City at the Jimmy V Classic. This game was a wild one […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks made a massive change this offseason, bringing in a top-notch coach in John Calipari. Calipari replaced Eric Musselman who departed the program for USC. It is very early in Calipari’s Arkansas tenure, but it appears as if it’s already paying off as the program just landed a major recruit in five-star guard […]

John Calipari made his coaching debut for the Arkansas basketball team on Wednesday night, and their contest against Lipscomb was much closer than fans were hoping for at times in the second half. The Razorbacks ended up pulling away for a 76-60 win, but they led by just four points with under minutes to go […]

Arkansas basketball has a new man in charge, and a lot of excitement surrounds this year’s team. John Calipari is the new coach in Fayetteville, after spending nearly two decades at Kentucky. Calipari left Lexington for Arkansas following the 2023-24 season. The Arkansas basketball team has been nearly entirely rebuilt with Calipari in charge. Calipari […]

As the start of the 2024-25 Arkansas basketball season quickly approaches, many pundits have speculated just how the Razorbacks will look, under head coach John Calipari. Arkansas enters as the No. 16 team in the preseason AP poll. They had a resounding number of transfers depart from their respective programs once Calipari accepted the job […]

The Kentucky basketball team has a new head coach this season as Mark Pope has come over from BYU to lead the Wildcats. Former head coach John Calipari is still in the SEC as he is the head coach at Arkansas now. Pope is a former Kentucky basketball player, so he has formed a good […]

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari is revealing his strategy for upcoming team events, including a charity exhibition game against Kansas. Calipari says some of his players won’t see the floor for the game. “I am holding some players out for precautionary reasons. They will participate in the events, but I will be holding some out […]

University of Kentucky basketball alum Demarcus Cousins recently told HoopsHype that if there were NIL deals when he was in college, that would have made him stay with the Wildcats for all four years. “If I had NIL deals back in my day, I would have stayed four years at Kentucky, no doubt,” Cousins said. […]

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari is probably not looking forward to February 1, 2025. That’s the date he is scheduled to return to Lexington to play at Rupp Arena, per the Arkansas basketball conference schedule. Calipari spent 15 years coaching in Lexington at Kentucky basketball. Calipari famously left Kentucky during the final days of the […]

A key game was made for the Arkansas basketball team as they will play on Thanksgiving Day in a Kansas City battle with the Illinois Fighting Illini on Nov. 28 at 4 p.m. (eastern standard time) according to analyst Jeff Goodman. Razorbacks head coach John Calipari gave his reaction to the news about the game […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns was only a part of the Kentucky Basketball program for a single season in 2014-15. However, it’s clear that that one year, along with the guidance of former Kentucky head coach John Calipari, had a significant impact on Towns. Towns reminisced about his time at Kentucky and spoke […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks have undergone major changes this offseason beginning with the arrival of John Calipari as head coach. Calipari has dipped into the transfer portal for some of his Kentucky players as well as others, to help fill out the roster. But Arkansas landed a major recruit on Friday in Darius Acuff as per […]

The Arkansas basketball program is under the exciting new leadership of former Kentucky head coach John Calipari. Calipari departed the Wildcats for the Razorbacks in April after 15 stellar years. Arkansas noted Calipari’s impressive history with NBA Draft prospects as the 2024 first round got underway, and fans were not having it. Arkansas posted a […]

New Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari just revealed a key reason why he decided to leave Kentucky for the Razorbacks in an appearance on The Pat McAfee show. “I hired my son! I couldn’t do that at Kentucky. He’s on my staff,” Calipari said. “I’m helping all of these coaches and all of these […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope spoke to the media Tuesday to talk about not just the state of the team as it heads into the summer, but also about his predecessor in John Calipari. Pope would speak highly of the former Wildcats head coach during his press conference expressing that he “gave his heart […]

Although the folks in Lexington would want you to believe otherwise, the Kentucky basketball program hasn’t always sat atop the college basketball world. In the midst of countless high points over the last 80 or so years, the school has also had their lulls in success, including most recently, the four year window prior to […]

More than two months have passed since Arkansas basketball made waves in college basketball by luring John Calipari away from Kentucky basketball after his 15-year tenure. The Hall of Fame coach has openly addressed the reasons behind the move, and this was evident once again during his appearance on the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday […]

John Calipari is getting ready for his first season as the head coach of the Arkansas basketball team. He had been the Kentucky coach for a long time, but after a disappointing stretch of little NCAA Tournament success, he doesn’t that he wanted to lead the Razorbacks. His biggest task this offseason has been building […]

Trey McKenney, a five-star recruit who is the top-ranked player in the state of Michigan, knows exactly what it is he wants out of the school he’ll eventually commit to at some point during his senior season at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep in Flint. The question for those in Lexington is, do the Kentucky […]

It’s been nearly two months since John Calipari, the long-time head coach of the University of Kentucky basketball team, shockingly announced he’d be leaving the Wildcats to take on the head coaching job at SEC rival Arkansas. And even with as much time that has passed, it still feels a bit surreal that Coach Cal, […]

The Arkansas basketball program is going through a mass transition after the departure of former head coach Eric Musselman. Arkansas hired longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari to spearhead its team revamp. Moreover, Calipari and the program received big news from ex-Florida Atlantic star Johnell Davis amid his NBA Draft plans. Johnell Davis withdrew from the […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope has big shoes to fill in the wake of John Calipari’s departure to Arkansas. However, Pope and Calipari have a strong relationship, which will undoubtedly help Pope navigate the waters with the Wildcats. Pope sounded off on his gratitude towards Calipari, via the College Hoops Today podcast. “Yeah, I […]

Kentucky basketball doesn’t seem to be lagging any money since the departure of John Calipari. The Wildcats have close to $700,000 in new recurring NIL contributions from fans since Mark Pope took over the program, per The Athletic. That number seems to be increasing day-to-day, based on program estimates, and doesn’t include the $5 million […]

Perhaps the most shocking coaching change of the offseason has taken place with the Kentucky basketball team. Head coach John Calipari left the Wildcats to go be the new head coach at Arkansas, and it left Kentucky search for a new head coach. The Wildcats missed on some of their top candidates, and they ended […]