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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 […]

Five-star point guard Boogie Fland was originally committed to play college hoops with the Kentucky basketball team, but when Calipari left the program, Fland changed his mind. After another disappointing NCAA Tournament finish for the Wildcats, Calipari decided to leave and take the head coaching job with the Arkansas basketball team. Fland decided that he […]

John Calipari is the new head coach of the Arkansas men’s basketball team. Calipari’s net worth in 2024 is about $45 million, which makes him one of the richest college basketball coaches ever. Let’s look at John Calipari’s net worth in 2024. What is John Calipari’s net worth in 2024?: $45 million (estimate) John Calipari’s […]

Newly hired Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari is jumping right into his new opportunity after a long stint with Kentucky. Calipari is building his Razorbacks staff and has made a big move on Louisville basketball head coach Kenny Payne. Calipari and the Arkansas basketball program are bringing Payne in as an Associate Head Coach, […]

It was a big surprise to see John Calipari leave the Kentucky basketball program earlier this month. Calipari had been the head coach of the Wildcats for 15 years, and after losing to 14 seed Oakland in the NCAA Tournament, he decided to leave to be the new head coach at Arkansas. Not many people […]

With so much focus on NIL and the transfer portal, it is easy to forget that college basketball head coaches are switching teams at a similar rate to the players. 62 Division I programs have already moved on from their previous head coach this offseason — perhaps none more high-profile than John Calipari’s move to […]

The NCAA Tournament is over but teams around the nation are remaining busy building their rosters for next season. Indiana basketball ended up making a splash acquisition that should improve their chances moving forward. Surprisingly enough, they nabbed an Arizona star from the transfer portal despite John Calipari and Arkansas showing interest. Reports indicate that […]

Blue Bloods have a lot of pull in terms of their facilities, reputation, and rich history. However, coaches are still the ones who run the show. Whenever they pack up to join another squad, players and coaching staff alike join them. Fans are seeing this unravel in front of their eyes at the moment. John […]

With John Calipari on his way to Fayetteville to coach the Arkansas Razorbacks, it’s the dawning of a new era of Kentucky basketball in Lexington. But for as much excitement as there seemed to be with the arrival of new head coach (and former Kentucky Wildcat) Mark Pope, there is so much work that needs […]

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark has taken college basketball by storm over the past two seasons. The women’s college basketball superstar has won several awards and set many records over the past two seasons and has her sights set next on the WNBA. One of the very last steps of her collegiate career was attending the […]

The college basketball world has been surprised by John Calipari’s move from Kentucky to Arkansas basketball. Calipari will stay in the SEC, after 15 years at Kentucky, to rebuild another program. Arkansas basketball fans are hoping for big things, while Kentucky fans are probably hoping that Calipari doesn’t have too much success. Here are three […]

The Kentucky basketball team dropped a shocking first round NCAA Tournament game to the Oakland basketball team from Auburn Hills, Michigan this March. The Wildcats were stunned and dismayed in every way possible, causing Coach John Calipari to fly the chicken coop in pursuit of a better fit with Arkansas basketball. On Friday, new coach […]

The Kentucky basketball program has been searching for a new head coach after John Calipari left for Arkansas. However, just days after Calipari’s departure, the team has zeroed in on a new leader. Kentucky is targeting BYU basketball’s Mark Pope as its new coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports. A deal is expected to come together […]

After an impressive NCAA Tournament run with BYU, Mark Pope is inheriting the Kentucky basketball program from John Calipari. A lot of Wildcats fans have raised their eyebrows at this move but the deal is already done. All they can do now is observe if Lexington would go back to their winning ways with their […]

Recently, the college basketball world received a jolt to the senses when it was announced that former Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari would be leaving the university to take the same position with the SEC rival Arkansas Razorbacks following the Wildcats’ most recent flameout in this year’s NCAA Tournament in the Round of 64 […]

John Calipari hasn’t even been in Fayetteville, Arkansas for 48 hours, but he’s already busy at work. As Calipari noted in his opening address as the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, roster construction is his number one concern. The Razorbacks currently have just three players on their roster and as Calipari noted, all […]

Kentucky is viewed by many as the premiere blue blood program in college basketball, but long-time coach John Calipari recently departed for the Arkansas head coaching job, and he made a claim about that program that will catch the attention of Kentucky and college basketball fans in general. “Kentucky is the bluest of blue,” John […]

Just days after the surprising departure of former head coach John Calipari, who leaves Lexington to head to Fayetteville to coach the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, the University of Kentucky moved quickly to narrow their coaching search to just one initial candidate. And the one candidate the Wildcats had closed in on was someone who […]