After seven days of rest, Oklahoma will battle a team whose start mirrors the Sooners. OU faces Arkansas on Saturday after having a conference bye earlier in the week. Both the Sooners and Razorbacks picked up their first SEC wins in their last games.
For all of his shortcomings in the postseason, coach John Calipari has always won in the regular season. He couldn't help but mention his multiple winning streaks of 30 or more games, six times longer than his most recent slide, but he also expressed a certain amount of candor about where his team is at.
An anonymous SEC basketball coach called John Calipari "archaic," but an Arkansas assistant was quick to dismiss that claim.
FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari was apologetic following his first SEC win as Arkansas’ basketball coach Wednesday. The Razorbacks’ 68-65 victory over Georgia at Bud Walton Arena snapped a five-game losing streak that began Jan. 4 at Tennessee. The 0-5 start to conference play was Arkansas’ worst since joining the SEC in 1991-92.
The Arkansas men’s basketball team finally picked up their first SEC win of the season on Wednesday night after taking down Georgia 68-65 in Bud Walton Arena. Adou Theiro led the team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
At long last, Arkansas' nightmare ended on Wednesday night as the Razorbacks squeaked out a 68-65 victory over Georgia. It wasn't pretty, but it marked the first SEC victory of coach John Calipari's debut campaign with the program.
John Calipari has seen his debut season at Arkansas come off the rails. Fellow SEC coaches don't have much faith in him to right the ship.
John Calipari's Arkansas team will be the subject of a documentary that follows the head coach in his first season in Fayetteville.
Before John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena on Feb. 1 to lead Arkansas ... next four games for the Hogs — at LSU (Tuesday), at Missouri (Saturday), vs. No. 23 Georgia (Jan. 22) and vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 25) — are crucial. If Calipari’s Razorbacks don ...
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari was concerned about his team’s physicality heading into SEC play. He said as much after the Razorbacks closed their nonconference slate with a 92-62 win over Oakland on Dec. 30 and it became clear with Arkansas’ five-game, SEC-opening skid.