John Calipari won his debut as Arkansas coach when the 16th-ranked Razorbacks held off a second-half rally by Lipscomb and pulled away for a 76-60 victory Wednesday night. Freshman guard Boogie Fland scored 17 points and Florida Atlantic transfer Johnell Davis added 15 for Arkansas.

John Calipari won his debut as Arkansas' coach when the 16th-ranked Razorbacks held off a second-half rally by Lipscomb and pulled away for a 76-60 victory Wednesday night.

Acuff said he’s served on the board for the National Association of Basketball Coaches with Calipari for 10 or 12 years now and he’s gotten to know the first-year Razorbacks coach in a behind-the-scenes fashion that is somewhat rare for coaches.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It took just one day of college basketball to see sizeable upsets. North Florida, ranked outside the top-200 in Kenpom Rankings, took down fellow SEC foe South Carolina, a NCAA Tournament team from last year.

Freshman Boogie Fland scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and No. 16 Arkansas' defense down the stretch was the difference in a 76-60 win over Lipscomb on Thursday in

FAYETTEVILLE — Lipscomb was missing its top player when the Arkansas men’s basketball team held on to beat the Bisons 69-66 last Dec. 16 in North Little Rock. Jacob Ognacevic, a 6-8 forward and the preseason Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

If you think the expectations for Arkansas will be tempered a bit just because the 16th-ranked Razorbacks start their 2024-25 campaign a few days later than other programs, you're dead

John Calipari called the Hogs to a 1-0 start on Wednesday night as Arkansas began his highly anticipated coaching tenure with a 76-60 win over Lipscomb inside Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks used a 14-1 late run to pull away from the Bison,