Arkansas basketball picked up its fifth straight loss on Sunday and lost one of its best players in the process.
Arkansas coach John Calipari has started 4-0 in SEC play four seperate time, with the entire league looking at him as the frontrunner, the
Kentucky hosts Arkansas basketball for John Calipari's first game against the Wildcats. Here's everything to know about the matchup, including best ticket prices and start time for the SEC game at Rupp Arena.
John Calipari won more than 400 games during his 15 seasons leading Kentucky basketball. Many of those wins came in Lexington. These five stand out.
Ignore the hype. Ignore the noise. Ignore the circus that is sure to surround the return of John Vincent Calipari, who in a 15-year run as the UK coach took the Wildcats to four Final Fours and a national championship before his Big Blue express ran out of steam.
The top three SEC teams that Arkansas has faced so far all have three players who have played at least 95 games and started at least 50 before the start of the season. Tennessee has Zakai Ziegler, Chaz Lanier and Jamai Mashack. Ole Miss has Sean Pedulla, Matt Murrell and Dre Davis. Florida has Will Richard, Walter Clayton Jr. and Alijah Martin.
John Calipari will make his first visit to Rupp Arena on Saturday since leaving Kentucky for Arkansas. His longtime coaching rival wants Big Blue Nation to treat Calipari with respect.
The Hall of Fame coach has the Red Storm looking strong. Plus, new-look Wisconsin, Utah Valley is in the mid-major spotlight, and this weekend’s games to watch.
The day starts at noon on ESPN with perhaps the biggest game of the day, featuring No. 5 Florida visiting Rocky Top to take on a slumping Tennessee squad that desperately needs a win to stay in the top 10. Without any further ado, let’s dive into the rankings for this weekend’s 8 SEC men’s hoops games:
If you drew up the seed list for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels might be an 11. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi had North Carolina down as an 11-seed on Tuesday morning — hours before the Tar Heels lost at Pitt, 73-65.
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