FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It must be confusing to be an Arkansas fan during Kentucky week this year.

What will the fan reaction be when former Kentucky coach John Calipari returns Saturday night to Rupp Arena as Arkansas head man?

FAYETTEVILLE — D.J. Wagner flexed toward the bench, then turned toward the Arkansas basketball crowd ... but it also missed 11 chances from the charity stripe. John Calipari knows the offensive issues need fixing, but after the game, he seemed more ...

Arkansas basketball's next opponent is Kentucky and a reunion for John Calipari. The Hogs' head coach anticipates an emotional return to Rupp Arena.

Arkansas hired John Calipari from Kentucky just last offseason with much fanfare. Kentucky fans were glad Calipari was gone, even if he did run right to an SEC

Saturday will mark the return to Lexington for Adou Thiero, D.J. Wagner, and Zvonimir Ivisic, who transferred from Kentucky to Arkansas.

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.

As the Arkansas men’s basketball team resumed practice Tuesday heading into a treacherous two-game road swing, it was incumbent on coach John Calipari and his staff to better identify how the Razorbacks will operate the rest of conference play.

As the University of Arkansas men’s basketball team resumed practice Tuesday heading into a treacherous two-game road swing, it was incumbent on Coach John Calipari and his staff to better identify how the Hogs will operate the rest of conference play.

That’s because the Razorbacks’ two class of 2025 national Top 10-rated / 5-star guards — Darius Acuff, Jr. (6-2, Detroit native, IMG Academy, ESPN national No. 4 prospect)

Kentucky plays No. 8 Tennessee tonight in Knoxville — a matchup that got even tougher with last night’s news that Lamont Butler is out — but John Calipari’s return to Lexington looms on the horizon. Kentucky vs.

Since starting SEC play Arkansas has shot better than 40% once, which was in a loss to Missouri. The one time the Hogs shot better than 40% on three-pointers was in a 78-74 loss at LSU. Just in league play where it counts more, the Razorbacks are 40 of 161 (24.8%) on threes. That’s an average of 5.7 makes on 23 attempts.