When John Calipari makes his return to Rupp Arena, three former Kentucky Wildcats will make the trip with him. DJ Wagner, Zvonimir Ivisic, and Adout Thiero will
John Calipari will make his anticipated return to Lexington when the Arkansas Razorbacks take on the Kentucky Wildcats.
There is a big SEC battle on Thursday, Jan. 30 with the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats hosting the No. 22 Alabama Crimson Tide at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Karl-Anthony Towns had already been named All-Star Game starters before the reserves were revealed Thursday night.
Rick Pitino asked Kentucky fans to show love to former head coach John Calipari when he leads Arkansas into Rupp Arena on Saturday.
Kenny Brooks and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats earned their third ranked win of the season with a 65-56 victory over No. 22 Alabama in Memorial Coliseum on Thursday night.
Heading into the matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers, not many believed Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats would win without point guard Lamont Butler. Andrew Carr played through his back injury, but after one short stint in the game coming off the bench,
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.
With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Contrast that success with Calipari’s first Arkansas team, which needed six tries to notch its first SEC win of the year, and Kentucky fans figure to have plenty of ammunition Saturday. The Razorbacks are just 12-8 overall, and their 1-6 start to SEC play has them looking like a long shot for an NCAA Tournament berth.
As Arkansas basketball's John Calipari comes back to Kentucky, Rick Pitino has a message.
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