John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena Saturday night as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Coach Cal’s departure from the University of Kentucky in April was the biggest story in sports ...

Baylor’s Scott Drew and Connecticut’s Dan Hurley were thought to be Kentucky’s top choices to replace John Calipari. Each ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- John Calipari received a mixed reception at Rupp Arena on Saturday night then watched his Arkansas team upset No. 12 Kentucky 89-79. Three former Wildcats -- Adou Thiero (21 ...

Coach John Calipari's message to his Arkansas Razorbacks before playing Kentucky in his first return to Rupp Arena: "Play fearless, and I'll coach that way," he said more than once while standing ...

For the seventh time in his illustrious 33-year head-coaching career, John Calipari will face Kentucky. However, this marks his first return to Rupp Arena since leaving the program to join ...

Advertisement Rick Pitino, coaching the St. John’s Red Storm ... this year asking Kentucky fans not to boo Calipari in his return to Rupp Arena this season. “It was nice of him,” Calipari ...

Former UK coach and current Arkansas coach John Calipari hugs Kentucky coach Mark Pope before the game Saturday Feb. 1, 2025 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. / Matt Stone/Courier Journal ...

Former Wildcats’ head coach John Calipari is returning to Rupp Arena in one of the season’s most anticipated games. The Razorbacks desperately need a signature win to get back in the hunt for ...

The 6-foot-8 forward delivered a heroic performance in John Calipari's return to Rupp Arena on Feb. 1, scoring a team-high 21 points and grabbing eight rebounds in an upset win over Kentucky. Thiero ...

The winner would play Pitino’s No. 2 seed St. John ... given Rupp Arena has one of the eight sites as well, given Pitino coached at Kentucky from 1991 to 2000 and Calipari from 2009 to 2024 ...

Kentucky’s all-time leading high school scorer will look at other college basketball options after just one season with the ...