The nation's No. 2 prospect, combo guard Jordan Smith, Jr. is creeping toward a springtime decision on where he wants to play college basketball. Each of Smith's top six schools of Arkansas, Duke, Georgetown, Syracuse, Indiana and Kentucky are all squarely in the race for his services in what's been one of the more mysterious recruitments of late.
No. 8 Houston basketball defeated the No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks 94-85 on Saturday evening in the Never Forget Tribute Classic. After the much anticipated battle, Arkansas head coach John Calipari had nothing but praise for how Houston performed over the weekend.
The Arkansas basketball team lost another tough non conference game on Saturday to Houston. Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari was brutally honest after the game, talking about his club’s performance.
Can you name the nicknames of every 'Power 4' conference team's nickname in college basketball?
Arkansas walked into the Prudential Center on Saturday feeling good about a four-game win streak. The Razorbacks walked out with a reminder that a Top 10 team like Houston has little interest in letting anyone else feel good for very long.
The Razorbacks put a close to its challenging stretch of major non-conference opponents, going 2-3 against the likes of Michigan State, Duke, Louisville, Texas Tech, and Houston.
No. 14 Arkansas went on a 22-9 run to close the first half to trim a 21-point lead to single digits at halftime, but No. 8 Houston's balanced scoring attack proved too much for the Razorbacks.
John Calipari has been in college basketball long enough to know that coaching against friends is a terrible hobby. Yet he keeps doing it anyway, as if he’s running a loyalty program for free emotional discomfort.
Houston Cougars basketball is wrapping up the non-conference schedule, and they face another test against a strong SEC team in No. 14 Arkansas at the Never Forget Tribute Classic. Houston has scheduled some formidable opponents over the last few years in its non-conference slate, and Arkansas will be the last one for this season.
Saturday, Nov. 20, marks the last and an all-too-important non-conference opportunity for the No. 8 Houston Cougars, as they'll travel to Newark, N.J. for a top 15 showdown against the No.
Building relationships is good. Even if you are on different sides of coaching. But on Saturday, two coaches collide, set aside their relationship, and prioritize their team to try to add a quality win to a strong resume.
Houston basketball is set to face the Arkansas Razorbacks this Saturday, Dec. 20, at 4:30 p.m., inside the Prudential Center, in Newark, N.J. The Cougars hold a 2-1 all-time record over Arkansas in basketball, and they will matchup for the first time since 2017.
Arkansas head basketball coach John Calipari has a life lesson he wants his players to learn, but it also extends to the entire Razorbacks fan base — when things appear to be going wrong for you, try to find a way to do something good for somebody else.
There is no doubt Arkansas head coach John Calipari has an obsession with New York City and the region that surrounds it in a way that borders on former Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman's affinity for the West Coast.
Kentucky really needs to shut up for its own sake. The Wildcats are really embarrassing themselves. That comes not from a Razorbacks fans, but from a journalist who just happens to cover Arkansas whose job it is to provide non-biased obervations of the college sports world.
If you’re keeping count of freshmen who seem to be figuring out life and college basketball at the same time, Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. is right up there on the list.
The Arkansas basketball program has gotten off to a strong start to the 2025 season, currently sitting at 8-2 after a recent road win over Texas Tech. The Razorbacks currently sit at number 17 in the nation in head coach John Calipari’s second year on the helm, and are looking to build off of last year’s run in the NCAA tournament.
For Arkansas' Karter Knox, the memories of the matchup between Texas Tech and the Razorbacks last season in the Sweet 16 game brings back mixed feelings.
Boosters have become more important than ever in the name, image and likeness era of college athletics, and Arkansas head coach John Calipari has come up with a way to protect those who want to help schools build out their rosters.
John Calipari has seen college basketball evolve throughout the years. He doesn't sound particularly enthused about the current state or direction of things.
In an era of COVID-19, seniors, NIL and the transfer portal being more utilized than ever before, it's not at all uncommon to see college athletes playing collegiate sports into their mid-20s. Arkansas head coach John Calipari has certainly noticed, and the Head Hog made an amusing comment about the rising age of college athletes after No.
No. 25 Arkansas will follow its most complete performance of the season with a matchup against Fresno State on Saturday in North Little Rock, Ark. Saturday's game features old coaching friends John Calipari and Vance Walberg.
Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari found himself in a familiar rivalry setting on Wednesday night, only this time, he was wearing Arkansas colors instead of Kentucky blue.
There would've been no reason for John Calipari and Arkansas to panic had they lost Wednesday's game against No. 6 Louisville inside Bud Walton Arena, but the Razorbacks' 89-80 victory certainly lifted the mood across the state of Arkansas.
Arkansas left Durham with another missed opportunity and a clear message from coach John Calipari. The Razorbacks have to figure out how to finish games.
When No. 4 Duke and No. 22 Arkansas meet Thursday night in Chicago, it will be a Thanksgiving night showdown. It's a big opportunity for both teams - and there's also the flip side.
With a highly anticipated Thanksgiving showdown against No. 5 Duke coming up in less than a week, Arkansas head coach John Calipari still isn't completely satisfied with where the No. 21 Razorbacks (5-1) are as a team.
Calipari, a Hall of Famer and one of college basketball’s greatest coaches of all time, says if he ever became a transactional head coach, he would immediately get out of the sport.
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