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John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks will be without two stars from this year’s team. Darius Acuff Jr. is looking like a top-10 pick, and now Meleek Thomas has decided to remain in the 2026 NBA Draft. NEWS: Arkansas' Meleek Thomas kept …
John Calipari has extended a helping hand to Moses Moody after the Golden State Warriors star’s season came to a brutal end on Monday night. Moody suffered a gruesome knee injury late in the Warriors’ overtime win over the Dallas …
John Calipari gave fans a glimpse Saturday of why star athletes love to play for him. The Arkansas head coach had a speech prepared in praise of his star players, Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas, after the Razorbacks held on for a 94-88 win over …
Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari has never been one to hold his tongue. A day after Selection Sunday, Calipari made a request for a change to the schedule. Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt 86-75 in the SEC title game on Sunday at Bridgestone …
College basketball expert Jay Bilas sounds convinced that Darius Acuff Jr. has what it takes to lead the Arkansas Razorbacks to the top of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. On Selection Sunday, Bilas named Acuff as the player he believes can completely take …
The upcoming 2026 NBA Draft class includes potential top picks such as Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Duke’s Cameron Boozer. However, Arkansas star guard Darius Acuff Jr. is making a name for himself to enter that …
Retelling what happened in Wednesday’s showdown between the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks and the No. 25 Alabama Crimson Tide would not be complete without heavily mentioning the exploits of Darius Acuff Jr. The Arkansas freshman guard had a performance …
College basketball fans were buzzing after Arkansas and Alabama gave them an absolute barnburner on a random Wednesday. Many had high expectations as No. 25 Alabama hosted No. 20 Arkansas for a heavyweight bout at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. …
Arkansas and Texas Tech players got involved in a scuffle during the handshake line after Saturday’s game. The Razorbacks beat the Red Raiders 93-86 on Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Tex., in a rematch of last season’s …
John Calipari’s tenure at Arkansas is not off to a good start, and some rival SEC coaches do not see it getting much better. Arkansas fell to 0-5 in SEC play Saturday after a loss to Missouri, and Calipari has begun to face more questions about …
The John Calipari effect has started to get results in Fayetteville. Arkansas has landed five-star recruit Meleek Thomas as part of its recruiting class for 2025, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Thomas currently plays in the Overtime Elite …
John Calipari is trying to build Arkansas into one of the premier college basketball programs in the country, and the Hall of Fame coach believes he will have to significantly change the way he builds his rosters in order to accomplish that. While …
The SEC basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season is a long way from being released, but it appears one interesting detail has already been decided regarding John Calipari. Calipari’s Arkansas team will only face Kentucky once next season, …
John Calipari has been making an interesting pitch to recruits since he became the head coach at Arkansas. Caleb Wilson, one of the top prospects in the class of 2025, spoke with Brandon Jenkins of 247 Sports this week about some of the many offers …
John Calipari has already convinced one of his former Kentucky players to follow him to Arkansas. Kentucky fan favorite Zvonimir Ivisic announced on social media Monday that he would be following Calipari to Arkansas. Ivisic said he would be …
John Calipari delivered a great quote Wednesday during his introductory press conference at Arkansas. Calipari, who was just hired to be the Razorbacks’ new head basketball coach, met with the media in Fayetteville. “You know what? …
