Don't look now, but Tom Izzo has himself a squad. Missouri may have the best win of the week. Wake Forest solved a big problem.
At long last, Arkansas' nightmare ended on Wednesday night as the Razorbacks squeaked out a 68-65 victory over Georgia. It wasn't pretty, but it marked the first SEC victory of coach John Calipari's debut campaign with the program.
An anonymous SEC basketball coach called John Calipari "archaic," but an Arkansas assistant was quick to dismiss that claim.
Did people really think John Calipari would instantly fix Arkansas? The Razorbacks don't look like a team that will be playing meaningful March hoops.
Arkansas basketball has a long way to go before it can become considered a national powerhouse again, but the Razorbacks took a small step toward that goal on Wednesday night. John Calipari and his Razorbacks pulled off a thrilling come-from-behind 68-65 win over the Georgia Bulldogs at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville,
Arkansas basketball is 0-3 in the SEC, and John Calipari wants more emotion from his players after a home loss to Florida.
In a year full of adversity and setbacks, the Arkansas Razorbacks just needed to win a game by any means necessary.
FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari was apologetic following his first SEC win as Arkansas’ basketball coach Wednesday. The Razorbacks’ 68-65 victory over Georgia at Bud Walton Arena snapped a five-game losing streak that began Jan. 4 at Tennessee. The 0-5 start to conference play was Arkansas’ worst since joining the SEC in 1991-92.
It's been a tough first season for John Calipari at Arkansas. He left Kentucky to coach Arkansas during this past offseason and got off to an 11-2 start before SEC play started. Things quickly went south when Arkansas lost its first five conference games before finally winning one against
After the game, Calipari shared some thoughts on breaking that losing streak. In particular, he put an emphasis on accountability. That included sharing how he apologized to his wife and Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek amid those struggles.
Arkansas snapped a five-game SEC losing streak Wednesday, beating Georgia to earn its first conference win of the John Calipari era. But it wasn’t enough to send the Bulldogs home with a loss — Arkansas handed their bettors a painful L too.