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John Calipari is bringing fresh beliefs with him to his new environment. This past week, the newly hired Arkansas head coach revealed how his philosophies on roster construction have changed. “Things have changed,” Calipari said. “My team last year, the average age was 19.4. The [average age of the] team we played (Oakland) was 24. Tyler Herro called me after the game and said, ‘I’ve been in the NBA for five seasons, and I’m 24.’ They had a guy who was 26. So, you have to be a little older.” Under Calipari last season, Antonio Reeves and Tre Mitchell were the only two upperclassmen on Kentucky...
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With somewhat of a roster put together at this point, new Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari can finally work on building a schedule. Although the Razorbacks know their SEC opponents for the upcoming season, including Oklahoma and Texas, the nonconference slate has still yet to be announced. Calipari was asked about the possibility of adding a potential home-and-home with Memphis, where he coached from 2000-09. The Tigers and Razorbacks met this past year in the Battle 4 Atlantis, with Memphis winning 84-79. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has expressed a desire to renew the series with Arka...
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Mark Pope made his AAU debut as the Kentucky men’s basketball head coach on Friday. Alongside assistant Jason Hart, the two were roaming the Pacers Athletic Center in Indianapolis all night long to check out their top high school targets. This is the first session in which college coaches are allowed in attendance, so it was a who’s who of the best at their craft. Saturday’s schedule is even more packed, with games running from early in the morning to late in the evening. Pope and Hart were in the building bright and early, but so was another familiar face: Arkansas head coach John Calipari. A...
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John Calipari has seven players set to join his first roster at Arkansas next season. However, he’s having to build it in a way that is a little different than his past ones while at Kentucky. Calipari discussed what his current team of ‘Hogs look like during a media availability in Little Rock at the ONE Razorback Roadshow. Due to the coaching change as well as the state of college basketball, the Razorbacks had to go into the transfer portal for players. That’s why he’s glad to have the four additions they do have so far to pair with their three freshmen. “Yeah, I’m excited,” said Calipari. ...
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John Calipari is well aware of Arkansas’ basketball history and wants to bring it back to the glory days under his watch. The 1994 national champions were the last of those glory days. Sure, there have been great runs, such as 1995 to the finals and the recent Elite Eight appearances in 2021 and ‘22 under former coach Eric Musselman. But the glory days were the 1990s with three Final Four appearances. “I know a lot about this program from back in the Eddie Sutton days,” Calipari said. “You know, to Coach Richardson. I have been friends with him for a long time. We played him in 1994 … But no, ...
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A successor and a predecessor don’t often have much of a relationship, let alone a good one. One might expect that to be the case at Kentucky with how the offseason went with John Calipari choosing to leave and Mark Pope coming in as the next head coach of the program. However, that’s not the case with how Coach Pope feels about Coach Cal. Pope discussed what his relationship with Calipari has been like since taking on his former job during an interview with CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein on ‘College Hoops Today’ on Monday. In doing so, he expressed his gratitude for him with what he has done for t...
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Former Kentucky head coach John Calipari’s move to Arkansas this offseason set the stage for a heated matchup between the two teams in SEC play next winter, and they will reportedly face off just once in the 2024-25 regular season. According to college hoops insider Jon Rothstein, the ‘Cats and Hogs will only play one time in 2024-25 with that game occurring in Rupp Arena, a homecoming for Calipari. Here was his report of that news, tweeted out on Monday afternoon: “Sources: Kentucky and Arkansas will only play once during the 2024-25 season and the game will be played in Lexington at Rupp Are...
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The John Calipari era at Kentucky officially ended a month ago with the Hall of Fame head coach leaving Lexington for Arkansas, but the former UMass and Memphis head coach who spent 15 years in Lexington is not done saying his goodbye. As Calipari and Mark Pope both look to put the finishing construction touches on their first rosters, one coach decided to give one more final goodbye. John Calipari went to X on Thursday evening and sent out another message to the Big Blue Nation. Apparently, the video released right after he left was not enough. Calipari believes in Mark Pope and wants the gen...
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It’s been a month since Arkansas basketball officially named John Calipari its next head coach. However, the hall-of-fame coach is still clearing the air about his exit from Kentucky. “Let me assure you all, that the fans nor the Crafts were part of our decision,” Calipari wrote on X. “ANOTHER VOICE WAS NEEDED! I like and respect Coach Pope. He and his staff will have success. My memories are of 15 great years.” Joe and Kelly Craft are two of Kentucky’s largest donors. Joe is president and chief executive officer of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., the third-largest coal producer in the easte...
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Kentucky boasted the No. 1 recruiting class in the 2023 cycle, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Among the loaded group, names like Rob Dillingham, Justin Edwards and DJ Wagner dominated the headlines while Reed Sheppard slipped under the radar. Nonetheless, Sheppard finished the season as perhaps Kentucky’s most significant freshman contributor. The Kentucky native averaged more playing time than any other first-year Wildcat while leading the team in assists and steals. In an interview with CBS Sports, former Kentucky head coach John Calipari pulled back the curtain on Sheppard’s stunning season....
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