The Razorbacks (12-7, 1-5 SEC) were one of two winless teams in league play before they upset Georgia on Wednesday. The slow start came after Arkansas finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 11-2, losing only to Baylor and Illinois.
Adou Thiero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Arkansas rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Georgia 68-65 on Wednesday night and give coach John Calipari his first Southeastern Conference win with the Razorbacks.
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.
Adou Thiero, who followed Calipari from Kentucky to Arkansas, had five points in the final minute to end the team's five-game losing skid.
The Arkansas basketball program has seen struggles in Year 1 of the John Calipari era. The Razorbacks are still winless in SEC play as they look ahead to
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.
Under coach John Calipari, who left Kentucky after last season with a national championship and six Final Four appearances to his name, Arkansas is not off to a roaring start. Mizzou hosts the Razorbacks on Saturday.
A full transcript from both press conferences rom the head coach of the Missouri Tigers and of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Hall of Fame college basketball coach John Calipari left Kentucky for the same job at Arkansas during the offseason after 15 seasons in Lexington. His
Before John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena on Feb. 1 to lead Arkansas ... Arkansas ranks 49th in the country and 14th among Southeastern Conference squads. All of that is why, even though the first year of the Calipari era at Arkansas may only be 16 ...
College basketball analyst Jeff Goodman slammed Arkansas coach John Calipari for underperforming in his first season as Razorbacks coach despite having the biggest NIL payrolls in the nation.
When the Arkansas athletic director decided to take the gamble and bring in John Calipari ... factors was Calipari's ability to "build championship teams within the Southeastern Conference."