Kentucky men’s basketball fans have a difficult decision ahead of them on Saturday evening when former coach John Calipari makes his grand return to Rupp Arena with Arkansas. To boo or not to boo, that is the question.
While the Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to take on Tennessee, their next opponent, the Arkansas Razorbacks, don't have a midweek game. This means on John
John Calipari expects boos from the Kentucky faithful when Arkansas visits the Wildcats at Rupp Arena Saturday night. It’ll be the first time the head coach visits the arena as an opposing man on the sidelines since he left Kentucky.
John Calipari knows all too well how passionate the Kentucky fan base is, and so he's not naive about what Saturday night could be like.
Former Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari is preparing to return to Rupp Arena with Arkansas on Saturday for the first time since leaving in the offseason.
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To replace John Calipari at Kentucky, the Wildcats brought in Mark Pope, a former Wildcat himself who has quickly won over fans. His early success has also played a big role, as he has led the team to a 15-5 overall record and a 4-3 standing in the highly competitive SEC.
Granted, Kentucky was a longtime blue blood in the world of basketball and Arkansas’ climb to success had come during Sutton’s 11 years as the head coach. He laid a foundation that Nolan Richardson used to add a trophy room that included the 1994 national championship.
What will the fan reaction be when former Kentucky coach John Calipari returns Saturday night to Rupp Arena as Arkansas head man?
UK Sports Network is launching a new multimedia platform, UKSN All-Access, on January 31st. Fans will be able to watch UK Sports Network’s live pregame and postgame coverage of Saturday's MBB Game.