Arkansas and Kentucky fans, throughout the whole 2024-2025 season, feuded on social media about if Calipari was “washed” or not.

Arkansas basketball's contingent of former Kentucky Wildcats seek March Madness redemption after a first-round exit last year.

It takes just six days to narrow the field of 68 down to 16 teams, and after that whirlwind of wall-to-wall basketball, we get to spend some time hitting reset on the NCAA Tournament picture. When the Sweet 16 tips off on Thursday and Friday with eight regional semifinal matchups across the two nights,

In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest thing to it. After routinely taking powerhouse teams in his first decade at Kentucky to the Sweet 16 and beyond,

At Memphis and Kentucky, Calipari earned the reputation for playing freshmen right away and frequently watching them leave for the NBA after a single season. Not surprisingly, in the Razorbacks’ win over St. John’s, freshmen Karter Knox, Boogie Fland and Billy Richmond III combined for 37 points and 19 rebounds.

Arkansas basketball forward Adou Thiero missed practice Wednesday on the eve before the Hogs face Texas Tech in the Sweet 16.