Last April, John Calipari decided to “get away” from Kentucky University after 15 seasons; A day later, he joined the University of Arkansas.
Well, Calipari returned to Kentucky on Saturday night, and despite a championship in 2012 and a winning percentage of .771 there, Boos still managed to be noisy when he returned.
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Well, Calipari laughed for the last time, since his razorbs took home an 89-79 victory over the 12th team in the country.
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The chief coach of Arkansas, John Calipari, gives records to his team during the Kentucky game, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the RUPP Arena in Lexington. (Matt Stone/Couer Journal/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
Calipari admitted that he got used to it.
“It’s hard to win here. And I have to be honest with you, I looked up a couple of times and thought we were losing because I kept looking at Kentucky instead of Arkansas,” Calipari said. “I made it clear that it was a privilege and an honor to train here. We had 15 incredible years of a great career and support.”
With Kentucky, Calipari made the NCAA tournament all but two seasons. Last year’s team was knocked out in the first round as a seed number 3 against Jack Gohlke and No. 14 Oakland. In 2022, the Wildcats were upset by the number 15 of San Pedro, and lost in the round of 32 in 2023.
The chief coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, John Calipari, is on the court against the match against the Kentucky Wildcats in the RUPP Arena at the Central Bank Center. (Jordan Prather-Imagn images)
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Calipari was 410-122 (.771) with the Wildcats: this year’s Arkansas team now has 13-8 but 2-6 at the conference.
The coach of the Hall of Fame is the most winning active coach of male university basketball and has a mark of 867-271 during their stops in Massachusetts, Memphis, Kentucky and now Arkansas. He had 248-26 at the RUPP Arena and took the Wildcats to a 93-77 victory over Vanderbilt in his last home game in Kentucky last March 6.
It wasn’t just a return to Calipari. Adou Thiero, DJ Wagner and Zvonimir Ivisic combined to score 42 points against their former team in Lexington on the way to victory.
Arkansas coach John Calipari takes the court before the Kentucky Wildcats game, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, in Lexington. (Matt Stone/Couer Journal/USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
With Arkansas leading 46-45 in the middle, Thiero and Wagner combined for a 12-2 race and an advantage of 58-47 to start the second half. Thiero opened with a dump and finished the race with a three, and the razorbs never looked back.
