It must be confusing to be an Arkansas fan during Kentucky week this year. Since the Razorbacks were unleashed on the SEC back in 1992 by the commissioner with the express purpose of stepping up to the king of college basketball blue bloods and knocking the Wildcats down a few pegs,
Here's a scouting report and prediction for Arkansas basketball's road game against Kentucky, marking John Calipari's return to Rupp Arena.
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.
Saturday will mark the return to Lexington for Adou Thiero, D.J. Wagner, and Zvonimir Ivisic, who transferred from Kentucky to Arkansas.
Last season, Zvonimir Ivisic was a constant storyline for UK basketball. How has Ivisic fared this season at Arkansas?
Arkansas basketball's next opponent is Kentucky and a reunion for John Calipari. The Hogs' head coach anticipates an emotional return to Rupp Arena.
Higginbottom returned to double figures for the first time in two games and notched her second SEC game with at least 30 points.
Since John Calipari obviously doesn't do well after losses, it could be twice as worse this week before homecoming
Following Arkansas women’s basketball’s 89-69 loss at #11 Kentucky, head coach Mike Neighbors spoke to the media. Izzy Higginbottom led the Hogs
Arkansas is about to face its toughest test yet trying to slow down three different shooters that shoot at a clip above 40% on the season (minimum 40 attempts) and a team that is shooting nearly 40% in SEC play. Koby Brea leads the way at 46.4%, going 52-for-112.
Arkansas (8-14, 1-6) travels to Texas A&M (10-9, 3-4) on Thursday for a 6 p.m. contest that will be televised by SEC Network + with the Aggies’ best player Aicha Coulibaly out with a season-ending injury.
Smith paced Arkansas with 22 points in its first win of the season against East Texas A&M. She went 8-9 from FG and the lone miss was in the fourth quarter. Against Alabama, Smith scored a season and game high 23 points, going 8-15 from FG and 4-9 from 3.