Calipari has always been known as a great recruiter, and in 2024 — the era of the transfer portal and NIL deals — he has tapped into an existing pipeline to help him hit the ground running at Arkansas.
It appears John Calipari’s recruiting plan to build next year’s team is coming together just fine. Former Kentucky point guard DJ Wagner will visit Arkansas this weekend, according to Jon Rothstein.
Kentucky basketball doesn’t seem to be lagging any money since the departure of John Calipari. The Wildcats have close to $700,000 in new recurring NIL contributions from fans since Mark Pope took over the program, per The Athletic.
Kentucky transfer DJ Wagner plans to visit former Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Arkansas this weekend, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Rothstein's…
He entered the transfer portal on March 28 and after considering the likes of Indiana and North Carolina, the 6-foot-8, 222-pound soon-to-be junior opted for Arkansas.
While much of the focus has been on landing the eventual replacement for the program’s all-time rebounder in Armando Bacot, UNC basketball has still been involved with and actively pursuing other variations of transfers.
FAYETTEVILLE – Adou Thiero (pronounced ah-DO THEE-air-oh), who played the last two seasons at Kentucky, has signed with Arkansas, head coach John Calipari announced.
Forward Adou Thiero will be the second former Kentucky player to follow coach John Calipari to Arkansas through the transfer portal, after he confirmed the move with multiple media outlets Monday.
UNC misses on another major addition out of the portal. Kentucky transfer Adou Thiero has committed to Arkansas. After spending two seasons in Lexington, decided to transfer.
For the second time this offseason a former Kentucky player from last season has committed to the Razorbacks. Former Wildcats forward Adou Thiero will follow his coach John Calipari after making an official visit with the Hogs’ last Wednesday, he announced via Instagram.
For the second time in his college recruitment, former Quaker Valley standout Adou Thiero has passed on an opportunity to stay home and play for Pitt. This afternoon, Joe Tipton from On3 Sports was first to announce that Thiero has made the decision to join John Calipari at Arkansas.
Considering John Calipari only has six players from the zero he inherited taking over the Arkansas Razorbacks' basketball program, it was a little more than surprising to see ESPN's Joe Lunardi come out with his first "bracketology" thing on Friday.
It's becoming crystal clear new Arkansas Razorbacks coach John Calipari isn't just signing players to fill out a roster. He appears to be looking for guys to assemble on a team to compete to meet the high expectations of a fan base suffering after three years of elite runs.
Perhaps the most shocking coaching change of the offseason has taken place with the Kentucky basketball team. Head coach John Calipari left the Wildcats to go be the new head coach at Arkansas, and it left Kentucky search for a new head coach.
We are officially in the Mark Pope era as John Calipari has left for Arkansas, and there are going to be a lot of changes. Big Blue Nation has gotten used to five-star recruits turning into one-and-done players making the move to the NBA.
Porter Hayes of The Hawg Talk Podcast joined the show to discuss John Calipari’s move to Arkansas and the top-five baseball showdown between the Cats and the Hogs.
The Razorbacks and coach John Calipari are involved with another Top 15 transfer according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Former Utah point guard Deivon Smith is looking for his fourth school in five seasons at the collegiate level, but is taking his time on a decision.
The making of John Calipari’s first roster as Razorbacks coach is shaping up to be a solid one. With commitments from two players in the top 15 of the transfer portal rankings alongside three 5-star freshman, Arkansas is set to make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Using the transfer portal isn’t a foreign concept for Calipari.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Simply based on the back and forth between Arkansas and Kentucky fans alone, there seems to be little doubt about whether next season's
John Calipari has been making an interesting pitch to recruits since he became the head coach at Arkansas.
John Calipari and the Arkansas basketball just scored a big win on the transfer portal front. Former Florida Atlantic Owls star Johnell Davis is now taking his talents to Fayetteville, with Jeff Goodman reporting the big news Tuesday night.
Less than three weeks after he was officially announced as the new men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, John Calipari is busy building his first roster as head hog.
As we near the end of the 2024 college basketball coaching carousel, let's highlight the best and worst hires.
Five-star recruit Billy Richmond is following coach John Calipari to Arkansas, The Athletic reported Friday. The 6-foot-6 small forward from Camden, N.J., initially committed to Calipari and Kentucky in December.
Arkansas Razorbacks news is among the most rabidly consumed online content due to John Calipari’s first year with the program. The long-time Kentucky head coach has plenty of work ahead of him as the entire roster decided to move on from the program after his appointment.
John Calipari is the new head coach of the Arkansas men’s basketball team. Calipari’s net worth in 2024 is about $45 million, which makes him one of the richest college basketball coaches ever.
John Calipari has already convinced one of his former Kentucky players to follow him to Arkansas.
More information continues to emerge about John Calipari’s decision to leave Kentucky for Arkansas and how long the coach has been contemplating a new job.
The 65-year-old Calipari had some obvious reasons for wanting to leave Kentucky.
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