John Calipari was all fired up, and he didn't hold back after Arkansas's huge victory in Saturday's regular-season finale.

Dick Vitale saw Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats for the first time in-person this season, and he may not have meant his day-after reaction to shade John Calipari, but it can certainly read that way.

With a down-to-the-wire victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, the Arkansas Razorbacks finish the regular season with a 19-12 overall record and an 8-10 mark in SEC play. And while 8-10 will only be good enough for the 9-seed in the SEC Tournament,

John Calipari and Arkansas took a huge step toward an NCAA tourney berth, and the compliments for his coaching job were flowing in.

As the buzzer went off in South Carolina's Colonial Life Arena, John Calipari stood near the tunnel with his head down. The post Calls Mount Against National Reporter as John Calipari Finds Solace From College Basketball Community appeared first on EssentiallySports.

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari begged his team to "refuse to lose" before ... In recent weeks, the Hogs have come close to upsetting Alabama, Texas A&M and Auburn. Now, they have four winnable games to close the year, hosting ...

Kentucky basketball seems to be doing just fine without John Calipari. But John Calipari isn't doing quite as well without Kentucky basketball. As of writing, Coach Cal's Arkansas Razorbacks are getting absolutely destroyed by SEC cellar-dweller South Carolina.