Arkansas vs. Kansas basketball exhibition

Arkansas basketball is once again set to host one of the nation’s elite programs for a preseason charity exhibition, as the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks will face the Razorbacks on Friday evening at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The game is set for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff and it will be televised on SEC Network.

The matchup will mark the first ever look at the Hoop Hogs under first-year head coach John Calipari. Arkansas has a roster that features three highly-touted freshmen, five key transfers and one returning scholarship player in forward Trevon Brazile.

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Arkansas and Kansas haven’t met in Fayetteville since Dec. 6, 1986, when the Jayhawks defeated the Razorbacks, 103-86. The Hogs won the most-recent matchup, though, by defeating Kansas, 72-71, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the 2022-23 season. Kansas leads the all-time series, 8-6.

Calipari is familiar with Kansas head coach Bill Self, who defeated the Calipari-led Memphis Tigers in the 2008 national championship game. According to Calipari, he’s friends with Self and the two coaches might choose to feature situational work in Friday’s exhibition, but it will be a real game with quarters instead of halves.

“Let’s play zone for five minutes,” Calipari said Oct. 1. “Let’s press each other. Let’s do situation work, two- three-minute situations. We’re up eight, then we’re down eight. Let’s see how we play. Why not? It’s good for both programs.”

Calipari provided clarification in a tweet Thursday for any fans not sure what the format of the contest will look like.

“This is a REAL exhibition game,” Calipari said. “Bill Self and I both talked about what our teams need and we decided on quarters which will provide more situational opportunities. We are looking forward to an incredible atmosphere in Bud Walton Arena tomorrow night! Can’t wait to walk out of the home teams tunnel for the first time! Let’s do this!:

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Publish date : 2024-10-25 11:12:00

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