Jonas Aidoo, John Calipari Will Return to Knoxville During 2024-2025 Season
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Tennessee basketball’s home and away conference opponents for the 2024-2025 season were revealed on Monday afternoon, with one particularly interesting note. The Vols are set to host the Arkansas Razorbacks at some point in the season, though the date for that game is not known at this time. While Tennessee hosting Arkansas any other year […]
Kentucky Coaching Odds After Calipari’s Introduction at Arkansas
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A new era of SEC basketball is right around the corner. While folks have known about the anticipated arrival of both Texas and Oklahoma into the Southeastern Conference for quite some time now, the recent coaching news from the SEC only adds more fuel to the fire when it comes to next season. After a […]
Report: John Calipari Leaving Kentucky Basketball For Arkansas
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John Calipari is leaving Kentucky basketball to become the new head coach at Arkansas, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported late Sunday night. It ends a 15-year tenure in Lexington that saw Calipari lead Kentucky to six SEC Regular Season Championships, six SEC Tournament Championships, four Final Four appearances and the 2012 National Championship. But things […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rick Barnes, Kentucky’s John Calipari React to Wildcats’ Win in Knoxville
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No. 4 Tennessee suffered their second loss at home this season in the regular season finale with an 85-81 loss to No. 15 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee still will head into the SEC Tournament as the one-seed following their SEC regular season championship but won’t be heading to Nashville on an eight-game win streak […]
John Calipari, Bill Self, Hall of Fame Coaches Congratulate Rick Barnes on Career Milestone
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes found his 800th career win during the Vols’ 86-51 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday night in Knoxville. Barnes now has 20 wins at George Mason (1987-1988), 108 wins at Providence (1988-1994), 74 wins at Clemson (1994-1998), 402 wins at Texas (1998-2015), and 196 wins at Tennessee (2015-present). Barnes was […]
What John Calipari Said After Tennessee Defeated Kentucky
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Tennessee basketball earned a statement win on Saturday night, going to No. 10 Kentucky and knocking off the Wildcats 103-92. The win marked Rick Barnes’ 10th victory over the Wildcats as Tennessee’s head coach and marked the third loss in two weeks for Kentucky. It also marked the second time in John Calipari’s tenure that […]
WATCH: Tennessee HC Rick Barnes, Kentucky HC John Calipari React to Vols Win in Lexington
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No. 5 Tennessee exploded for more than 100 points in a 103-92 win over No. 10 Kentucky in Rupp Arena on Saturday night. The Vols’ offense did a complete 180 from their 59-point output against South Carolina earlier in the week as Tennessee never trailed the Wildcats during the game. Zakai Zeigler got Tennessee started […]
WATCH: No. 2 Tennessee Basketball Drops No. 1 Memphis in 2008 – Highlights
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Thursday marks the 15-year anniversary of one of the most memorable and historic moments in the history of Tennessee athletics: the night that Tennessee basketball became the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in program history. Achieving that ranking, though, was no easy task. The No. 2-ranked Vols, led by head […]
WATCH: Rick Barnes, John Calipari React to Kentucky Defeating Tennessee in Knoxville
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No. 5 Tennessee suffered a loss to Kentucky at home on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. Despite starting the game red-hot, Tennessee’s offense continued to provide themselves troubles throughout the game, leading to the Wildcats’ 63-56 win over the Volunteers. After the contest, both head coaches met with the media to give their reactions to the […]
Kentucky Fans Troll John Calipari After Streak-Snapping Home Loss
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After a dramatic week in college basketball and a disappointing start to the season for the Wildcats, some Kentucky fans are already trolling head coach John Calipari. Kentucky lost to South Carolina on Tuesday night by a score of 71-68, snapping a 28-game winning streak in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats never led in the game […]