With Arkansas losing Jonas Aidoo and Zvonimir Ivisic, John Calipari needed to add two big men to his 2025-26 roster. He did just that Tuesday when former South Carolina center Nick Pringle and ex-FSU forward Malique Ewin committed to the Razorbacks. Ewin, who is 6-foot-11 and tips the scales at 230 pounds, started 30 games … Cal lands 2 bigs for the Hogs from the portal
Forget about John Calipari’s 0-5 start in SEC play that had Arkansas fans wondering if it had hired the wrong coach. Forget about Boogie Fland’s injury that caused him to miss 15 consecutive games. The 65-62 home loss to Oklahoma? Flush it. The 73-52 loss at South Carolina? Forget about it. None of that matters … Edwards is sticking with red-hot Hogs
As of early this afternoon, most books had St. John’s (31-4 straight up, 22-12-1 against the spread) installed as a seven-point favorite vs. Arkansas in today’s 2:40 p.m. Eastern tip at Amica Mutual Pavilion. This Round-of-32 showdown had a total of 146 or 146.5 points, while the Razorbacks had +250 to +280 money-line odds. Arkansas … Edwards has multiple plays for Arkansas vs. St. John’s
According to multiple reports, Arkansas (20-13 straight up, 13-17-1 against the spread) freshman guard Boggie Fland has been cleared to return to basketball activities and will practice with the Razorbacks today. Barring a setback, he’s expected to play in the NCAA Tournament. Fland went down in January with what at the time was believed to … Boogie Time? Hogs expect Fland back for NCAAT
Things were already bad in Fayetteville, where new head coach John Calipari’s first season has been a monumental disappointment to date. Things got even worse late last night when Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported that Arkansas star freshman guard Boogie Fland will miss the remainder of the season due to a hand injury sustained … Hogs’ Boogie Fland out for the season
Arkansas will end up with one returning player in John Calipari’s first season as head coach of the Razorbacks. After declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft and entering the transfer portal in April, Trevon Brazile withdrew from the draft last week. Then on Tuesday, the school announced that Brazile is coming back to Arkansas. After … Trevon Brazile is returning to Arkansas
John Calipari’s first roster at Arkansas is still in the early stages of being built. In fact, as of Saturday morning, it only consisted of six players. But earlier this week, the new Razorbacks’ head coach signed two enormous pieces in ex-Florida Atlantic star guard Johnell Davis and former Tennessee center Jonas Aidoo. Davis, a … Arkansas lands Johnell Davis, Jonas Aidoo
In a post to his Instagram account today, Zvonimir “Big Z” Ivisic revealed that he’s leaving for Kentucky to follow John Calipari to Arkansas. “Today I met with Coach Pope and had a great meeting with him. He’s an amazing guy and a great coach and he will do big things here! After our conversation … Big Z follows Calipari to Arkansas
After striking out on Alabama’s Nate Oats, Baylor’s Scott Drew and UConn’s Dan Hurley, in addition to getting hints from Jay Wright and Billy Donovan that they weren’t interested either, Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart hired BYU’s Mark Pope to replace John Calipari as the program’s next men’s head basketball coach. Pope played for the Wildcats … Kentucky hires Mark Pope to replace Calipari
After UConn finished polishing off Purdue to repeat as national champions last night, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas opened Duke and UConn as the 10/1 co-favorites to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Huskies and Blue Devils were followed by Arizona and Houston, who both opened at 14/1 odds. Alabama, North Carolina and Kansas … Westgate SuperBook opens Duke, UConn as 10/1 co-favorites
Although nothing was official as of mid-afternoon Monday, all signs indicate that Arkansas is on the verge of hiring John Calipari away from Kentucky. According to multiple reports, the contract is expected to be completed by tonight or tomorrow morning. Wess Moore of FOX16 in Little Rock and 1037 The Buzz was the first to … John Calipari leaving Kentucky for Arkansas
FanDuel currently has Tennessee as the -115 ‘chalk’ to win the SEC’s regular-season championship. Alabama, which hosts the Volunteers Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum, has -105 odds. South Carolina is one game back of both teams and has a 20/1 number. Kentucky has 110/1 odds, followed by Florida and Auburn, who are both 140/1 longshots. … Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Slate
As we inch closer to Selection Sunday on March 17, FanDuel currently has Connecticut (25-3 straight up, 17-11 against the spread) installed as the +550 ‘chalk’ to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Dan Hurley’s team bounced back from an 85-66 loss at Creighton this past Tuesday to maul Villanova 78-54 as an 11.5-point home favorite … FanDuel has UConn as the +550 ‘chalk’
As of late Tuesday morning, most betting shops had Kentucky (16-7 straight up, 13-10 against the spread) installed as an 8.5-point home favorite for tonight’s SEC showdown vs. Ole Miss. The total was 161.5 points, and the Rebels were +310 to +330 on the money line. Tip-off on ESPN is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Eastern … Edwards has plays on side and total for Ole Miss at Kentucky
As of Friday afternoon (2/9/24), FanDuel had Auburn (19-4 straight up, 15-6-2 against the spread) installed as the +130 ‘chalk’ to win the SEC’s regular-season title. The next-shortest odds belong to Tennessee (+165), Alabama (+340), South Carolina (+950), Kentucky (+9500 or 95/1), Texas A&M (130/1), Florida (130/1), LSU (250/1) and Ole Miss (250/1). ESPN’s Joe … Edwards: SEC Basketball Notebook
As we head into the first weekend of February, FanDuel has Purdue (20-2 straight up, 13-8-1 against the spread) listed as the +700 ‘chalk’ to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers, who became the only the second #1 seed in NCAA Tournament history to lose in the opening round when they were shocked by … NCAA Futures: Purdue is the +700 ‘chalk’