Calkins: Calipari is coming back to Memphis. And that’s a very good thing.
University of Arkansas head coach John Calipari is introduced at a Sept. 2 press conference at FedExForum. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Why do college basketball teams play in public exhibitions?
A big reason is to get money for their players.
So sure enough that was part of the deal to bring John Calipari and the University of Arkansas to FedExForum to play an exhibition game against the University of Memphis. The Arkansas players would get a small percentage of the money from ticket sales.
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