Takeaways from Memphis’ exhibition game against Arkansas
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway looks down during action against Arkansas on Oct. 27. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
From the time John Calipari hinted in May the scheduling of an exhibition game between his Arkansas Razorbacks and the Memphis Tigers was in the works, the conversation surrounding the matchup focused on everything but the game itself.
Main talking points centered on Calipari, who coached the Tigers for nine seasons from 2000 to 2009, facing his former team for the first time since his messy departure from the program in April 2009.
Fast forward more than five months.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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