John Calipari has history of early March Madness upsets. Will it happen again?
John Calipari's recent NCAA Tournament history is filled with early exits. With Arkansas facing No. 13-seed Hawaii, will history repeat itself?
Arkansas head coach John Calipari has his Razorbacks at the No. 4 seed line and prepared to face the No. 13-seed Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 4:25 p.
m. ET (1:25 p. m.
PT). Although it seems like a no-brainer to have Arkansas over Hawaii, Calipari's recent history might suggest otherwise. Calipari joined the Arkansas bench for the 2024-25 season after 15 seasons at Kentucky that included winning a national championship in 2012.
However, his time in Lexington ended in heartbreaking fashion. In his final three seasons at Kentucky, Calipari's teams lost in the first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, two of them truly shocking upsets. Here's what happened: USA TODAY Sports: Latest on the NCAA men's basketball tournament 2024: Kentucky loses to No.