EAST LANSING, Mich. — A win for the No. 14 Arkansas men’s basketball team at 6 p.m. Central on Saturday on the road against No. 22 Michigan State would come with a downside for coach John Calipari.
“I don’t like coaching against friends,” he said Monday of Spartans coach Tom Izzo. “I think Tom’s the same way. Like, if we win, I’ll be excited and I’ll see him and I’ll feel like crap.”
Calipari and Izzo have coached for a combined 65 seasons, 1,616 victories and 14 trips to the Final Four, with one national title apiece.