FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman naturally won't be rooting for Kentucky today in Walton Arena, but he is a big fan of Wildcats Coach John Calipari.
"I love Coach Cal," Musselman said.
Musselman was an NBA assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons for Mike Fratello when he first got to know Calipari, who was the University of Memphis coach at the time.
"Coach Fratello and Coach Cal had a lot of late-night dinners with large groups of people," Musselman said. "I went to a lot of those. They were colorful.