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Nolan Richardson: John Calipari Can Lead Arkansas to First Men's CBB Title Since 1994

The Arkansas men's basketball program's lone national championship came in 1994 when head coach Nolan Richardson led the team popularized by its 40 Minutes of Hell.

Three decades later, Richardson believes that new head coach John Calipari can deliver the program's long-awaited second national championship.

"I don't see why it wouldn't be a job where [Calipari] could come in and win a national championship," Richardson told ESPN's Myron Medcalf. "I can see that they can. I don't know another coach who could do it better than Calipari because of his recruiting."

Calipari has been a superstar recruiter during his coaching days, nevermore than at his last stop in Kentucky, when he brought in future NBA stars such as John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, Devin Booker, Jamal Murray, De'Aaron Fox and many more.