John Calipari gets brutally honest on NCAA Tournament loss with Arkansas

With a veteran coach at the helm, the Arkansas Razorbacks were expected to be one of the powerhouses in college basketball last season. However, things aren’t as easy in a conference like the SEC.

Even so, coach John Calipari was able to rally around his players, and following a complicated stretch in which it seemed that they weren’t going to make the tournament, they closed out the season on a high note.

Unfortunately for them, not even upsetting Rick Pitino and St. John’s was enough for them to get the job done in the following round. Following their loss to Texas Tech, the legendary coach was brutally honest.

John Calipari shares honest thoughts on end of the season

“I feel like [expletive] right now, but this was as rewarding a year as I’ve had in all my years,” Calipari said.

Head Coach John Calipari of the Arkansas Razorbacks

At the end of the day, not many people thought the Razorbacks would make it to the Sweet Sixteen round after the way they struggled in conference play earlier in the season.

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Now, with a new roster and new challenges, coach Calipari will look to build from this season’s resiliency to lead the team to the mountaintop in his second year in charge of the program.