After posting a 22-14 (8-10 in conference) record in the 2024-25 NCAA season, the Arkansas Razorbacks are set to compete again in John Calipari’s second campaign. Following a 15-year tenure with the Kentucky Wildcats, Calipari took over the Razorbacks and led them to the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
Calipari will have five-star recruit Darius Acuff Jr., five-star recruit Meleek Thomas and four-star recruit Isaiah Sealy on the roster for the upcoming season, which is already an exciting prospect.
The legendary coach isn’t done yet and plans to make more moves to continue to stack up his team with talent. The Razorbacks could aim higher next year and challenge for the national championship.
A Hillsborough, North Carolina, native is set to play his senior year in Bradenton, Florida, while he decides his college future. The 66-year-old helmsman will be hosting an intriguing shooting guard prospect in the next couple of months, trying to lure him for the 2026-27 campaign.
John Calipari’s Arkansas sets a meeting with 4-star recruit
As things stand now, UConn, Indiana, Louisville and Virginia are all keeping tabs on four-star shooting guard Cole Cloer. The 2026 recruit will have an official visit to the university at the start of October, per Hogville.
Arkansas’ John Calipari
Cloer, currently the No. 30 overall prospect in the 2026 position, has other visits programmed, including North Carolina State (Aug. 29), Florida (Sept. 6), Kentucky (Sept. 17), North Carolina (Oct.10) and Alabama (Oct. 17).
Arkansas already has a solid roster this season, but they can continue to add more firepower to the ranks for years to come, and they will most definitely be in the prey for more talent for the future.
