An anonymous SEC basketball coach called John Calipari "archaic," but an Arkansas assistant was quick to dismiss that claim.

The John Calipari era at Arkansas has not gotten off to a great start. As of Wednesday morning, Arkansas is 11-7 on the year after the Razorbacks just lost by 18 to Missouri on Saturday night.

For all of his shortcomings in the postseason, coach John Calipari has always won in the regular season. He couldn't help but mention his multiple winning streaks of 30 or more games, six times longer than his most recent slide, but he also expressed a certain amount of candor about where his team is at.

At long last, Arkansas' nightmare ended on Wednesday night as the Razorbacks squeaked out a 68-65 victory over Georgia. It wasn't pretty, but it marked the first SEC victory of coach John Calipari's debut campaign with the program.

Arkansas basketball wants and needs more trips to the free-throw line, ranking 14th in the league in attempts per game.

Adou Thiero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Arkansas rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Georgia 68-65 on Wednesday night and give coach John Calipari his first Southeastern Conference win with the Razorbacks.

FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari was apologetic following his first SEC win as Arkansas’ basketball coach Wednesday. The Razorbacks’ 68-65 victory over Georgia at Bud Walton Arena snapped a five-game losing streak that began Jan. 4 at Tennessee. The 0-5 start to conference play was Arkansas’ worst since joining the SEC in 1991-92.

John Calipari has seen his debut season at Arkansas come off the rails. Fellow SEC coaches don't have much faith in him to right the ship.

With a fist pump and the collective scream of thousands, some of the frustrations of the University of Arkansas men's basketball team's five-game skid came out.

In a year full of adversity and setbacks, the Arkansas Razorbacks just needed to win a game by any means necessary.

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