John Calipari knows what it's like to be a Kentucky men's basketball head coach under serious fire. Coach Cal led the UK men's basketball program from 2009-24. He led the Wildcats to a national championship in 2012 and four different Final Four appearances.

FAYETTEVILE, Ar. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky men’s basketball team is back in the win column after knocking off the Arkansas Razorbacks and former head coach John Calipari. “I’m happy for our guys. Our guys were really intentional the last couple of days.

Since Kentucky and its now-former Hall of Fame coach parted ways two seasons ago, evaluating who is faring best “post-divorce” yields an unexpected answer.

Kentucky needed a win in the worst way against its former coach and earned a 85-77 victory Saturday

Kentucky basketball will be tasked with defending one of the nation’s top scorers in Arkansas freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr.

Mark Pope, John Calipari and Mark Byington are in Year 2 for UK basketball, Arkansas and Vanderbilt, respectively. See how each SEC coach is faring: