FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas men’s basketball associate head coach Chin Coleman scoffed Tuesday when asked about an anonymous quote in a story regarding first-year Arkansas coach John Calipari and the Razorbacks.
National basketball writer Jeff Goodman talked to SEC coaches last week and published a piece on Hoops HQ in which an unidentified coach said Calipari “is becoming archaic.” The headline of the story: “Opposing Coaches on John Calipari and Arkansas: ‘Outdated.’ ‘None of their pieces fit.’”
Coleman said he had no reaction to the story.
“Absolutely, definitely not true,” Coleman said. “He’s one of the most innovative coaches to ever coach.