FAYETTEVILLE — Lipscomb basketball coach Lennie Acuff’s friendship with Arkansas coach John Calipari dates back more than a decade.
The sixth-year coach of the Bisons had a message for Arkansas fans after the No. 16 Razorbacks opened the season with a 76-60 win over his team Wednesday night.
“The one thing I would say and I hope it gets out is that Arkansas is about to have a lot of fun with basketball here,” Acuff said in the visitor’s interview room at Bud Walton Arena. “I mean he’s going to do a great job. I have have so much respect for him.