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John Calipari: Arkansas basketball's 'got to start' retiring numbers after emotional '90 Final Four celebration

FAYETTEVILLE — Following the Arkansas basketball team’s 92-85 win over No. 15 Missouri, John Calipari said it’s time for the program to start retiring jersey numbers.

His remarks came on a night when the 1990 Final Four team was honored at halftime. There was a dinner for the team Friday that Calipari was invited to, and members of the '90 team came to shootaround Saturday.

Calipari, the first-year Razorbacks coach, said he recently met with Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek to discuss the matter.

“Hunter and I have talked a little,” Calipari said “And we’ve got to start retiring some of these numbers.