University of Kentucky students camped overnight outside Rupp Arena before the men’s basketball game against unranked Arkansas.
Many students, like Matthew Maloney, a freshman psychology major, said they were eager to see John Calipari, Arkansas’ head coach and former head coach for UK, make a return to Rupp Arena at the game on Saturday, Feb. 1.
While some students said they were excited to see Calipari, others said they saw this more as an opportunity to voice their opinions about the former UK coach.
“Normally, I would never do this, but Calipari kind of gave up on the program,” Jesse Riggins, a senior marketing major, said.