Roster turnover is the norm in college basketball, but perhaps no team in the nation will look as different as the Arkansas Razorbacks when they tip the 2024-25 season off against Lipscomb on Wednesday at 8 p.

Arkansas basketball will look to rebuild when John Calipari leads the team on the floor this season. Calipari is in his first season there.

Dubbed the “Tip-Off Tour” with stops in Hot Springs and Pine Bluff, the first-year Arkansas coach set out with two goals in mind. The first was to take his team to the state — “You don’t always have to come to us” — and the second was to make a difference in those communities.

Eric Musselman took Arkansas basketball to its highest level since Nolan Richardson was coach. Now, Razorbacks faithful are hoping John Calipari can return all the way to those 1990s Richardson-era memories.

The Horned Frogs overcame a double-digit deficit and Brendan Wenzel hit a last-second 3-pointer to knock off John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks 66-65 in an exhibition showcase at Dickies Arena on Friday night. “I’m really proud of our guys ...