Arkansas Officially Announces John Calipari as New Basketball Coach With Cheeky Tweet

The Razorbacks made the hire official on Wednesday morning.

Arkansas men's basketball made the hire of longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari official on Wednesday morning, ending the Hall of Fame coach's 15-year run in Lexington.

Calipari has signed a five-year contract with Arkansas with a salary beginning at $7 million per season. The contract contains a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA tournament appearances that would extend his contract through the 2031 season,. Calipari will also receive a $1 million signing bonus, and has $500,000 retention bonuses in his contract that trigger at the beginning of each year.

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