Last season, in John Calipari’s final season as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, he led the Wildcats into the NCAA Tournament with a lot of momentum. The Wildcats picked up two big road wins against Auburn and Tennessee near the end of the season, so the Cats played well.

They then lost to Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC Tournament, and right after that loss, the Wildcats suffered a heartbreaking loss to Oakland in the NCAA Tournament. Oakland veteran guard Jack Gohlke sank ten three-pointers and led his team to an 80-76 victory over the Wildcats.

Now Coach Calipari is the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, and last night they took on Oakland at Bud Walton Arena, avenging their ugly postseason loss. Arkansas won that game 92-62, and one of the Hogs’ top scorers was Adou Thiero, who continued his elite season.

Thiero scored 20 points on 7:11 shooting in this game. He also grabbed six rebounds and provided six assists. This season, Thiero is averaging 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 62.1, which is the 20th best field goal percentage in college basketball.

Big Blue Nation is excited to see Thiero play so well for his new school as he was a fan favorite in Lexington. Oakland caused a lot of pain for Kentucky fans, but Coach Calipari was able to get revenge as the head coach of SEC opponent Arkansas.