Struggling Arkansas bids for first SEC win vs. Georgia

In desperate need of their first Southeastern Conference victory, the Arkansas Razorbacks and coach John Calipari host the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.Arkansas entered its first season under Calipari ranked No. 16 but has faceplanted following an 11-2 start in nonconference play. The Razorbacks (11-7, 0-5 SEC) have lost their first five games of 2025 and are inching further away from the NCAA Tournament picture.On Saturday, Arkansas fell behind 18-2 at Missouri en route to an 83-65 loss. Calipari is no stranger to the SEC after coaching the previous 15 years at Kentucky, but this year’s version of the conference might be the best he’s ever seen.”The whole league is physical, and they’ve all got good players and good coaches,” Calipari said. “This is a hard league. We’re going to have to figure stuff out. We’ve had our chances to win a couple of games, and we didn’t. This team hasn’t stopped fighting.”Zvonimir Ivisic led Arkansas with 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench against Missouri. Ivisic averages 7.3 points per game for the Razorbacks, who are led by Adou Thiero (16.4 ppg) and Boogie Fland (15.1).Arkansas put up 82.5 points per game during nonconference play but has averaged just 64 against SEC defenses. The Razorbacks are shooting just 25.2 percent from 3-point range in league play.Georgia (14-4, 2-3) seeks to snap a two-game skid and notch its first win in Fayetteville since February 2011.

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