SAN FRANCISCO — In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest thing to it.
After routinely taking powerhouse teams in his first decade at Kentucky to the Sweet 16 and beyond, Calipari has surprisingly done the same in his first season at Arkansas with the 10th-seeded Razorbacks set to take on No. 3 seed Texas Tech in the West Region semifinals on Thursday night as the only double-digit seed remaining in the tournament.
Arkansas got a big boost last weekend with guard Boogie Fland’s return from injury and now have a chance to get another key player back this weekend.
Star big man Adou Thiero went through a full contact practice Tuesday for the first time since injuring his knee Feb. 22. He didn’t get on the court during the open practice Wednesday with his leg still bothering him but Calipari held out hope that he could get maybe 10 minutes out of him against Texas Tech.
In other games today
#1 Florida plays # 4 Maryland
#1 Duke plays #4 Arizona
#2 Alabama plays #6 BYU
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