FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It must be confusing to be an Arkansas fan during Kentucky week this year.

Arkansas is about to face its toughest test yet trying to slow down three different shooters that shoot at a clip above 40% on the season (minimum 40 attempts) and a team that is shooting nearly 40% in SEC play. Koby Brea leads the way at 46.4%, going 52-for-112.

Arkansas basketball's next opponent is Kentucky and a reunion for John Calipari. The Hogs' head coach anticipates an emotional return to Rupp Arena.

Granted, Kentucky was a longtime blue blood in the world of basketball and Arkansas’ climb to success had come during Sutton’s 11 years as the head coach. He laid a foundation that Nolan Richardson used to add a trophy room that included the 1994 national championship.

Last season, Zvonimir Ivisic was a constant storyline for UK basketball. How has Ivisic fared this season at Arkansas?

Arkansas (8-14, 1-6) travels to Texas A&M (10-9, 3-4) on Thursday for a 6 p.m. contest that will be televised by SEC Network + with the Aggies’ best player Aicha Coulibaly out with a season-ending injury.

Fayetteville, Arkansas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas hosts Texas A&M after Izzy Higginbottom scored 32 points in Arkansas' 89-69 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. The Razorbacks are 6-6 on their home court.

Ignore the hype. Ignore the noise. Ignore the circus that is sure to surround the return of John Vincent Calipari, who in a 15-year run as the UK coach took the Wildcats to four Final Fours and a national championship before his Big Blue express ran out of steam.

When she transferred to Texas A&M last season to play for Taylor, a highly respected defensive-minded coach, Coulibaly was a good fit. She led the Aggies in scoring (13.6 points per game) and steals (2.3 per game), and helped Texas A&M to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Following Arkansas women’s basketball’s 89-69 loss at #11 Kentucky, head coach Mike Neighbors spoke to the media. Izzy Higginbottom led the Hogs

Higginbottom returned to double figures for the first time in two games and notched her second SEC game with at least 30 points.

Kentucky plays No. 8 Tennessee tonight in Knoxville — a matchup that got even tougher with last night’s news that Lamont Butler is out — but John Calipari’s return to Lexington looms on the horizon. Kentucky vs.