MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former University of Memphis men’s basketball coach John Calipari is set to return to FedExForum Monday, Oct. 27, to coach the University of Arkansas Razorbacks against Penny Hardaway’s University of Memphis Tigers in the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic.

Calipari famously left the UofM for the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky following Memphis’ 2007-08 NCAA national runner-up season. And while he coached the Wildcats in the 2017 Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in the FedExForum, the charity exhibition will be the first time a Calipari-led team has squared off against the UofM.

In its second year, the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off features a doubleheader that offers Tigers fans an early look at the UofM men’s and women’s basketball teams while raising money for St

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