Kansas basketball will go up against Arkansas on Friday in a preseason exhibition game. Follow along for updates from this nonconference matchup.

Oct 23, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self talks to media during the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images / Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Arkansas basketball will unofficially begin the John Calipari era tonight in an exhibition against Kansas. Here's how to watch Hogs-Jayhawks.

Daniel Schnacker, a social media influencer for the Special Olympics, interviews Kansas Jayhawks’ Hunter Dickinson during Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

As the Kansas Jayhawks and Arkansas Razorbacks prepare for their highly anticipated exhibition game on Friday night at a sold-out Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, both teams are facing injury challenges that could impact their performance. Dickinson sustained the injury during Friday’s Late Night in the Phog scrimmage.

Arkansas basketball has a core philosophy when thinking about the early part of its upcoming season, a first under new head coach John Calipari.

Plenty of questions still remain to be addressed about how the Kansas men’s basketball team will line up with its slew of newcomers, and those questions will not necessarily get resolved on Friday. The Jayhawks will not have their full complement of athletes and could be down as many as three

John Schrödinger (play-by-play), Jimmy Dykes (analyst) and Seth Greenberg (analyst) will call the game on SEC Network. The broadcast can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).