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

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Students began camping outside the arena Thursday in anticipation for the marquee matchup. First-year Arkansas coach John Calipari and his players treated students to free pizza to show their appreciation. It will be a matchup between two Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coaches: Calipari vs. Kansas coach Bill Self.

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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.

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Kansas, which is sitting at No. 1 in the preseason men's AP top 25 poll for the second year in a row, will get its first challenge of the season when it faces Arkansas in an exhibition game on Friday.

Both teams are dealing with injury problems heading into the 8 p.m. game, which will be shown on the SEC Network.