Arkansas 2024-25 roster: John Calipari adding players for his first season as coach of the Razorbacks

Arkansas made the biggest splash of the offseason earlier this month when they poached former Kentucky coach John Calipari to replace Eric Musselman, who left for the vacant job at USC. One of the ripple effects of Calipari’s departure resulted in Kentucky hiring BYU coach and former player Mark Pope to replace him.

Kentucky had the No. 2 overall recruiting class in the 247Sports rankings, but the class has since been reduced from six to one. One of Calipari’s former commits at Kentucky (four-star forward Karter Knox) flipped his commitment to Arkansas to play for Calipari. Knox’s older brother, Kevin Knox ll, played for Calipari at Kentucky during the 2017-18 season.

There is still plenty of work for Calipari and his staff to do to form a complete roster ahead of the season that starts in less than seven months. The first commitment of the Calipari era at Arkansas was another familiar face in Zvonimir Ivišić, who played at Kentucky last season.

CBS Sports is tracking the status of the Arkansas roster and recruiting class in real time. Here’s where every current Arkansas player and commitment currently stand.

Arkansas newcomers

Zvonimir Ivišić (Transfer from Kentucky)

GP: 15 | GS: 0 | PPG: 5.5 | RPG: 3.3

While Ivišić didn’t play a ton during his freshman season, he made an impact when he played. Hours after he was ruled eligible by the NCAA on Jan. 20, Ivišić recorded 13 points, five rebounds, and a pair of assists in his collegiate debut. Days after Ivišić entered the transfer portal, he announced he would follow Calipari and had committed to Arkansas. He should see a larger role in Year 2.

Arkansas players not expected to return

Tramon Mark (In transfer portal)

GP: 31 | GS: 28 | PPG: 16.2 | RPG: 4.3

Mark will be looking for his third school in three years after transferring into the program from Houston last offseason. The 6-foot-6 guard is coming off the best season of his career and posted a career-high in points. Mark should have plenty of suitors for his services.

Khalif Battle (In transfer portal)

GP: 32 | GS: 13 | PPG: 14.8 | RPG: 3.3

Battle started his career at Butler during the 2019-20 campaign before transferring to Temple. Battle spent…