John Calipari's first time on the Bud Walton Arena sidelines as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks will come against none other than likely preseason No. 1 Kansas.

The schools announced Wednesday that their men’s basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Proceeds from the game will be split between the Fore the Kids Foundation, which is based in Overland Park, Kansas, and promotes mental health among children, and the Arkansas Children’s Hospitals.

John Calipari provided Arkansas basketball fans still waiting on the official schedule with news on two preseason exhibitions.

As the Men's College Basketball season draws closer, Arkansas Razorbacks basketball Head Coach John Calipari has released a set of dates spanning across October

Coach John Calipari (right) and the Arkansas Razorbacks will take on Kansas on Oct. 25 in a charity exhibition game at Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks will also play a second exhibition game at TCU on Nov. 1. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)

HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas men's basketball coach John Calipari rehashed many of the same talking points in his appearance at the Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association Clinic on Monday.

The schools announce that their men's basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Arkansas and Kansas announced Wednesday that their men’s basketball teams would meet Oct. 25 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Razorbacks will host Kansas at Bud Walton Arena on Oct. 25 and play TCU at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 1. Arkansas is expected to open its season against Lipscomb at Bud Walton Arena on Nov. 6.

Kansas basketball is set to face Arkansas in a charity exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 25, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Details on the start time and broadcast will be released soon,