Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

The Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference.

For the women's basketball team, see Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball.
Arkansas Razorbacks
2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Arkansas
First season1923-24
All-time record1688–955 (.639)
Head coachEric Musselman (2nd season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationFayetteville, Arkansas
ArenaNolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena
(Capacity: 19,200)
NicknameRazorbacks
Student sectionThe Trough
ColorsCardinal and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1994
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1995
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1941, 1945, 1949, 1958, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2015, 2017
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1941, 1945, 1949, 1958, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament Champions
1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000
Conference Regular Season Champions
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994

The basketball team plays its home games in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus. The Razorbacks are a top twenty-five program all-time by winning percentage (.639), top twenty program by NCAA Tournament games played, top twenty program by NCAA Tournament games won, top fifteen program by Final Four appearances, and despite playing significantly fewer seasons than most programs in major conferences, top thirty by all-time wins.[2] Under the coaching leadership of Nolan Richardson, the Hogs won the national championship in 1994, defeating Duke, and appeared in the championship game the following year, finishing as runner-up. The Razorbacks have made six NCAA Final Four appearances (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, and 1995).

History

Early success under Schmidt (1923-29)

Arkansas had a relatively late start in basketball; it did not field its first team until 1923. Francis Schmidt coached the Razorbacks from the 1923–24 season until the 1928–29 season, while also coaching the football and baseball teams.

The 1926-27 Razorbacks

Schmidt oversaw the construction of the gymnasium that was home to the Razorbacks from the inaugural season through the 1936–37 season. The project was headed by Schmidt and Jay Fulbright (father of future United States Senator from Arkansas, J. William Fulbright). Schmidt and Fulbright organized a group of businessmen that facilitated the transfer of a former car showroom to the university to serve as the gym for the Razorbacks. The wooden gym, made out of surplus World War I material and officially named Schmidt Gymnasium, became known as "Schmidt's barn," in reference to its makeshift nature and lack of accommodations.[3][4]

After a difficult first year that resulted in a 17-11 overall record and a 3-9 conference record, Schmidt quickly led the Hogs to success and a dominating run in the Southwest Conference during his tenure. Building off the program's first season, the 1924-25 team finished third in the conference, quickly turning their record around to 9–3 in conference play. This second season laid the groundwork for tremendous success with Schmidt, as the Razorbacks won the conference championship outright in just the third year of the program's existence with a record of 23-2 (11-1). The 1925–26 season kicked off a string of four straight Southwest Conference championships under Schmidt, and five straight overall. Schmidt also coached the Hogs to the first of three perfect SWC seasons in program history in 1927–28, with a conference record of 12-0 and a 15.25-point average margin of victory in conference play. The 1927–28 season also marked the beginning of a school record 31-game winning streak that ran until the last few games of the next season.[5] Schmidt's last four teams at Arkansas went a combined 75-6 (42-4).[6]

The last couple years of Schmidt's dominant SWC run were marked by serious star power, with future Razorback basketball coaches Eugene Lambert, Sr. and Glen Rose earning First-Team Helms Athletic Foundation All-American recognition during Schmidt's last two seasons (1928–29 and 1927–28, respectively), along with Tom Pickel earning First-Team honors from College Humor Magazine in Schmidt's final season as coach.[7] Schmidt's Razorbacks had four of the five All-SWC selections in 1928 (Rose, Pickel, Lambert, and Wear Schoonover).[8] During Schmidt's time at Arkansas, the Razorbacks finished first in the SWC four out of six years, and compiled an overall record of 113-22 (.837), the highest winning percentage of any Arkansas coach ever.[9] Schmidt left Arkansas to take the football and basketball jobs at TCU, where he was coach until 1934.[10]

Bassett years (1929-33)

In the 1929–30 season, Charles Bassett took over as head coach, leaving the head coaching job at Texas A&M that he held for two years without finding much success, going a paltry 16-18 (5-15) in his two years as head coach in College Station, including a last-place finish in conference play for the 1927-28 Southwest Conference season.[11][12] Arkansas's success under Bassett was limited to his first season as coach, when the Hogs won the Southwest Conference Championship with multi-sport star and current College Football Hall of Fame member Wear Schoonover garnering Second-Team All-American recognition from College Humor and earning First-Team All-SWC honors for the third straight season.[13] The Razorbacks did not finish above third place in the Southwest Conference standings for the rest of Bassett's tenure. Aside from the SWC Championship in 1930, the other major bright spot in Bassett's tenure came on January 8, 1931, when the Razorbacks defeated rival Texas, 29–21, the day UT dedicated its new gym.[14] Bassett's last season was the 1932–33 season, when the Razorbacks went 14-7 overall with a 6-6 conference record, the first time since the inaugural 1923–24 season that the Hogs did not finish the year with a winning record in conference play.[15] After four seasons, Bassett's overall record was 62-29 (.681).[16]

First Glen Rose era (1933-42)
John Adams was an All-American in 1941 and one of the first players to use the jump shot.

Glen Rose took over in the 1933–34 season and returned the program to a competitive position within the SWC. Named a Helms Athletic Foundation First-Team All-American as a Hog in 1928, Rose was the first former player to coach the Razorbacks. Rebuilding the program after the decline under Bassett, Rose's first season as coach produced a .500 conference record (6-6) and a tie for third place in the final SWC standings. The Hogs finished with a winning conference record and no lower than second place in the conference standings for the rest of Rose's first stint with Arkansas, save for one season.

The 1935–36 season ended with the Hogs competing for the right to represent the United States in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin for the first year of basketball being an official medal sport. The Razorbacks swept the other NCAA teams they played in the NCAA Olympic Playoffs, but lost in the first round of the U.S. Olympic Trials to the Universal Pictures Amateur Athletic Union team that went on to win the gold medal.[17][18]

The following season, 1936-37 featured the last game in Schmidt Gymnasium, or "Schmidt's barn."[19] Construction of the new building, (originally known as the Field House) that came to be known as the Men's Gymnasium was under way in 1936, and was completed in the fall semester of 1937, with a capacity of 2,500.[20][21][22][23] The new home for the Razorbacks was dedicated on February 4, 1938 in a 53–26 win over TCU.[24] The Men's Gymnasium served as home for the basketball team until Barnhill Arena was completed in 1954 and the Razorbacks began playing games there in the 1955–56 season.[25]

The Razorbacks won the Southwest Conference outright three times and tied for first two more times during this nine-year run. In the 1940–41 season, Rose led Arkansas to its second perfect conference record ever (12-0) en route the NCAA Final Four in the Razorbacks' first NCAA Tournament appearance. The 1940–41 season is also notable for the outstanding play of John "Johnny" Adams, a Helms First-Team All-American who is credited as being one of the players responsible for the proliferation of the jump shot in basketball.[26] Adams set the single-game SWC scoring record that season with 36 points against TCU in Fort Worth on February 21, 1941.[27] Rose finished this nine-year run with a record of 154-47 (.766). Rose went on to coach the football team for the 1944 and 1945 seasons, without much success. Rose returned to coach the basketball team a decade after he left.

Eugene Lambert (1942-49)
Eugene Lambert circa 1947.

Former Razorback and All-American Eugene Lambert took the coaching job starting in the 1942–43 season. Lambert found moderate success in his first season as head coach, posting a winning record and overseeing a first in program history by coaching the first freshman to play for the Razorback varsity squad, Paul Coleman.[28] After winning a share of the Southwest Conference Championship for the 1943–44 season, Lambert and Arkansas were selected for the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history. However, the team was forced to withdraw after tragedy struck when a car accident injured two of their starters, Ben Jones and Deno Nichols, and killed Eugene Norris, a physical education teacher that accompanied the players on their trip.[29][30] The next year the Hogs earned another tournament berth and advanced to the Final Four, losing to eventual champions Oklahoma A&M.[31] The Razorbacks did not make the tournament again until the 1948–49 season, when the Hogs shared the SWC crown with Baylor and Rice. The Hogs lost in the first round of the regional, but won the third place game. The 1948–49 season was Lambert's last season coaching the Hogs. During Lambert's seven seasons, Arkansas won a share the Southwest Conference Championship twice, with three second-place finishes and never fell lower than third in the conference. Lambert's final record was 113-60 (.653).[32]

George Kok was an All-American in 1948.

Presley Askew (1949-52)

Presley Askew took over for the 1949–50 season and coached through the 1951–52 season. Arkansas tied for first place in the Southwest Conference in Askew's first season, but bottomed out in his third and final season, posting the program's first losing record of 10-14 (4-8). The Razorbacks did not make the NCAA Tournament during Askew's tenure. Askew's overall record was 35-37 (.486), the first basketball coach to finish his career at Arkansas with a losing record, despite having a winning conference record of 19–17. Askew continues to have the shortest tenure of any Razorback basketball coach through the 2020–2021 season.[33]

Second Glen Rose era (1952-66)

Glen Rose returned for the 1952–53 season; his second stint with the Hogs lasted until 1966. Rose did not reach the heights of his previous run, with the only real success being in the 1957–58 season, when Arkansas tied for first place in the Southwest Conference with SMU and made the NCAA Tournament, losing to an Oklahoma State team whose starting point guard, Eddie Sutton, eventually became head coach of the Razorbacks.[34][35][36] Rose's teams in his second spell as head coach posted a winning conference record only five times, to go along with six losing records overall.[37]

For the second time in his career as head coach, Rose oversaw a transition from one home court to another. Eighteen years after the transition from "Schmidt's barn" to the Men's Gymnasium, the Razorbacks began playing their home games in Barnhill Arena (then known as Razorback Fieldhouse) in the 1955–56 season. With a capacity of 3,500 at the time of the first game, the transition to Razorback Fieldhouse represented more investment and interest in the program, even if the results of Rose's second run with the Hogs were lackluster.[38] Razorback Fieldhouse's capacity was 5,000 once it was fully completed, and remained at that number until 1977.[39] Razorback Fieldhouse would also be the site of the first televised home game for the Hogs, with Rose coaching the Hogs to a 61–57 victory over Texas Tech on January 3, 1959.[40]

Rose finished his second run with the Hogs (fourteen seasons) with a record of 171-154 (.526). Rose's overall record for his time at Arkansas (twenty-three seasons) was 325-201 (.618). Rose's twenty-three seasons as head coach remain the longest tenure of any Razorback basketball coach, and his fourteen continuous seasons as coach from 1952 to 1966 is second only to Nolan Richardson for longest continuous tenure as Razorback basketball coach.[41]

Decline under Waller and Van Eman (1966-74)

After Glen Rose's teams continually failed to be competitive in the SWC during his second stint as coach, he retired following the 1965–66 season. The next eight years proved to be much worse than the lows experienced under Rose's leadership.

Duddy Waller became head coach for the 1966–67 season, but only lasted until the 1970–71 season. All of Waller's teams posted losing records, including two of the three worst winning percentages for a season in school history and the second most losses in a season in school history.[42] Waller's record during his four seasons was 31–64, which is the worst overall winning percentage (.326) of any Arkansas basketball coach ever.[43]

Waller was replaced by Lanny Van Eman, who coached the Hogs from the 1970–71 season through the 1973–74 season. Van Eman started his career as head coach of the Razorbacks with the worst season in school history, a 5-21 (1-13) campaign that still holds the record for most losses in a season, lowest winning percentage for a season, most SWC losses in a season, and fewest conference wins in a season.[44] Despite such an awful first season, Van Eman did manage to lead Arkansas to its first winning conference record in a decade, when the Hogs finished with a 9–5 record in the SWC for the 1972–73 season and tied for second place in the conference. Van Eman finished his career at Arkansas with a 39–65 record (.375).[45]

Dean Tolson as a sophomore

Despite the major shortcomings of Waller and Van Eman's teams on the court, of note is the fact that these coaches oversaw the gradual integration of African-American players into the basketball program under their leadership. Thomas A. Johnson was the first African-American to play for the Razorbacks on the 1967 team headed by Waller.[46] Following in the footsteps of Johnson were the first African-American stars of Razorback basketball, guard Martin Terry and center Dean Tolson.[47] Playing under Van Eman, Terry and Tolson put up huge numbers and set school records that still stand today, while also collecting All-SWC and All-American recognition. Terry owns the Arkansas records for highest season and career scoring averages, was a two-time First-Team All-SWC selection in 1972 and 1973, and picked up an All-American Honorable Mention nod from Helms in 1973, the same season he was named Southwest Conference Player of the Year.[48] He was taken in the third round of the NBA Draft in 1973, the second-highest pick in Arkansas history at the time.[49] Tolson is the school record holder for single-game field goals made and attempted, as well as career rebounding average. Tolson would follow Terry and get drafted in the fifth round of the 1974 NBA Draft.

Arkansas failed to finish above second place in the Southwest Conference during these eight seasons, posting a winning record only once, and did not receive any invitations to the NCAA Tournament. The combined overall record of these two coaches was 70-129 (.352) and 39-73 (.348) in conference play.[50]

New heights in the Eddie Sutton era (1974-85)

After coaching at Creighton for five mostly unremarkable seasons that culminated in an NCAA Tournament bid and a first round victory, Eddie Sutton found himself on Frank Broyles's radar, as the longtime head football coach and new athletic director wanted to invest in the basketball program to get it out of the depths of the Waller and Van Eman years.[51][52]

Broyles hired Sutton starting with the 1974–75 season, and the hire proved to be a turning point in the program's history. Sutton's first campaign with the Hogs turned out to be a mildly successful one that put fans on notice, with an 11-3 conference record that was good for second place in the SWC, as high as the program had finished in conference play in seventeen years.[53] Sutton's second team did not perform as strongly in conference play, but improved its overall record. The excitement behind Razorback basketball was palpable as renovations began on what was then officially Barnhill Arena after it was renamed in 1973 for former athletic director and head football coach, John Barnhill.[54] Sutton's second team also had the core players that would elevate the Razorbacks to a national power under his leadership, the famed in-state players known as the "Triplets," Ron Brewer, Marvin Delph, and Sidney Moncrief.

Sidney Moncrief during the 1976–77 season

The 1976-77 Razorbacks were the team that established Arkansas as a basketball power in the modern era. Beginning play in a renovated Barnhill Arena with an expanded capacity of 6,200, the Hogs won the SWC with a perfect 16-0 conference record, going 26-1 overall in the regular season and spent more weeks in the AP Poll that season than every season prior, combined, with a peak ranking of #6.[55][56] The Hogs earned their first tournament invitation in nearly two decades, but fell in the first round, while still finishing ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history.[57] The Hogs would follow the 1976–77 season with Sutton's most successful season at Arkansas and one of the best seasons in school history. Barnhill Arena was expanded further prior to the 1977–78 season, this time to a capacity of 9,000.[58] The Hogs started the season ranked #7 by the AP Poll, and lived up to the high expectations of their recent success by winning their first fourteen games and never falling out of the top ten of the AP Poll the whole season. Arkansas ascended to the top spot in the AP Poll for the first time in program history on February 13, 1978. The Hogs received an at-large bid to the tournament after winning a share of the SWC Championship and beat AP #2 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen before falling to eventual champion, Kentucky, in the Final Four in St. Louis. The fifth-ranked Hogs won the third place game against AP #6 Notre Dame, 71–69.[59]

Sutton's 1978-79 team still managed a great campaign, despite the loss of two of the "Triplets," All-American Brewer and Delph. Repeating with a share of the Southwest Conference crown, the Hogs won the SWC Tournament to clinch the bid to the tournament. The Razorbacks advanced to the Elite Eight, where they lost a close game marred by a controversial last-minute missed tripping call to Larry Bird and undefeated Indiana State, 73–71.[60][61]

While Sutton's other teams would not be as high achieving as the 1977–78 and 1978-79 squads, he would still coach the Razorbacks to successful seasons, never finishing lower than second in the Southwest Conference standings after his second season, while also producing highlights ranging from U.S. Reed's game-winning, last-second half court shot against defending champions Louisville in the second round of the 1981 NCAA Tournament, ending back-to-back national runner-up Houston's thirty-nine game SWC winning streak, having a player drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft three straight years from 1983 to 1985 (Darrell Walker, Alvin Robertson, and Joe Kleine), and the Razorbacks' only win over an AP #1 team against Michael Jordan and North Carolina in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on February 12, 1984.[62][63]

Sutton's eleven seasons remain the third longest tenure in Razorback basketball history. During these eleven seasons, Arkansas won or shared the Southwest Conference Championship four times. The Hogs finished ranked seven times, including four top-ten finishes and two top-five finishes. The Razorbacks were invited to the NCAA Tournament during each of the last nine seasons of Sutton's tenure. Sutton finished with a 260-75 (.776) overall record at Arkansas, including nine NCAA Tournament appearances, four Sweet Sixteen appearances, two Elite Eight appearances, and one Final Four berth.[64]

Richardson dynasty (1985-2002)

Nolan Richardson took over for the 1985–86 season and lasted until 2002 when he was fired for controversial remarks, after refusing to resign. Richardson's firing sent shockwaves through the Arkansas sports community, as he was the only coach to lead the Arkansas Razorback Men's basketball team to the NCAA National Championship, a pinnacle the team still hasn't reached since his time as head coach. The Razorbacks finished first in the Southwest Conference three times under Richardson. Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference for the 1991–92 season and won the regular season conference championship in 1992 and 1994, also winning the SEC Western Division title in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. The Razorbacks also won the 2000 SEC Tournament. Arkansas made the NCAA Tournament thirteen times during Richardson's seventeen seasons, and made the Final Four during the 1990, 1994 and 1995 season. They won their first National Championship in 1994. The next season, they returned to the Championship game and finished as runner-up, losing to UCLA. Richardson was fired in 2002 after making controversial public statements against the university and then-athletic director Frank Broyles. Assistant coach Mike Anderson coached the rest of the season, going 1-1. Richardson holds the school record for most wins by a head coach, with an overall record of 389-169 (.697). Between the 1989–90 season and 1995–96 season, Arkansas won more games than any other school in the nation.

Stan Heath years (2002-07)

Stan Heath coached the Hogs beginning with the 2002–03 season and remained in Fayetteville through the 2006–07 season. During Heath's five seasons, the Razorbacks did not enjoy the success that they achieved under Richardson. They never finished higher than third place in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were invited to the NCAA Tournament in Heath's final two seasons, although they were eliminated in the Round of 64 each trip. Heath's final record was 82-71 (.536).

Dana Altman (2007)

Dana Altman was hired as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks on April 2, 2007. However, Altman had a change of heart, resigning the next day to return to Creighton, where he had coached since 1994.

John Pelphrey (2007–11)
Key players for Pelphrey's early teams include Courtney Fortson (far left), Mike Washington (#00), and Rotnei Clarke (far right).

John Pelphrey was hired as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks on Monday, April 9, 2007. Pelphrey was hired after Dana Altman accepted the job and resigned within a day.[65][66] Arkansas went 23–12 in Pelphrey's first season, defeating Indiana by 14 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before being put away by overall #1 seed North Carolina in the second round. The Razorbacks had an SEC regular season record of 9–7. In Pelphrey's second year, the Razorbacks struggled in conference play after starting the season 12–1 in non-conference games with two notable wins over the nationally ranked Oklahoma Sooners (#4) and the Texas Longhorns (#7). Conference wins were few and far between giving the Razorbacks a final conference record of 2-14. On March 13, 2011 John Pelphrey was dismissed as the head coach of the Razorbacks after an 18–13 season in which the Hogs missed postseason play for the third consecutive season, despite an impressive incoming recruiting class. Pelphrey finished his career at Arkansas with a record of 69-59 (.539).

Mike Anderson's Razorbacks defeated the Missouri Tigers in their first matchup since Anderson returned to Arkansas

Mike Anderson (2011–19)

On March 23, 2011, Mike Anderson signed a 7-year contract with Arkansas. Anderson previously coached the UAB Blazers and Missouri Tigers, and had already been an assistant coach at Arkansas under coach Nolan Richardson for 17 years. On March 26, 2011, Anderson was introduced in front of 5,000 fans in Bud Walton Arena.[67] Anderson made three NCAA tournaments in his eight seasons, including a 27-win season in 2014-15 that resulted in a 5 seed in the tournament, the program's highest since 1999. The Razorbacks made another tournament two years later but lost to top-seeded North Carolina, the eventual national champion, in the second round. The following year saw them make the tournament for the final time in Anderson's tenure at Arkansas, but a loss to Butler ended the Hogs' season in the first round. Following an up-and-down 2018-19 campaign that culminated in an NIT berth, new athletic director Hunter Yurachek relieved Anderson of his duties on March 26 a little over a week after Arkansas lost to Indiana in the second round of the NIT.

Eric Musselman (2019–present)

On April 7, 2019, Yurachek announced the hiring of Eric Musselman, then the four-year head coach at Nevada, who had previous experience as head coach in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors (where he was runner up for the NBA Coach of the Year Award) and the Sacramento Kings, as well as college assistant coaching stops at Arizona State and LSU.[68] Musselman's first Arkansas team finished the season with a record of 20–12, with Musselman becoming only the second coach in school history to finish his first season with at least twenty wins and the first since John Pelphrey in 2007-08. Musselman was also only the second head coach at Arkansas to finish his debut season with a winning percentage above 61% since Gene Lambert in 1942-43. After Arkansas beat Vanderbilt in the first round of the 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, the SEC Tournament, as well as the entire NCAA Tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making this the final Southeastern Conference men's basketball game of the 2019–2020 season. Arkansas junior guard Mason Jones was named the SEC Co-Player of the Year by the AP.

Year-by-year record
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Francis Schmidt (Southwest Conference) (1923–1929)
1923–24 Francis Schmidt 17–113–97thN/A
1924–25 Francis Schmidt 21–59–35thN/A
1925–26 Francis Schmidt 23–211–11stN/A
1926–27 Francis Schmidt 14–28–21stN/A
1927–28 Francis Schmidt 19–112–01stN/A
1928–29 Francis Schmidt 19–111–11stN/A
Francis Schmidt: 113-2254-16
Charles Bassett (Southwest Conference) (1929–1933)
1929–30 Charles Bassett 16–710–21stN/A
1930–31 Charles Bassett 14–97–5T-3rdN/A
1931–32 Charles Bassett 18–68–43rdN/A
1932–33 Charles Bassett 14–76–64thN/A
Charles Bassett: 62-2931-17
Glen Rose (Southwest Conference) (1933–1942)
1933–34 Glen Rose 16–86–63rdN/A
1934–35 Glen Rose 14–59–3T-1stN/A
1935–36 Glen Rose 24–311–11stN/A
1936–37 Glen Rose 12–68–42ndN/A
1937–38 Glen Rose 19–311–11stN/A
1938–39 Glen Rose 18–59–32ndN/A
1939–40 Glen Rose 12–106–64thN/A
1940–41 Glen Rose 20–312–01stNCAA National Semifinal
1941–42 Glen Rose 19–410–2T-1stN/A
Glen Rose: 154-4782-26
Eugene Lambert (Southwest Conference) (1942–1949)
1942–43 Eugene Lambert 19–78–43rdN/A
1943–44 Eugene Lambert 16–811–1T-1stN/A (Earned NCAA Tournament berth, but did not participate due to car accident)
1944–45 Eugene Lambert 17–99–32ndNCAA National Semifinal
1945–46 Eugene Lambert 16–79–32ndN/A
1946–47 Eugene Lambert 14–108–4T-2ndN/A
1947–48 Eugene Lambert 16–88–43rdN/A
1948–49 Eugene Lambert 15–119–3T-1stNCAA Regional Semifinal
Eugene Lambert: 113-6062-22
Presley Askew (Southwest Conference) (1949–1952)
1949–50 Presley Askew 12–128–4T-1stN/A
1950–51 Presley Askew 13–117–54thN/A
1951–52 Presley Askew 10–144–8T-6thN/A
Presley Askew: 35-3719-17
Glen Rose (Southwest Conference) (1952–1966)
1952–53 Glen Rose 10–114–8T-5thN/A
1953–54 Glen Rose 13–96–6T-3rdN/A
1954–55 Glen Rose 14–98–4T-2ndN/A
1955–56 Glen Rose 11–129–32ndN/A
1956–57 Glen Rose 11–125–75thN/A
1957–58 Glen Rose 17–109–5T-1stNCAA Regional Semifinal
1958–59 Glen Rose 9–146–8T-5thN/A
1959–60 Glen Rose 12–117–7T-4thN/A
1960–61 Glen Rose 16–79–53rdN/A
1961–62 Glen Rose 14–105–96thN/A
1962–63 Glen Rose 13–118–64thN/A
1963–64 Glen Rose 9–146–86thN/A
1964–65 Glen Rose 9–145–95thN/A
1965–66 Glen Rose 13–107–74thN/A
Glen Rose: 171-154 (325-201)94-92 (176-118)
Duddy Waller (Southwest Conference) (1966–1970)
1966–67 Duddy Waller 6–174–10T-7thN/A
1967–68 Duddy Waller 10–147–75thN/A
1968–69 Duddy Waller 10–144–108thN/A
1969–70 Duddy Waller 5–193–118thN/A
Duddy Waller: 31-6418-38
Lanny Van Eman (Southwest Conference) (1970–1974)
1970–71 Lanny Van Eman 5–211–138thN/A
1971–72 Lanny Van Eman 8–185–96thN/A
1972–73 Lanny Van Eman 16–109–5T-2ndN/A
1973–74 Lanny Van Eman 10–166–85thN/A
Lanny Van Eman: 39-6521-35
Eddie Sutton (Southwest Conference) (1974–1985)
1974–75 Eddie Sutton 17–911–32ndN/A
1975–76 Eddie Sutton 19–99–74thN/A
1976–77 Eddie Sutton 26–216–01stNCAA First Round
1977-78 Eddie Sutton 32–414–2T-1stNCAA National Semifinal
1978–79 Eddie Sutton 25–513–3T-1stNCAA Regional Final
1979–80 Eddie Sutton 21–813–32ndNCAA First Round
1980-81 Eddie Sutton 24–813–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1981–82 Eddie Sutton 23–612–41stNCAA First Round
1982–83 Eddie Sutton 26–414–22ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1983–84 Eddie Sutton 25–714–22ndNCAA First Round
1984–85 Eddie Sutton 22–1310–62ndNCAA Second Round
Eddie Sutton: 260-75139-35
Nolan Richardson (Southwest Conference) (1985–1991)
1985–86 Nolan Richardson 12–164–127thN/A
1986-87 Nolan Richardson 19–148–85thNIT Second Round
1987-88 Nolan Richardson 21–911–5T-2ndNCAA First Round
1988-89 Nolan Richardson 25–713–31stNCAA Second Round
1989–90 Nolan Richardson 30–514–21stNCAA National Semifinal
1990-91 Nolan Richardson 34–415–11stNCAA Elite Eight
Nolan Richardson (Southeastern Conference) (1991–2002)
1991-92 Nolan Richardson 26–813–31stNCAA Second Round
1992-93 Nolan Richardson 22–910–61st (West)NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1993-94 Nolan Richardson 31–314–21stNCAA National Champion
1994-95 Nolan Richardson 32–712–4T-1st (West)NCAA Finalist
1995-96 Nolan Richardson 20–139–7T-2nd (West)NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1996-97 Nolan Richardson 18–148–82nd (West)NIT Semifinals
1997-98 Nolan Richardson 24–911–52nd (West)NCAA Second Round
1998-99 Nolan Richardson 23–119–72nd (West)NCAA Second Round
1999-00 Nolan Richardson 19–157–93rd (West)NCAA First Round
2000-01 Nolan Richardson 20–1110–62nd (West)NCAA First Round
2001-02 Nolan Richardson
Mike Anderson		 14–156–104th (West)N/A
Nolan Richardson: 390-170174-98
Stan Heath (Southeastern Conference) (2002–2007)
2002-03 Stan Heath 9–194–12T-5th (West)N/A
2003-04 Stan Heath 12–164–126th (West)N/A
2004-05 Stan Heath 18–126–104th (West)N/A
2005-06 Stan Heath 22–1010–6T-2nd (West)NCAA First Round
2006–07 Stan Heath 21–147–93rd (West)NCAA First Round
Stan Heath: 82-7131-49
John Pelphrey (Southeastern Conference) (2007–2011)
2007–08 John Pelphrey 23–129–72nd (West)NCAA Second Round
2008-09 John Pelphrey 14–162–146th (West)N/A
2009-10 John Pelphrey 14–187–9T-3rd (West)N/A
2010-11 John Pelphrey 18–137–9T-3rd (West)N/A
John Pelphrey: 69-5925-39
Mike Anderson (Southeastern Conference) (2011–2019)
2011-12 Mike Anderson 18–146–109thN/A
2012-13 Mike Anderson 19–1310–87thN/A
2013-14 Mike Anderson 22–1210–85thNIT Second Round
2014-15 Mike Anderson 27–913–52ndNCAA Second Round
2015-16 Mike Anderson 16–169–99thN/A
2016-17 Mike Anderson 26–1012–6T-3rdNCAA Second Round
2017-18 Mike Anderson 23–1110–8T-3rdNCAA First Round
2018-19 Mike Anderson 18–168–10T–9thNIT Second Round
Mike Anderson: 169-10278-64
Eric Musselman (Southeastern Conference) (2019–present)
2019-20 Eric Musselman 20-127-11T-7thN/A postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total:1710–967

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Razorbacks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 32 times. Their combined record is 42–32. They were National Champions in 1994.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1941Elite Eight
Final Four		Wyoming
Washington State		W 52–40
L 53–64
1945Elite Eight
Final Four		Oregon
Oklahoma A&M		W 79–76
L 41–68
1949Elite Eight
Regional 3rd Place Game		Oregon State
Wyoming		L 38–56
W 61–48
1958Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Oklahoma State
Cincinnati		L 40–65
L 62–97
1977Round of 32Wake ForestL 80–86
1978Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Weber State
UCLA
Cal State Fullerton
Kentucky
Notre Dame		W 73–52
W 74–70
W 61–58
L 59–64
W 71–69
1979#2Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#7 Weber State
#3 Louisville
#1 Indiana State		W 74–63
W 73–62
L 71–73
1980#10Round of 48#7 Kansas StateL 53–71
1981#5Round of 48
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Mercer
#4 Louisville
#1 LSU		W 73–67
W 74–73
L 56–72
1982#4Round of 32#5 Kansas StateL 64–65
1983#4Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Purdue
#1 Louisville		W 78–68
L 63–65
1984#2Round of 32#7 VirginiaL 51–53 OT
1985#9Round of 64
Round of 32		#8 Iowa
#1 St. John's		W 63–54
L 65–68
1988#11Round of 64#6 VillanovaL 74–82
1989#5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Loyola Marymount
#4 Louisville		W 120–101
L 84–93
1990#4Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#13 Princeton
#12 Dayton
#8 North Carolina
#10 Texas
#3 Duke		W 68–64
W 86–84
W 96–73
W 88–85
L 83–97
1991#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Georgia State
#8 Arizona State
#4 Alabama
#3 Kansas		W 117–76
W 97–90
W 93–70
L 81–93
1992#3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 Murray State
#6 Memphis State		W 80–69
L 80–82
1993#4Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Holy Cross
#5 St. John's
#1 North Carolina		W 94–64
W 80–74
L 74–80
1994#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game		#16 North Carolina A&T
#9 Georgetown
#12 Tulsa
#3 Michigan
#2 Arizona
#2 Duke		W 94–79
W 85–73
W 103–84
W 76–68
W 91–82
W 76–72
1995#2Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game		#15 Texas Southern
#7 Syracuse
#6 Memphis
#4 Virginia
#2 North Carolina
#1 UCLA		W 79–78
W 96–94 OT
W 96–91 OT
W 68–61
W 75–68
L 78–89
1996#12Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Penn St
#4 Marquette
#1 Massachusetts		W 86–80
W 65–56
L 63–79
1998#6Round of 64
Round of 32		#11 Nebraska
#3 Utah		W 74–65
L 69–75
1999#4Round of 64
Round of 32		#13 Siena
#5 Iowa		W 94–80
L 72–82
2000#11Round of 64#6 Miami (FL)L 71–75
2001#7Round of 64#10 GeorgetownL 61–63
2006#8Round of 64#9 BucknellL 55–59
2007#12Round of 64#5 USCL 60–77
2008#9Round of 64
Round of 32		#8 Indiana
#1 North Carolina		W 86–72
L 77–108
2015#5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Wofford
#4 North Carolina		W 56–53
L 78–87
2017#8Round of 64
Round of 32		#9 Seton Hall
#1 North Carolina		W 77–71
L 65–72
2018#7Round of 64#10 ButlerL 62–79

NIT results

The Razorbacks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 6–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1987First Round
Second Round		Arkansas State
Nebraska		W 67–64
L 71–78
1997First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		Northern Arizona
Pittsburgh
UNLV
Michigan
Connecticut		W 101–75
W 76–71
W 86–73
L 62–77
L 64–74
2014First Round
Second Round		Indiana State
California		W 91–71
L 64–75
2019First Round
Second Round		Providence
Indiana		W 84–72
L 60–63

Current coaching staff

Arkansas's All-Americans
Player Position Year(s) Selectors
Glen Rose 1928 Helms Athletic Foundation
Tom Pickell 1929 College Humor Magazine
Gene Lambert 1929 Helms Athletic Foundation
Wear Schoonover Forward 1930 College Humor Magazine
James "Doc" Sexton (2) 1931, 1932 College Humor Magazine
Ike Poole Forward 1936 Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook
Jack Robbins 1938 Newspapers Enterprise Association
John Adams Guard/Forward 1941 Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook
Clayton Wynne 1943 Pic Magazine
Bill Flynt 1946 Helms Athletic Foundation
George Kok (2) Center 1946, 1948 Associated Press, The Sporting News
Fred Grim Guard 1958 Associated Press
Clyde Rhoden Forward 1960 Converse Yearbook
Jerry Clayton (2) Guard 1961, 1962 Converse Yearbook
Tommy Boyer Guard 1963 UPI, Converse Yearbook
Martin Terry Guard 1973 Helms Athletic Foundation
Ron Brewer (2) Guard 1977, 1978 Associated Press, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Weekly
Marvin Delph (2) Guard 1977, 1978 Associated Press, The Sporting News, Converse Yearbook
Sidney Moncrief (3) Guard 1977, 1978, 1979 The Sporting News, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook, United States Writers Basketball Association
Scott Hastings (2) Center 1981, 1982 Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press
Darrell Walker Guard 1983 Associated Press, UPI, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook
Todd Day (3) Guard 1990, 1991, 1992 John Wooden Award, The Sporting News, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, Helms Athletic Foundation, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Weekly, Basketball Times
Oliver Miller (2) Center 1991, 1992 Associated Press
Lee Mayberry Guard 1992 Associated Press, NABC, Basketball Times
Scotty Thurman Guard 1994, 1995 Associated Press, Basketball Times
Corliss Williamson (2) Forward 1994, 1995 Associated Press, John Wooden Award, The Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, NABC, UPI, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Times
Pat Bradley Guard 1999 Associated Press
Joe Johnson Guard/Forward 2001 Associated Press
Ronnie Brewer Guard/Forward 2006 Associated Press, Basketball Times, CollegeBasketballInsider.com
Bobby Portis Forward 2015 Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News
Daniel Gafford Forward 2019 Associated Press
Mason Jones Guard 2020 Associated Press
Source: Arkansas Razorbacks Media Guide"Arkansas All-Americas". Arkansas Razorbacks. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2015-01-11.

Razorbacks after the University of Arkansas

NBA
Ronnie Brewer, who last played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls in 2014.

Other professional leagues

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Olympians

See also

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