HEAD COACH MIKE ANDERSON Mike Anderson is one of only four current Division I coaches with 15-plus years of head coaching experience and zero losing seasons. Coach Schools Years Roy Williams Kansas/UNC 30 Tom Izzo Michigan State 23 Mark Few Gonzaga 18 Mike Anderson UAB/Missouri/Arkansas 16 NOTES AND STATS Taken three different programs to the NCAA Tournament Led the nation in steals per game four times and among the top 30 13 times Led the nation in assists once and ranked in the top 30 seven times Ranked in the top 30 in scoring offense seven times Ranked in the top 30 in turnover margin nine times Ranked in the top 30 in assist-to-turnover ration six times in last 11 season
JERRY AND GENE JONES FAMILY STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS CENTER There is no debate about the most influential newcomer to Razorback Athletics in 2015-16. Opened for the start of the academic year, the Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center, was officially dedicated on September 19 with members of the Jones Family, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey and hundreds of Razorback student-athletes looking on. The 55,000 square-foot facility dedicated to the development of more than 460 Razorback student-athletes was made possible by a $10.65 million gift from the Jones family. The Jones Success Center addresses the academic, nutritional, personal and professional development of our student-athletes and creates an integrated academic support program focused on the graduation of all student-athletes at the University of Arkansas. The Student-Athlete Success Center is the home of the Bogle Academic Center and provides student-athletes with multiple learning environments including academic advising and course preparation, leadership training through the Razorback Leadership Academy and career planning and service learning. It also houses the Sports Nutrition Center, serving the fueling needs of student-athletes competing in 19 sports.
BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE CENTER The 66,000 square-foot Basketball Performance Center opened in the fall of 2015 and is the home of the Razorback Basketball program. The facility includes two full-court gymnasiums, locker rooms, a weight room, an athletic training room, coaches offices, team meeting rooms, a student-athlete lounge, study areas and an equipment room. The largest components of the facility are two identical practice gyms, which are approximately 12,280 square feet each. Each gym has six wall mounted goals and two portable goals that are identical to the goals used in Bud Walton Arena. A state-of-the-art video coaching system is available in each gym with a large format video display for the team s use in reviewing video footage recorded during practice through the remotely operated cameras mounted on the ceiling. The Performance Center s training room is approximately 1,720 square feet and contains a large treadmill treatment pool, cold plunge pool, hot plunge pool and a dual extremity pool. The weight room is 4,030 square feet with a dedicated plyometric training area, private massage rooms and strength coach offices. This is one of the best facilities in the country MIKE ANDERSON
BUD WALTON ARENA Arkansas is tied for the fourth-most home wins in the country during the Mike Anderson era, posting a record of 115-17 in Bud Walton Arena over the last seven years. The Razorbacks have ranked in the top 30 in national attendance in all 25 years playing in Bud Walton Arena, including 10th in 2017-18.
It was pretty intimidating. BILLY KENNEDY (TEXAS A&M) You don t come here expecting to win. JOHN CALIPARI (KENTUCKY) They re going to play fast. BILLY DONOVAN (OKC THUNDER) In this building, they are going to beat a lot of people in here. JIM BOEHEIM (SYRACUSE)
TRADITION BY THE NUMBERS 33 32 22 10 NCAA Selections NCAA Appearances Conference Championships Sweet Sixteens 6 Final 1 Fours National Championship
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» TABLE OF CONTENTS RAZORBACK BASKETBALL Boss Hog...1 Jerry & Gene Jones Success Center... 2-3 Basketball Performance Center...4-5 Bud Walton Arena... 6-7 Fayetteville, Arkansas...8-9 Tradition... 10 #ProHogs... 11 Table of Contents/Quick Facts... 12 COACHING STAFF Mike Anderson... 14-19 Melvin Watkins... 20 TJ Cleveland... 21 Scotty Thurman...22 Matt Zimmerman...23 Jeff Daniels...24 Will Bartlett/Dave Richardson...25 Dave England/Riley Hall...26 Robert KIsabeth/Graduate Assistants...27 Executive Assistants/Managers... 28 THE PLAYERS Roster... 30 TV/Radio Speed Chart... 31 The Juniors...32-35 The Sophomores...36-39 The Redshirts...40-43 The Newcomers...44-51 Player Gareer Game-By-Game Stats... 52-55 SEC Network... 56 2017-18 YEAR-IN-REVIEW Season Notes...58-59 Results...60 Player Overall Season & SEC Statistics... 61 Team Game-By-Game Stats... 62 Opponent Game-By-Game Stats... 63 Player Game-By-Game (Pts-Rebs-Assists)... 64 Starting Lineups... 64 Game Highs/Lows... 65 Leads & Deficits... 66 Specialty Stats...67 Box Scores... 68-79 SEC Standings, Awards & Postseason Results...80 SEC Individual Leaders... 81-82 HISTORY Bud Walton Arena/Barnhill Arena... 84-87 Bud Walton Arena Records... 88 History & Memorable Games...89-99 All-Americans...100-101 Honors & Awards... 102-105 All-Time Final Rankings... 106-107 Razorbacks In The NBA...108-109 Letterwinners... 110-111 Hall of Fame/Hall of Honor...112 RECORDS 1,000-Point Scorers... 114-118 30-Point Games...119 Scoring Records...120-121 Field Goal Records... 122-124 Free Throw Records...125-127 Rebounding Records...128-129 Three-Point Field Goal Records...130-132 Assist Records... 133 Block Records...134 Steal Records...135 Class Records...136 Team Records...137-141 Year-By-Year Comparison...142-144 100-Point Games...145 Miscellaneous Records...146 Postseason Records...147-148 All-Time Series Records...149-157 Year-By-Year Records...158 Coaching Records...159 Year-By-Year Results...160-174 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Media Information/Razorback Radio Network... 176-177 The Southeastern Conference... 178 SEC Tournament...179 University of Arkansas... 180-183 Chancellor Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz...184 Faculty Athletic Rep Gerald Jordan...184 University Leadership...185 Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek...186-187 Senior Staff...188 Head Coaches...189 Nike...190 Razorback Foundation, Inc...191 The SEC, It Just Means More... 192 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS EDITOR Mike Cawood ASSISTANT EDITORS Kevin Trainor, Brent Hull, Taylor McGillis, Jeri Thorpe,, Mary Lynn Gibson. OTHER CONTRIBUTORS Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern Conference, UA University Relations, Razorback Foundation, All previous Arkansas Basketball SIDs. DESIGN SERVICES Mike Cawood, David Beall, Trent Daniel PRINTING JUST-US Printers, Inc., Springdale, Ark.. PRIMARY PHOTOGRAPHER Walt Beazley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY Brooklyn Nets. Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Hawgs Illustrated, Wesley Hitt, Houston Rockets, Jason Ivester, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, NBA/Getty Images, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Sports Illustrated, Utah Jazz. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 27,558 Founded: 1871 Colors: Cardinal (PMS 201) and White Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Arena (Capacity): Bud Walton Arena (19,200) ADMINISTRATION System President: Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt Chancellor: Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics: Hunter Yurachek Faculty Representative: Gerald Jordan HEAD COACH MIKE ANDERSON Seasons: 8th at Arkansas/17th Overall Overall Record: 351-184 (.656) Record at Arkansas: 151-86 (.637) SEC Record: 70-54 (.565) In Bud Walton Arena: 110-17 (.866) BASKETBALL STAFF Associate Head Coach: Melvin Watkins (8th Year) Assistant Coach: T.J. Cleveland (8th Year) Assistant Coach: Scotty Thurman (3rd Year 9th with program) Director of Operations: Matt Zimmerman (8th Year) Director of SA Development: Jeff Daniels (8th Year) Special Assitant to the Head Coach: Will Bartlett (8th Year) Video Coordinator: Riley Hall (3rd Year) Head Athletic Trainer: Dave England (36th Year) Head Strength Coach: Dave Richardson (1st Year) Graduate Assistant: Velton Kennedy (2nd Year) Graduate Assistant: Trey Thompson (1st Year) TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record: 23-12 2017-18 SEC Record: 10-8 BWA Record: 15-2 Road Record: 3-7 Neutral Record: 5-3 NLR Record: 1-0 Last 12 Games: 8-4 ALL-TIME RECORDS Seasons: 96th Years: 1923-24 Present Overall Record: 1,670-939 (.640) All-Time Conference Record: 820-538 (.604) All-Time SEC Record: 235-209 (.529) NCAA Tournament Record: 42-32 (.568) BUD WALTON ARENA Year Opened: 1994-95 All-Time Record: 347-79 (.815) All-Time SEC Record: 147-60 (.710) Total Attendance: 6,830,772 Average Attendance: 16,035 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY National Championships: 1 (1994) National Runner-Up: 1 (1995) NCAA Final Fours: 6 NCAA Elite Eight: 10 NCAA Sweet Sixteen: 10 NCAA Tournament Berths: 33* NIT Record (App.): 5-4 (3) * Received a bid in 1944 but was unable to participate due to a car accident. Total number of appearances is 32. 12» 2018-19 MEDIA GUIDE