FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Linebacker Drew Sanders has been named a second-team All-American by The Sporting News. Sanders is the first Razorback to receive an All-America honor from the outlet since tight end Hunter Henry and offensive lineman Sebastian Tretola were named All-Americans by The Sporting News in 2015. Additionally, Sanders is the first Arkansas linebacker to…
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Sanders named AP All-American
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Linebacker Drew Sanders has been named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. Sanders is the first Razorback to receive an All-America honor from the AP since offensive lineman Frank Ragnow was named a third-team All-American by the outlet in 2017. Sanders is the Hogs’ first AP first-team All-American since tight end…
Smith honored by SEC
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr., was named the SEC co-Freshman of the Week in leading the Razorbacks to wins over UNC Greensboro and Oklahoma, the league announced today. Smith shared the honor with Alabama’s Noah Clowney. Black averaged 21.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the wins while Clowney had 16 points…
Arkansas takes down Oklahoma
TULSA, Okla. – Arkansas closed the first half with a 12-4 run, opened the second half with an 11-2 spurt and never looked back in an 88-78 win over Oklahoma Saturday afternoon in the second annual Crimson and Cardinal Classic, played at the BOK Center. The #9/8 Razorbacks improve to 9-1 while the Sooners fall…
Sowders tabbed to lead Hogs’ Strength & Conditioning
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Head Coach Sam Pittman has named Ben Sowders as the Razorbacks’ new Director of Strength & Conditioning. Sowders comes to Arkansas after spending the 2022 season at Louisville as the Director of Strength & Conditioning for the Cardinals. This past season the Cardinals went 7-5 and earned a spot in the Fenway Bowl.…
Brazile to miss remainder of the season
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas sophomore forward Trevon Brazile will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right knee in the first half of the UNC Greensboro game on Dec. 6. After further evaluation Wednesday morning, it was determined that Brazile tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and will have surgery later this month. The Springfield,…
Arkansas pulls out win over UNCG
FAYETTEVILLE – Nick Smith Jr., scored 22 points, including 16 in the second half, while Makhi Mitchell and Davonte Davis each produced a double-double to lead #9/8 Arkansas (8-1) to a 65-58 win over UNC Greensboro (4-6) Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas overcame a tough shooting night by going 26-of-33 from the free throw…
Arkansas dominates second half, wins 99-58
FAYETTEVILLE – Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 23 points and the Razorbacks out-out-scored San Jose State 59-23 in the second half to lead #11 Arkansas to a 99-58 victory over the Spartans Saturday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. Ricky Council IV added 17 points and Nick Smith Jr., who got his first career start and saw…
Arkansas pulls away to beat Troy
FAYETTEVILLE – Ricky Council IV scored 11 points during a decisive 17-0 run to lead #11 Arkansas (6-1) to a 74-61 victory over Troy (6-2) Monday night at Bud Walton Arena. Overall, Council pumped in a game-best 27 points – his second-best career effort – going 12-of-18 from the field. Key among those were back-to-back layups…
Trio of Razorbacks selected for induction into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Razorback football greats Glen Ray Hines and Jimmy Walker and Arkansas baseball legend Jeff King were announced Sunday as part of the 2023 class of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, longtime Arkansas television sportscaster Steve Sullivan will join the three former Razorbacks and five additional honorees at a ceremony…
Arkansas edged 90-87 by Creighton
LAHAINA, Hawaii – The ninth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks made a furious comeback attempt but fell just short to #10/8 Creighton in the semifinals of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Tuesday afternoon. For the second straight game, Anthony Black scored a game-best 26 points while leading the team with six rebounds and six assists while Ricky Council IV…
Razorbacks dunk Louisville in Maui Invitational opener
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Arkansas (4-0) did not give Louisville (0-4) an inch during a dominating defensive second half, looking every bit like a team ready to make another deep NCAA Tournament run. Anthony Black scored a career-high 26 points in the 80-54 victory in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. The Razorbacks overwhelmed the Cardinals,…
Razorback trio named SEC Players of the Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After monumental performances in Arkansas’ 42-27 victory over No. 14 Ole Miss, three Razorbacks have received weekly awards from the Southeastern Conference Monday. Sophomore running back Raheim Sanders took home SEC Offensive Player of the Week accolades, junior linebacker Drew Sanders received SEC Defensive Player of the Week, and senior center Ricky Stromberg…
#9 Arkansas jabs Jackrabbits
FAYETTEVILLE – Ricky Council IV led Arkansas in scoring for the third straight game and Trevon Brazile recorded his second double-double of the season – and his career – to lead #9/10 Arkansas (3-0) to a 71-56 victory over South Dakota State (2-2) Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena – a game that was the 500th…
Nick Smith Jr., on Wooden Award watch list
FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback freshman Nick Smith Jr., was named to the John R. Wooden Award, presented by Wendy’s, preseason Top 50 Watch List for the men’s basketball Player of the Year. The candidates were announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter and on ESPN.com. The players were chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts. The list…
#10 Arkansas takes down Fordham
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas forced 30 turnovers and had four player score in double figures as the 10th-ranked Razorbacks defeated Fordham 74-48 Friday night at Bud Walton Arena. The 30 turnovers were the most by a Razorback opponent in the fourth year of the Eric Musselman era and the most by a Razorback opponent since Louisiana-Monroe had…
#10 Arkansas opens year 100 with a win
FAYETTEVILLE – Sophomore Trevon Brazile recorded his first career double-double – with a career-high 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds – to lead #10 Arkansas to a 76-58, season-opening win over North Dakota State Monday night at Bud Walton Arena. The win to open the Razorbacks’ 100th season of basketball improved Arkansas to 81-19 in…
#10 Arkansas opens season Monday; Muss Radio Show starts Tuesday
FAYETTEVILLE – Year 100 for the Arkansas men’s basketball program will officially start on Monday (Nov. 7) when the Razorbacks host North Dakota State in the teams’ 2022-23 season opener. Tipoff is set for 7 pm at Bud Walton Arena and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus. Also starting this week is…
Clark nominated for Burlsworth Trophy
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt junior defensive back Hudson Clark has been announced as a nominee for the prestigious Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding player who began their career as a walk-on, the organization announced Tuesday. The award is named after former Arkansas walk-on and All-American offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth. Clark leads…
#10 Arkansas falls in 2nd exhibition at #12 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – The 12th-ranked Texas Longhorns out-scored Arkansas 25-5 to open the second half and cruised to a 90-60 victory over #10 Arkansas in a charity exhibition game Saturday at the new Moody Center. Texas scored on the opening possession of the game on a 3-pointer and never surrendered the lead, taking a 40-30 advantage…
#10 Arkansas downs Rogers State, 83-49
FAYETTEVILLE – Joseph Pinion scored a game-high 15 points off the bench and Trevon Brazile added 11 points to lead #10 Arkansas to an 83-49 exhibition win over Rogers State Monday night at Bud Walton Arena. Nick Smith Jr., scored the first seven points of the game, but Rogers State battled back to make it a…