Arkansas Razorbacks

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Arkansas has a lot to offer, even though it's been 14-15 years since we were really relevant.

A proud tradition: 1 NC, 1 Runner-up, a handful of Final Fours. Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson both had a lot of success here.

A rabid fanbase.

Outstanding facilities in Bud Walton Arena - a 20,000 seat house.

Plenty of money and the willingness to spend it.

And a Top 5 ranked recruiting class coming next year.

Mike Anderson is a non-starter. The hand-check rule has killed the 40 Minutes of Hell style of play. He hasn't had a lot of success at Missouri and he wouldn't come anyhow.

Some names that are floating around:

Bill Self (I know, but it's a persistent name that comes up)
Tubby Smith
Tim Floyd
Billy Gillipsie
Buzz Peterson
Mike Anderson (see above)

I can't get excited about any of those names, but I'd take Tubby if that's all I had to choose from.

Arkansas to honor Nolan Richardson with statue outside arena

Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, who led the Razorbacks to the 1994 national title, will be immortalized with a statue outside Bud Walton Arena, the school said Wednesday.

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Arkansas to honor Nolan Richardson with statue outside arena​

Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, who led the Razorbacks to the 1994 national title, will be immortalized with a statue outside Bud Walton Arena, the school said Wednesday.

Richardson was on the court at halftime of No. 20 Arkansas' 105-85 win over Texas in the team's regular-season home finale Wednesday night when athletic director Hunter Yurachek surprised him and told him the school had commissioned a statue to commemorate his achievements.

Per the school's announcement, work on the statue is set to begin soon.

"Coach Richardson's impact on the game of basketball and our state is immeasurable," Yurachek said in a statement. "He represented Arkansas with a toughness and intense work ethic that endeared him to our fans while changing the lives of numerous athletes, coaches and staff under his direction. His '40 minutes of Hell' changed college basketball and led to the 1994 national championship that changed Arkansas and our university forever. Coach Richardson will stand tall outside the arena for the rest of time."


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Richardson and Arkansas were not on good terms when they divorced in 2002. But the two sides have repaired the relationship over the years. The university renamed the floor at Bud Walton Arena "Nolan Richardson Court" in 2019. Richardson praised Calipari's hiring in 2024 after he left Kentucky, and he has been around the program since Calipari's arrival.
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And here I thought the thread was started for this: