Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | Arkansas Razorbacks |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 16–17 |
Conf Record: | 6–12 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Ac5 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Anthony Ruta |
Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach4: | Michael Musselman |
Ac4 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Bud Walton Arena (Capacity: 19,368) |
The 2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eric Musselman in his fifth and final year, and played its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt before losing to South Carolina in the second round. It was Arkansas' first losing season since 2009-10.
On April 4, 2024, head coach Eric Musselman left the school to become the head coach at USC.[1] On April 10, the school hired Kentucky coach John Calipari as the team's new head coach.[2]
The Razorbacks finished the 2022–23 season 22–14, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the SEC tournament, the Razorbacks defeated Auburn in the second round before losing to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West. They would defeat Illinois before upsetting No. 1 seeded Kansas in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third consecutive year. There they lost to eventual national champion UConn.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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0 | G | 6'7" | 198 | Freshman | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
1 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
3 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
13 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Declared for 2023 NBA draft | |||
Barry Dunning | 12 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred to UAB | ||
Makhel Mitchell | 22 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Transferred to Little Rock | ||
Derrian Ford | 23 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Freshman |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Khalif Battle | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Temple | ||
Keyon Menifield | 1 | G | 6'1" | 150 | Sophomore | Washington | ||
El Ellis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Louisville | ||
Denijay Harris | 7 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | |||
Tramon Mark | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Houston | ||
Chandler Lawson | 14 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Memphis | ||
Jeremiah Davenport | 24 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Cincinnati |
Arkansas signed two high school athletes for the 2023 class, which can sign in the early signing period in November 2022.