2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team explained

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]

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

Sources:[3] [4]

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Arkansas signed two high school athletes for the 2023 class, which can sign in the early signing period in November 2022.

2024 recruiting class

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-04 . USC hires Arkansas' Eric Musselman to replace Andy Enfield as men's basketball coach . 2024-04-15 . AP News . en.
  2. Web site: Press . ERIC W. BOLIN-The Associated . 2024-04-15 . Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky . 2024-04-15 . GettysburgTimes.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2023 Arkansas Basketball Transfer Portal . On3.com . 6 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Davis . Jacob . Arkansas Basketball Transfer and Roster Tracker: Thursday 4/6 Update . Arkansas Fight . 6 June 2023.