The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team will represent the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by first year head coach John Calipari, who accepted the job after he resigned from his position at Kentucky after 15 years.[1]Arkansas will play its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Ronald "Chin" Coleman (1st season) Kenny Payne (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bud Walton Arena (Capacity: 19,368) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editArkansas 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. This was Arkansas' first losing season since 2009-10.
Following the completion of the season, head coach Eric Musselman took the vacant USC Trojans job,[2] which Andy Enfield had left to become the head coach of the SMU Mustangs.
Offseason
editDepartures
editNearly all of Arkansas' 2023-24 roster either entered the transfer portal or graduated after the season was over and Musselman departed for USC. Trevon Brazile elected to return to the team after testing his NBA draft status.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Devonte Davis | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Jacksonville, AR | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
Layden Blocker | 6 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to DePaul |
Denijay Harris | 7 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Columbus, MS | Transferred to Southern Miss |
Khalif Battle | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Hillside, NJ | Transferred to Gonzaga |
Baye Fall | 10 | F | 6'11" | 200 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Kansas State |
Tramon Mark | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Dickinson, TX | Transferred to Texas |
Joseph Pinion | 5 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Morrilton, AR | Transferred to Arkansas State |
Keyon Menifield | 1 | G | 6'1" | 150 | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Entered transfer portal |
El Ellis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Grad | Durham, NC | Graduated |
Chandler Lawson | 8 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Grad | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
Jalen Graham | 11 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Grad | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
Makhi Mitchell | 15 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Grad | Washington, DC | Graduated |
Jeremiah Davenport | 24 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Grad | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editArkansas signed the #1 ranked transfer class in the nation for 2024.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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D. J. Wagner | 21 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | Transfer from Kentucky |
Adou Thiero | 3 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transfer from Kentucky |
Zvonimir Ivišić | 44 | C | 7'2" | 235 | Sophomore | Vodice, Croatia | Transfer from Kentucky |
Johnell Davis | 1 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Gary, IN | Transfer from Florida Atlantic |
Jonas Aidoo | 0 | F | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Durham, NC | Transfer from Tennessee |
Melo Sanchez | 11 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Transfer from Hawaii Pacific |
Recruiting Class
edit2024 recruiting class
editArkansas signed six high school athletes for the 2024 class, three of whom signed in the late signing period in April 2024, while the other three signed over the summer. The three April signees had originally signed with Kentucky while John Calipari was still head coach there, but followed Calipari to Arkansas.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG |
Bronx, NY | Archbishop Stepinac | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Karter Knox SF |
Riverview, FL | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Billy Richmond SF |
Memphis, TN | Camden (NJ) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Jaden Karuletwa SG |
Sun Valley, CA | Village Christian (CA) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 25, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Ayden Kelley CG |
Southaven, MS | North Christian (MS) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 4, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Casmir Chavis CG |
Minneapolis, MN | Park Center (MN) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 10, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 5 247Sports: 5 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., CBS |
vs. Illinois | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
December 3, 2024* |
at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge |
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* |
vs. Michigan Jimmy V Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* |
vs. Central Arkansas | Simmons Bank Arena North Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
December 30, 2024* |
Oakland | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
January 7/8, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Ole Miss | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Florida | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
January 14/15, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
January 21/22, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Georgia | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Oklahoma | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Kentucky | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
February 4/5, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Texas | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Alabama | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
February 11/12, 2025 TBA, TBA |
LSU | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
February 18/19, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Auburn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Missouri | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
February 25/26, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Texas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
March 4/5, 2025 TBA, TBA |
at Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 TBA, TBA |
Mississippi State | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
TBD, TBD |
vs. TBD First round |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ "John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.
- ^ "USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.