2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Head coach	Mike Anderson (7th season)
Assistant coach	Melvin Watkins T. J. Cleveland Scotty Thurman
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team will represent the University of Arkansas in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by Mike Anderson, who will be in his seventh season. The Razorbacks will play their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 2016–17 season 26–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third. In the SEC Tournament, the defeated Ole Miss and Vanderbilt before losing to Kentucky in the tournament championship. They received an at-lard bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years as a No. 8 seed in the South region. There they defeated Seton Hall before falling to top-seeded and eventual national champion North Carolina in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dusty Hannahs	3	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Graduated
Brachen Hazen	12	F	6'8"	195	Freshman	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Transferred
Manuale Watkins	21	G	6'3"	220	Senior	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Graduated
Moses Kingsley	33	C	6'10"	230	Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Graduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Gafford F	El Dorado, Arkansas	El Dorado High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 1, 2015
Daniel Gafford F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Khalil Garland G	Little Rock, Arkansas	Parkview High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 16, 2016
Khalil Garland G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darious Hall F	Little Rock, Arkansas	Mills University Studies High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 15, 2016
Darious Hall F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gabe Osabuohien F	Toronto, Canada	Southwest Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	May 24, 2017
Gabe Osabuohien F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

Future recruits

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Joe SG	Fort Smith, AR	Northside High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 2, 2016
Isaiah Joe SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Desi Sills PG	Jonesboro, AR	Jonesboro High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 19, 2016
Desi Sills PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ethan Henderson PF	Little Rock, AR	Parkview Magnet High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 5, 2016
Ethan Henderson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Arkansas Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Barford, JaylenJaylen Barford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Side HS Motlow State CC	Jackson, Tennessee
4.0 !PF	1	Thompson, TreyTrey Thompson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Forrest City HS	Madison, Arkansas
3.0 !SF	2	Bailey, AdrioAdrio Bailey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Lakeview HS	Campti, Louisiana
2.0 !SG	3	Garland, KhalilKhalil Garland	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
2.0 !SG	4	Macon, DarylDaryl Macon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Parkview HS Holmes CC	Little Rock, Arkansas
4.0 !PF	5	Cook, ArlandoArlando Cook	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Madison Prep Connors State College	St. Louis, Missouri
4.0 !PF	10	Gafford, DanielDaniel Gafford	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	El Dorado High School	El Dorado, Arkansas
2.0 !SG	11	Harris, JalenJalen Harris	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Word of God Christian Academy New Mexico	Raleigh, North Carolina
4.0 !PF	13	Thomas, DustinDustin Thomas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Pleasant Grove HS Colorado	Texarkana, Texas
2.0 !SG	15	Holmes, JonathanJonathan Holmes	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbia High School	Columbia, Illinois
3.0 !SF	20	Hall, DariousDarious Hall	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mills University Studies High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
3.0 !SF	22	Osabuohien, GabeGabe Osabuohien	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southwest Christian Academy	Toronto
2.0 !SG	23	Jones, C.J.C.J. Jones	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Central Park Christian HS	Birmingham, Alabama
1.0 !PG	31	Beard, AntonAnton Beard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Little Rock HS	North Little Rock, Arkansas

Head coach

Mike Anderson (Tulsa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-07-18

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*	Samford	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov. 23, 2017*	vs. Oklahoma PK80 Tournament/Phil Knight Invitational	Moda Center or Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Nov. 24, 2017*	vs. North Carolina or Portland PK80 Tournament/Phil Knight Invitational	Moda Center or Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Nov. 26, 2017*	vs. Georgetown, Michigan State, Connecticut, or Oregon PK80 Tournament/Phil Knight Invitational	Moda Center or Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Dec. 2, 2017*	at Houston	Toyota Center Houston, TX
Dec. 9, 2017*	Minnesota	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec. 16, 2017*	vs. Troy	Verizon Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec. 27, 2017*	vs. CSU Bakersfield	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan. 27, 2018*	Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
SEC Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Arkansas Fieldhouse (1954–1973) Barnhill Arena (1973–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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