University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Arkansas Men’s Basketball Athletics 2009 University of Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide, 2008-2009 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/basketball-men Citation University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations. (2009). University of Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball Media Guide, 2008-2009. Arkansas Men’s Basketball. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/basketball-men/6 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arkansas Men’s Basketball by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STEFAN WELSH MICHAEL WASHINGTON MARCUS BRITT ARKANSAS RAZORBACK BASKETBALL RAZORBACK ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 008/098/09 RRAZORBACKAZORBACK RRAZORBACKA Z O R B A C K BBASKETBALLAS KETBALL BBASKETBALLAS KETBALL DATE OPPONENT TV LOCATION TIME Friday, Oct. 24 Red-White Game Fayetteville, Ark. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3 Campbellsville University (exh.) Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 Dillard University (exh.) Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 Southeastern Louisiana Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 California-Davis Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at Missouri St. Springfield, Mo. 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at South Alabama CSS Mobile, Ala. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 Florida A&M Fayetteville, Ark. 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 Texas Southern RSP Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 North Carolina Central RSP Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. " As well as I thought I Wednesday, Dec. 17-20 Jim Thorpe Classic Fayetteville, Ark. Wednesday, Dec. 17 % vs. Austin Peay RSP Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. understood the situation Friday, Dec. 19 %Austin Peay vs. Stephen F. Austin (free adm) Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. here, I was even more Saturday, Dec. 20 % vs. Stephen F. Austin RSP Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27 Northwestern St. ESPN2 Fayetteville, Ark. 5:05 p.m. blown away by the people Tuesday, Dec. 30 Oklahoma RSP Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 #North Texas RSP North Little Rock, Ark. 2:05 p.m. of this state. I love being Tuesday, Jan. 6 Texas ESPN2 Fayetteville, Ark. 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 *Mississippi St. FSN Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 *at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 7 p.m. the head coach of the Saturday, Jan. 17 *at Florida Raycom Gainesville, Fla. 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 *Auburn Raycom Fayetteville, Ark. 12:05 p.m. Razorbacks." MEDIA GUIDE 2008/09 Thursday, Jan. 29 *Alabama ESPN/ ESPN2 Fayetteville, Ark. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 *at LSU FSN Baton Rouge, La. 4 p.m. -John Pelphrey Wednesday, Feb. 4 *Tennessee Raycom Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 *at Mississippi St. Raycom Starkville, Miss. 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 *at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 *Kentucky CBS Fayetteville, Ark. 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 *LSU Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 *at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 6 p.m. Fayetteville games in bold red | RSP Wednesday, Feb. 25 *at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Razorback Sports Properties | % Jim Sunday, March 1 +*Georgia Raycom Fayetteville, Ark. 3:05 p.m. Thorpe Classic, Fayetteville, Ark. | # game Wednesday, March 4 *Ole Miss Fayetteville, Ark. 7:05 p.m. played in Alltel Arena | * Southeastern Sunday, March 8 *at Vanderbilt Raycom Nashville, Tenn. 1:05 p.m. Thur.- Sun, March 12-15 SEC Tournament Raycom Conference game | + Celebration of a /CBS Tampa, Fla. TBA Championship weekend | FSN Fox Sports March 19 & 21 NCAA 1st and 2nd Round CBS Greensboro, N.C. TBA Net | Raycom Raycom Sports | All times CBS Kansas City, Mo. TBA central and subject to change CBS Philadelphia, Pa. TBA CBS Portland, Ore. TBA March 20 & 22 NCAA 1st and 2nd Round CBS Boise, Idaho TBA CBS Dayton, Ohio TBA CBS Miami, Fla. TBA CBS Minneapolis, Minn. TBA March 26 & 28 NCAA Regionals CBS Boston, Mass. TBA CBS Glendale, Ariz. TBA March 27 & 29 NCAA Regionals CBS Indianapolis, Ind. TBA CBS Memphis, Tenn. TBA April 4 & 6 Final Four CBS Detroit, Mich. TBA ® 2008/ 09 MEDIA GUIDE HEAD COACH JJOHNOHN PPELPHREYELPHREY “ This is a dream job for me. I know at the University of Arkansas you can compete for SEC championships and if we can compete in the SEC then we can compete nationally, and these (NCAA Tournament) banners prove that. The greatest thing about this program is that we have the most passionate fans in the country. When I go into that arena, I no longer have to worry about what that sound is when the Razorbacks come in. I now know that I am going to be a part of that when you guys Call the Hogs, and I can not tell you how special that is.” John Pelphrey, Arkansas head coach JOHN PELPHREY, HEAD COACHING HIGHLIGHTS (SIX-YEAR TOTALS FROM 2003-08) Arkansas school record for wins by a first-year head Two NCAA Tournament appearances (2006, 2008) coach (23 in 2008) Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year (2006) First Arkansas first-year coach to earn a post-season tournament bid (NCAA Tournament 2nd round, 2008) Two conference divisional championships (2006, 2007) Three 20-win seasons (2006, 2007, 2008) One overall conference championship (2007) One conference tournament championship (2006) Last year, John John Pelphrey made a surprise Pelphrey became appearance in last year's Red- the first first-year White Game. In eight minutes, he head coach in school hit a three and finished with three history to take the points, two rebounds and a steal. Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament. Corliss Williamson Joe Johnson Scotty Thurman Ronnie Brewer Lee Mayberry 1994, 1995 Final Four NBA's Atlanta Hawks 1994, 1995 Final Four NBA's Utah Jazz 1990 Final Four 1994, 1995 All-American 2000 FR All-American 1995 All-American 2004 FR All-American 1992 All-American “ I don't want our guys coming here thinking this is just any other uniform. That's not just another jersey. It's a special piece of cloth. There are a lot of people who have in the past and who currently work hard on a daily basis from a coaching and a playing standpoint. They overachieve, and they give their heart and soul to make it special and to be a Razorback.” Arkansas Head Coach John Pelphrey Sidney Moncrief Ron Brewer Marvin Delph Todd Day 1978 Final Four 1978 Final Four 1978 Final Four 1990 Final Four 1978, 1979 All-American 1978 All-American 1978 All-American 1991, 1992 All-American TABLE OF Arkansas Quick Facts . .4-5 Courtney Fortson and Jason Henry. 52 Montrell McDonald and Brandon Moore . 53 THIS IS ARKANSAS BASKETBALL. 6-20 Returnees Career Game-by-Game Statistics . 54-56 Razorback Basketball . 6 Player Development . 7 2008-09 OPPONENTS, SEC . 57-64 Game Day . 8-9 Opponents. 58-61 Media Attention . 10-11 Southeastern Conference . 62 Tradition of Success. 12-13 UA’s All-Time SEC Leaders . 63 Facilities. 14-15 SEC Tournament. 64 Hogs in the NBA. 16-17 Strength and Conditioning. 18-19 2008 IN REVIEW. .65-82 Southeastern Conference . 20 2008 Notes . 66 2008 Results. 67 COACHING STAFF . .21-34 Individual Statistics. 68 Head Coach John Pelphrey. 22-27 Individual Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists. 69 Assistant Coach Rob Evans . 28 Team Game-by-Game Statistics . 70 Assistant Coach Tom Ostrom . 29 Superlatives, Departing Player Statistics. 71 Assistant Coach Isaac Brown . 30 2008 Box Scores. 72 Director of Basketball Operations Southeastern Conference Standings, Honors . 78 Damon Jones and Program Specialist/ SEC Overall Individual Statistics. 79 Video Coordinator Matt Siverling . 31 SEC Overall Team Statistics . 80 Team Support Staff . 32-34 SEC Only Individual Statistics . 81 SEC Only Team Statistics . 82 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK. 35-42 Radio/TV Chart . 36 RAZORBACK BASKETBALL . 83-126 Rosters . 37 Bud Walton Arena. 84-87 Season Preview, Notes & Quotes . 38-42 Bud Walton Arena Records . 88 UA Basketball History, The Final Four, THE RAZORBACKS . 43-56 1994 National Championship, Memorable Games . 89-99 Marcus Britt . 44 All-Time Post-Season Results & Records. 100-101 Stephen Cox . 45 All-Time Post-Season Box Scores . 102-115 Michael Sanchez. 46 All-Time Final Poll Rankings . 116-117 Michael Washington . 47-48 All-Americans . 118-119 Stefan Welsh. 49-50 All-Conference, Other Honors. 120-123 Andre Clark and Rotnei Clarke . 51 Lettermen . 124-126 CONTENTS ON THE INTERNET ArkansasRazorbacks.com is the official Web site of University of Arkansas athletics. The site features press releases, schedules, results, statistics, coach and student-athlete biographies, and facility information on every Razorback sport. The site provides links to live statistical game scoring and features RazorVision, a premium content site including audio broadcasts, live video coverage of select games/events and other video features. RECORDS. 127-178 1,000-Point Scorers . 128-131 Scoring . 132 30-Point Games . 133 Field Goals . 134-135 Athletic Facilities. 202-204 Free Throws . 136-137 Strength and Conditioning . 205 Rebounds . 138-139 Traditions . 206 Three-Point Shooting . 140 Fayetteville . 208 Steals . 141 Assists . 142 Blocked Shots. 143 Team Records . 144-148 Team Year-by-Year Statistical Comparisons. 149-151 EDITORIAL 100-Point Games . 152 Miscellaneous Records. 153 Arkansas Media Relations Department Robby Edwards All-Time Series Results. 154-162 EDITOR Year-by-Year Records, Coaching Records . 163-164 Bill Smith and Kevin Trainor Season-by-Season.