GAME 1 • Nov. 9, 2018 • 6 pm (CT)/5 pm (MT) • ESPN Armed Forces Classic • El Paso, Texas / Fort Bliss • ESPN • GAME INFORMATION • • THE MATCHUP • TV: ESPN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS Dave Flemming, Jay Williams and Seth Greenberg Overall: 0-0 0-0 SEC RADIO: Razorback/IMG Sports Network Head Coach: Mike Anderson (Tulsa ‘82) At Arkansas: 151-86 (8th Yr) • Overall: 351-184 (17th Yr) Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman SATELLITE: Arkansas (XM 389) | National (XM & Sirius 80) TEXAS LONGHORNS Overall: 1-0 0-0 BIG 12 ESPN RADIO: Kevin Winter and Bob Valvano Head Coach: Shaka Smart (Kenyon ‘99) TEXAS SERIES AND OPENERS: LIVE STATS: http://ArmedForces.Statbroadcast.comast.com At Texas: 51-50 (4th Yr) • Overall: 232-106 (10th Yr) • Arkansas leads 87-67 • At Neutral Sites: Ark leads 14-3 For Openers • 1st Meeting: Ark Lost (A); 30-26 • 1924 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Arkansas opens its 96th season of basketball in 2018-19 and the • Last Time: Ark Won (N); 77-74 • 12/17/16 (all times Central) eighth under head coach Mike Anderson. The Razorbacks all-time • Last 5 | 10: Ark trails 2-3 | Ark leads 6-4 OVERALL: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 record is 1,670-939 (.640). • Best W Streak: Ark, 12 (Feb.‘55-12/30/59) SEC: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 • Arkansas is 77-18 all-time in season openers, has won 23 consecutive LAST TIME THEY MET: NOVEMBER season openers and has opened the year in the win column in 45 of Arkansas .............................. 77 the last 47 seasons. Texas .................................... 74 9 Fri. vs. Texas # El Paso, Texas ESPN 6:00 pm • Mike Anderson coached teams have never lost a season opener, going Dec. 17, 2016 —Houston, Texas 12 Mon. UC Davis + Bud Walton Arena SEC+ 7:00 pm 16-0 with an average margin of victory of 17.8 points. Arkansas rallied from a 35-30 halftime deficit to knock off Texas 77-74 in the 18 Sun. Indiana + Bud Walton Arena ESPN 2:30 pm Lone Star Shootout at Houston’s Toyota 21 Wed. Montana State + Bud Walton Arena SEC+ 7:00 pm 25th Anniversary of National Championship Center. • The 2018-19 season is the 25th anniversary of Arkansas defeating The Razorbacks were led by Daryl 23 Fri. UT Arlington + Bud Walton Arena SEC+ 7:00 pm Duke, 76-72 in Charlotte, for the 1994 NCAA National Championship. Macon, who was a perfect 14-of-14 from DECEMBER The Razorbacks defeated Arizona, 91-82, in the Final Four. the free throw line and finished the • The 1993-94 season for the Razorbacks was: afternoon with a game-high 23 points. 1 Sat. FIU Bud Walton Arena SEC+ 7:00 pm Dusty Hannahs added 15 points off the - 1 of 33 NCAA berths (32 appearances). 5 Wed. at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. CBS Sport Net 9:00 pm bench for the Razorbacks, hitting 3-of-6 - 1 of 6 NCAA Final Four appearances. 8 Sat. Western Kentucky Bud Walton Arena SEC 2:30 pm from beyond the arc. - 1 of 2 NCAA Championship appearances as Arkansas returned to the Arkansas converted 29-of-31 (.935) 15 Sat. vs. UTSA ! North Little Rock — 7:00 pm national championship game the following year (1995) as well. from the free throw line, including 18- 19 Wed. Georgia Tech Bud Walton Arena SEC 8:00 pm • The 1993-94 Razorbacks were led by Hall of Fame coach Nolan of-19 in the second half, while Texas hit Richardson and current Head Hog Mike Anderson was an assistant on 19-of-32 (.594) from the stripe. 22 Sat. Texas State Bud Walton Arena SEC 1:00 pm Arkansas registered a 30-4 advantage 28 Fri. Austin Peay Bud Walton Arena SEC+ 7:00 pm that staff. in bench scoring. - Arkansas was ranked #1 nine weeks during that season, was ranked JANUARY among the top 6 all season, finished with a 31-1 record and was SEC MOST RECENT MEETINGS 5 Sat. at Texas A&M * College Station, Texas SEC 5:00 pm regular-season champion. 1979-80 W 55-50 A W 60-59 H 9 Wed. Florida * Bud Walton Arena SEC 7:30 pm - Current Razorback assistant coach Scotty Thurman, who scored 15 W 64-62 N (San Antonio) 12 Sat. LSU * Bud Walton Arena SEC 5:00 pm points, not only hit critical 3-pointer late in the game as the shot clock expired to break a 70-70 tie. He also hit a 3-pointer late in the first half 1980-81 L 62-60 H 15 Tues. at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/SEC 6:00 pm W 54-48 A to give Arkansas a 34-33 lead at the break. L 76-73 N (LR) 19 Sat. at Ole Miss * Oxford, Miss SEC Noon - Corliss Williamson had a game-high 23 points. 1981-82 L 87-73 A 23 Wed. Missouri * Bud Walton Arena SEC 8:00 pm - Corey Beck had a double-double (15 pts - 10 rebs). W 62-55 (OT) H 26 Sat. at Texas Tech % Lubbock, Texas ESPN/ESPN2 5:00 pm 1982-83 W 83-64 H W 84-67 A 29 Tues. Georgia * Bud Walton Arena ESPNU 6:00 pm Great Rivalry Renewed Versus Texas • Arkansas-Texas is one of the great rivalries in college sports. 1983-84 W 70-66 A FEBRUARY W 59-41 H • The Razorbacks own an 87-67 advantage in the series, which dates back 1984-85 W 64-58 H 2 Sat. at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. SEC 5:00 pm Arkansas’ final two games of its first season of basketball (1923-24). W 60-51 A 5 Tues. Vanderbilt * Bud Walton Arena SEC 8:00 pm Both games were played in Fayetteville. The Longhorns won the first W 66-46 N (Dallas) 9 Sat. at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. SEC 2:30 pm game, 30-26, and the Razorbacks closed the season with a 32-21 win. 1985-86 L 59-55 A 12 Tues. at Missouri * Columbia, Mo. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8:00 pm • Arkansas is 14-3 versus Texas in games played on neutral courts, L 61-57 H including wins in each of the last five — all of which were played in Texas. 1986-87 W 79-62 H 16 Sat. Mississippi State * Bud Walton Arena SEC 7:30 pm L 78-73 A • Even though the teams have only played five times since 2000, this 1987-88 W 91-62 H 20 Wed. at Auburn * Auburn, Ala. SEC 7:30 pm 155th all-time meeting will make the Longhorns Arkansas’ second- L 79-72 A 23 Sat. Texas A&M * Bud Walton Arena SEC 7:30 pm most common opponent. (With Texas A&M joining the SEC, the Aggies 1988-89 W 99-92 A 26 Tues. at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. ESPN/ESPN2/SEC 8:00 pm are the Razorbacks most common opponent with 157 games played in W 105-82 H that series.) W 100-76 N (Dallas) MARCH 1989-90 W 109-100 H 2 Sat. Ole Miss * Bud Walton Arena SEC Noon When Arkansas Opens Season at Neutral Site W 88-85 N (Dallas) W 103-96 (OT) A 6 Wed. at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn. SEC 7:30 pm • Arkansas is 9-1 in its previous 10 season openers at neutral sites. 1990-91 W 101-89 H 9 Sat. Alabama * Bud Walton Arena SEC 5:00 pm - 1976-77 Won vs Air Force (Little Rock) L 99-86 A - 1980-81 Won vs Missouri (Great Alaska Shootout) W 120-89 N (Dallas) 13-17 SEC Tournament ^ Nashville, Tenn. SEC/ESPN TBD - 1983-84 Won vs Fordham (Great Alaska Shootout) 2006-07 L 80-76 A 20-23 NCAA 1st-2nd Rds TBD TBD TBD - 1985-86 Won vs Southern Illinois (Little Rock) 2008-09 W 67-61 H 2009-10 L 96-85 H 27-31 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD TBD - 1986-87 Won vs Grambling (Pine Bluff) 2010-11 L 79-46 A - 1987-88 Won vs Chicago State (Pine Bluff) APRIL 2016-17 W 77-74 N (Houston) 6 & 8 NCAA Final Four Minneapolis, Minn. CBS TBD COMPARING THE TEAMS (2017-18 FINAL STATS) BOLD - Home Game * - SEC Game 80.5 .474 .396 .681 34.5 14.3 4.7 6.2 75.6 .430 -1.6 1.31 # - ESPN Armed Forces Classic (Fort Bliss) + - Hardwood Showcase ! - Verizon Arena % - Big 12/SEC Challenge OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ASSTS BLKS STEALS OPP OPP REB ASST-TO ^ - Bridgestone Arena $ - U.S. Bank Stadium PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG PER GM PER GM PER GM PPG FG% MARGIN RATIO 72.1 .439 .320 .665 36.0 11.6 4.9 6.1 68.8 .425 +0.1 0.99 @RazorbackMBB /RazorbackMBB @RazorbackMBB #FASTEST40 • 8TH SEASON AS ARKANSAS HEAD COACH MIKE ANDERSON • 17TH SEASON AS HEAD COACH OVERALL HEAD COACH • TULSA ‘82 • 25TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS OVERALL CAREER NUMBERS IT’S A NUMBERS GAME Postseason Tournaments At Arkansas: 151-86 (8 Years) 2018-19 » 0-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2017-18 » 23-12 (NCAA First Round) 20-Win Seasons 2016-17 » 26-10 (NCAA Second Round) 2015-16 » 16-16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2014-15 » 27-9 (NCAA Third Round) 2013-14 » 22-12 (NIT Second Round) NCAA Tournaments 2012-13 » 19-13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2011-12 » 18-14 30-Win Seasons At Missouri: 111-57 (5 Years) 1 2010-11 » 23-11 (NCAA Second Round) 2009-10 » 23-11 (NCAA Second Round) Losing Seasons 2008-09 » 31-7 (NCAA Elite Eight) 2007-08 » 16-16 0 2006-07 » 18-12 PERSONAL INFO At UAB: 89-41 (4 Years) 2005-06 » 24-7 (NCAA First Round) Born: Dec.