Razorbacks Host Salukis Monday Evening
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas men’s basketball team returns to the court on Monday, Nov. 14, welcoming Southern Illinois to Bud Walton Arena for the second game in four days to open the 2016-17 season.
The Rundown
Tipoff: 7:01 p.m. CT
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The #Fastest40 Facts
• Friday’s win against Fort Wayne was Arkansas’ 43rd straight victory in its home opener, including a perfect 24-0 in Bud Walton Arena.
• Arkansas has now won 22 consecutive season openers and has opened the year in the win column in 44 of the last 46 seasons.
• Mike Anderson is looking to start 2-0 for the 14th time in 15 years as a head coach. His only 1-1 start came last season.
• Daryl Macon is the only player in the last 30 years to have 13+ points, 7+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ steals in his Razorback debut. (Via @HogStats)
• After scoring 23 points in the season opener, Dusty Hannahs eclipsed 1,000 career points for his career, scoring 462 points at Texas Tech and now 552 at Arkansas to bring his total to 1,014. In his last two games, he has scored 56 points after his 33-point effort in last year’s SEC Tournament game.
• Arkansas is one of five teams in the SEC to finish .500 of better in the league in each of the last four years.
• Arkansas is picked to finish fifth in the SEC by the media and has finished higher than it was picked each of the last three seasons.
• Arkansas is 47-2 in non-conference games in Bud Walton Arena under head coach Mike Anderson. The two losses came against Syracuse (2012-13) and Akron (2015-16).
• The Razorbacks return their top two scorers and rebounders from a year ago and the top four shooters in terms of field goal percentage.
The Non-Conference Slate
• Arkansas is slated to play 13 non-conference games this year, with eight of those picked to finish in the top three of their respective league standings.
• The Razorbacks defeated the Summit League preseason favorite in the season opener and will play the Sun Belt favorite this Friday.
• While Texas was picked to finish third in the Big 12, it is ranked in the top 25 of both preseason polls.
• Arkansas will tip it up against four teams ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll, with UT Arlington (6), Fort Wayne (15), Stephen F. Austin (18) and North Dakota State (19) all making an appearance.
Preseason Accolades
• Moses Kingsley – SEC Preseason Player of the Year
• Moses Kingsley – Preseason first team All-SEC (Coaches)
• Moses Kingsley – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch list
• Moses Kingsley – Lute Olson Award watch list
• Moses Kingsley – Naismith Trophy watch list
• Dusty Hannahs – Jerry West Award watch list
• Dusty Hannahs – Preseason first team All-SEC (Coaches)
Ticket Packages
Season tickets, mini plans, mobile passes and single-game tickets for the 2016-17 season are available now at the Razorback Ticket Center by calling at 1-800-982-HOGS (4647) and online by clicking here.
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