2025-26 SEASON PROSPECTUS (PDF) as of Aug. 27, 2025
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1871
Colors: Cardinal (PMS 201) and White
Nickname: Razorbacks
Conference: Southeastern (SEC)
Arena (Capacity): Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
ADMINISTRATION
System President: Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt
University of Arkansas Chancellor: Dr. Charles F. Robinson
Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics: Hunter Yurachek
Deputy AD/MBB Administrator Matt Trantham (Centenary, 1990)
Faculty Representative: Paul Adams
HEAD COACH JOHN CALIPARI
Seasons: 1st at Arkansas/34th as Collegiate Head Coach
Record as College Head Coach: 877-277 (.760) – 33 Years
Record at Arkansas: 22-14 – 2nd Year
SEC Record: 8-10 at ARK (2nd Year) – 418-132 overall (16 years)
In Bud Walton Arena: 13-4 at ARK (2nd Year) – 19-9 overall
BASKETBALL STAFF
Associate Head Coach Kenny Payne (Louisville ‘03) • 2nd Yr
Associate Head Coach Chin Coleman (Lamar ‘97) • 2nd Yr
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. Chuck Martin (Monmouth ‘93) • 2nd Yr
Assistant Coach/Dir. of On-Court Player Development Brad Calipari (Kentucky ‘19) • 2nd Yr
Special Asst. to the Head Coach Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph’s ‘87) • 2nd Yr
General Manager Chris Woolard (UCLA ‘97) • 2nd Yr
Basketball Assistant Tyler Ulis • 2nd Yr
Director of Basketball Operations Riley Hall (Arkansas ‘16) • 10th Yr
Dir. of Student-Athlete Devel./Mid-South Recruiting Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas ‘15) • 5th Yr
Video Coordinator Kevin Butty (San Diego State ‘20) • 2nd Yr
MBB Chief of Staff Lunetha Pryor • 2nd Yr
Strength & Conditioning Head Coach Dave Richardson (UL Monroe ‘89) • 8th Yr
Head Athletic Trainer Matt Townsend (Washington State ‘15) • 6th Yr
2025-26 TEAM INFORMATION (20424-25 stats)
• Letterwinners Returning: 6 (* – 2 starters)
* D.J. Wagner (36 gms/36 starts / 11.2 ppg / 2.7 rpg / 131 assists / 2 BLK / 35 STL)
• Karter Knox (36 gms/24 starts / 8.3 ppg / 3.3 rpg / 37 assists / 17 BLK / 21 STL)
Trevon Brazile (34 gms/13 starts / 6.8 ppg / 5.4 rpg / 24 assists / 38 GLK / 26 STL)
Billy Richmond III (36 gms/0 starts / 537 ppg / 3.0 rpg / 49 assists / 15 BLK / 19 STL)
Jaden Karuletwa (4 gms/0 starts)
Ayden Kelley (2 gms/0 starts)
• Newcomers: 9 (2 Transfers • 7 Freshmen)
Malique Ewin (transfer from Florida State)
Nick Pringle (transfer from South Carolina)
Darius Acuff Jr. (freshman)
Meleek Thomas (freshman)
Isaiah Sealy (freshman)
Karim Rtail (freshman)
Paulo Semedo (freshman)
Elmir Džafić (freshman)
Amere Brown (freshman)
• Letterwinners Lost: 8 (* – 3 starters)
* Adou Thiero (27 gms/26 starts / 15.1 ppg / 5.8 rpg / 51 assists / 20 BLK / 44 STL)
* Johnell Davis (34 gms/29 starts / 12.0 ppg / 3.4 rpg / 54 assists / 6 BLK / 49 STL)
* Zvonimir Ivišić (35 gms/19 starts / 8.5 ppg / 4.3 rpg / 28 assists / 66 BLK / 23 STL)
Boogie Fland (21 gms/18 starts / 13.5 ppg / 3.2 rpg / 108 assists / 1 BLK / 32 STL)
Jonas Aidoo (33 gms/15 starts / 6.9 ppg / 5.0 rpg / 27 assists / 37 BLK / 22 STL)
Kareem Watkins (3 gms)
Melo Sanchez (2 gms)
Casmir Davis (1 gm)
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Instagram: @RazorbackMBB
ALL-TIME RECORDS
Seasons: 103rd
Years: 1923-24 – Present
Overall Record: 1,821-1,028 (.639)
All-Time Conference Record: 883-600 (.595)
Al-Time SEC Record: 298-271 (.524)
Conference Regular-Season Championships: 24 (2 SEC, 22 SWC)
Conference Tournament* Championships: 7 (1 SEC, 6 SWC)
* – SWC Postseason Tournament began in 1976
BUD WALTON ARENA
Year Opened: 1994-95
All-Time Record: 443-104 (.810)
All-Time SEC Record: 196-81 (.708)
Total Attendance: 8,764,730
Average Attendance: 16,141
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
NCAA Tournament Bids: 37 (36 appearances*)
NCAA Tournament Record: 52-36
• National Championships: 1 (1994)
• National Runner-Up: 1 (1995)
• NCAA Final Fours: 6 (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995)
• NCAA Elite Eight: 11 (1941, 1945, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2021, 2022)
• NCAA Sweet Sixteen: 15 (1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
NIT Record: 6-5 (4 appearances)
* – Arkansas also received a bid in 1944 but was unable to participate due to a car accident.
