2024-25 Men’s Basketball Quick Facts

2024-25 SEASON PROSPECTUS (PDF) 

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Enrollment: 33,610
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
Faculty Representative: Paul Adams

HEAD COACH JOHN CALIPARI
Seasons: 1st at Arkansas/33rd as Collegiate Head Coach
Record as College Head Coach: 855-262 (.765) – 32 Years
Record at Arkansas: 0-0 – 1st Year
SEC Record: 0-0 at ARK (1st Year) – 410-122 overall (15 years)
In Bud Walton Arena:  0-0 at ARK – 6-5 overall

BASKETBALL STAFF
Associate Head Coach Kenny Payne (Louisville ‘03) • 1st Yr
Associate Head Coach Chin Coleman (Lamar ‘97) • 1st Yr
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. Chuck Martin (Monmouth ‘93) • 1st Yr
Assistant Coach/Dir. of On-Court Player Development Brad Calipari (Kentucky ‘19) • 1st Yr
Special Asst. to the Head Coach Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph’s ‘87) • 1st Yr
General Manager Chris Woolard (UCLA ‘97) • 1st Yr
Basketball Assistant Tyler Ulis • 1st Yr
Director of Basketball Operations Riley Hall (Arkansas ‘16) • 9th Yr
Dir. of Student-Athlete Devel./Mid-South Recruiting Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas ‘15) • 4th Yr
Video Coordinator Kevin Butty (San Diego State ‘20) • 1st Yr
MBB Chief of Staff Lunetha Pryor • 1st Yr
Strength & Conditioning Head Coach Dave Richardson (UL Monroe ‘89) • 7th Yr
Head Athletic Trainer Matt Townsend (Washington State ‘15) • 5th Yr
Sports Dietitian Charlotte McIntyre (Carroll College ‘16) • 2nd Yr

2024-25 TEAM INFORMATION
• Letterwinners Returning: 2 (1 starter)
Trevon Brazile (26 games/23 starts, 8.6 ppg /5.9 rpg)
Lawson Blake (4 games, 0.2 ppg/0.3 rpg)

• Newcomers: 13 (7 Transfers • 6 Freshmen)
Jonas Aidoo  (transfer from Tennessee)
Casmir Chavis (freshman)
Johnell Davis (transfer from Florida Atlantic)
Boogie Fland (freshman)
Zvonimir Ivišić (transfer from Kentucky)
Jaden Karuletwa (freshman)
Ayden Kelley (freshman)
Karter Knox (freshman)
Billy Richmond III (freshman)
Melo Sanchez (transfer from DII Hawai’i Pacific)
Adou Thiero (transfer from Kentucky)
D.J. Wagner (transfer from Kentucky)
Kareem Watkins (transfer from Kentucky)

• Letterwinners Lost: 14 (4 starters)
Tramon Mark (16.2 ppg / 4.3 rpg)
Khalif Battle (14.8 ppg / 3.3 rpg)
Makhi MItchell (8.6 ppg / 4.6 rpg)
Keyon Menifield Jr. (7.9 ppg / 2.1 rpg)
Jalen Graham (7.6 ppg / 3.0 rpg)
El Ellis (6.5 ppg / 2.0 rpg)
Davonte Davis (5.9 ppg / 3.4 rpg)
Jeremiah Davenport (5.0 ppg / 1.8 rpg)
Layden Blocker (3.7 ppg / 1.6 rpg)
Chandler Lawson (3.7 ppg / 3.1 rpg)
Joseph Pinion (2.4 ppg / 06 rpg)
Baye Fall (0.8 ppg / 1.3 rpg)
Denijay Harris (0.6 ppg / 0.8 rpg)
Cade Arbogast (0.0 ppg / o.o rpg)

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ALL-TIME RECORDS
Seasons: 102nd
Years: 1923-24 – Present
Overall Record: 1,799-1,014 (.640)
All-Time Conference Record: 875-590 (.597)
Al-Time SEC Record: 290-261 (.526)
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: 430-100 (.811)
All-Time SEC Record: 184-76 (.708)
Total Attendance: 8,438,709
Average Attendance: 15,922

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
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: 14 (1958, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2021, 2022, 2023)
NCAA Tournament Bids: 36 (35 appearances*)
NCAA Tournament Record: 50-35
NIT Record: 6-5 (4 appearances)

* – Arkansas also received a bid in 1944 but was unable to participate due to a car accident.