2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Arkansas Razorbacks logo.svg
Hall of Fame Classic champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2021–22 record10–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKeith Smart (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
(Capacity: 19,368)
Seasons
← 2020–21
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2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 LSU 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000
No. 11 Auburn 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
No. 18 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
No. 14 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818
No. 19 Alabama 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Florida 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
South Carolina 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Missouri 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Georgia 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
† winner
As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Eric Musselman, and plays their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2020–21 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The Razorbacks finished second in the SEC regular season and earned a 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Regional. Arkansas went on to make it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1995–96 season, and then to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 1994–95 season.[1] Freshman guard Moses Moody was named the SEC Freshman of the Year, 1st Team All-SEC, a freshman All-American, and AP Honorable Mention All-American.[2] Moody was a lottery pick, drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 14th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He is the first "one-and-done" player in school history.

The Razorbacks finished the season with an overall record of 25–7, 13–4 in SEC play, and finished ranked No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and No. 10 in the AP Poll.[3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Justin Smith 0 F 6'7" 230 Senior Buffalo Grove, Illinois Graduated
Vance Jackson 2 F 6'9" 238 Senior Pasadena, California Graduated
Jalen Tate 11 G 6'6" 175 Senior Pickerington, Ohio Graduated
Abayomi Iyiola 22 F 6'9" 230 Junior Atlanta, Georgia Transferred to Hofstra
Moses Moody 5 G 6'6" 205 Freshman Little Rock, Arkansas Declared for 2021 NBA Draft
Ethan Henderson 24 F 6'8" 210 Junior Little Rock, Arkansas Transferred to Texas A&M
Desi Sills 3 G 6'2" 200 Junior Jonesboro, Arkansas Transferred to Arkansas State

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from Eligibility
Stanley Umude 0 G 6'6" 210 Graduate Student San Antonio, Texas South Dakota One year, beginning immediately
Trey Wade 3 F 6'6" 220 Graduate Student Marietta, Georgia Wichita State One year, beginning immediately
Au'Diese Toney 5 G 6'6" 205 Senior Huntsville, Alabama Pittsburgh Two years, beginning immediately
Chris Lykes 11 G 5'7" 160 Graduate Student Mitchellville, Maryland Miami (FL) One year, beginning immediately
Jaxson Robinson 14 G 6'6" 185 Sophomore Ada, Oklahoma Texas A&M Four years, beginning immediately

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chance Moore
SG 		Powder Springs, GA McEachern (GA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 8, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 65  247Sports: 51  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arkansas 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • "2021 Arkansas Razorbacks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

2022 Recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Stanley Umude 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Warren High School
South Dakota 		San Antonio, Texas
G 1 JD Notae 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Newton HS
Jacksonville 		Covington, Georgia
G 2 Khalen Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Little Rock, Arkansas
F 3 Trey Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS South Cobb High School
Wichita State 		Marietta, Georgia
G 4 Davonte Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 5 Au'Diese Toney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr
Pittsburgh 		Huntsville, Alabama
F 10 Jaylin Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Northside HS Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 11 Chris Lykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) GS Gonzaga College High School
Miami 		Mitchellville, Maryland
G 13 Chance Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr McEachern High School Brookhaven, Georgia
G 14 Jaxson Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ada High School
Texas A&M 		Ada, Oklahoma
F 20 Kamani Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Holy Spirit Preparatory School
UALR 		Brooklyn, New York
G 21 Cade Arbogast (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So De La Salle High School
Lane Community College 		Concord, California
F 23 Connor Vanover 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep
California 		Little Rock, Arkansas
F 45 Lawson Blake (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fayetteville High School
Link Year Prep 		Fayetteville, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Arkansas played in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City in November; they were scheduled to play against Kansas State and either Illinois or Cincinnati. The Razorbacks defeated K-State followed by Cincinnati to win the Hall of Fame Classic championship.

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021*
3:00 p.m. 		No. 16 East Central W 77–74  –
  20 – Davis   15 – Toney   3 – Davis  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
October 30, 2021*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 16 North Texas W 68–60  –
  21 – Notae   5 – Umude   4 – K. Robinson  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 16 Mercer W 74–61  1–0
  27 – Notae   8 – Toney   5 – Williams  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 16 Gardner–Webb W 86–69  2–0
  19 – Vanover   8 – Williams   6 – Davis  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 16 Northern Iowa W 93–80  3–0
  26 – Lykes   9 – Umude   9 – Notae  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 22, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPNews 		No. 13 vs. Kansas State
Hall of Fame Classic Semifinal 		W 72–64  4–0
  14 – Tied   9 – Toney   5 – Notae  Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 23, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 vs. Cincinnati
Hall of Fame Classic Championship 		W 73–67  5–0
  19 – Toney   11 – Williams   4 – Williams  Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2021*
3:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 13 W 76–60  6–0
  28 – Notae   9 – Tied   6 – Williams  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 10 Central Arkansas W 97–60  7–0
  17 – Umude   12 – Williams   7 – Notae  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 10 W 93–78  8–0
  18 – Tied   8 – Toney   7 – Davis  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 12 Charlotte W 86–66  9–0
  23 – Notae   10 – Notae   8 – Davis  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 11, 2021*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. Oklahoma
Tulsa Showcase 		L 66–88  9–1
  26 – Davis   7 – Williams   3 – Tied  BOK Center (12,746)
Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 24 vs.  L 81–89  9–2
  20 – Notae   8 – Williams   4 – Davis  Simmons Bank Arena (14,685)
North Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN 		W 81–55  10–2
  21 – Lykes   7 – Notae, Johnson   6 – Davis  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
December 29, 2021
4:00 p.m., SECN 		at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 4, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Vanderbilt       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 12, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Missouri       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 15, 2022
TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU 		at LSU       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., SECN 		South Carolina       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 22, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Texas A&M       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
January 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		vs. West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		      Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 5, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Mississippi State       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Auburn       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 12, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		Tennessee       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS 		Kentucky       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
March 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		LSU       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
March 5, 2022
11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 9–13, 2022
 vs. TBD
First round or Quarterfinals 		      Amalie Arena 
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Staff, The Athletic. "NCAA Tournament: Arkansas ends Oral Roberts' run, will play No. 1 Baylor next". The Athletic.
  2. ^ "Moses Moody Player Profile, Arkansas, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, AAU Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ "Razorbacks #6 in Final Coaches Poll". Arkansas Razorbacks. April 6, 2021.
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