2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Associate head coach | Ronald "Chin" Coleman (1st season) Kenny Payne (1st season) |
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| Home arena | Bud Walton Arena (Capacity: 19,368) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team will represent the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by first year head coach John Calipari, who accepted the job after he resigned from his position at Kentucky after 15 years.[1]Arkansas will play its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season[edit]
Arkansas finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt before losing to South Carolina in the second round. This was Arkansas' first losing season since 2009-10.
Following the completion of the season, head coach Eric Musselman took the vacant USC Trojans job,[2] which Andy Enfield had left to become the head coach of the SMU Mustangs.
Offseason[edit]
Departures[edit]
Arkansas' entire 2023-24 roster either entered the transfer portal or graduated after the season was over and Musselman departed for USC.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Devonte Davis | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Jacksonville, AR | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Layden Blocker | 6 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to DePaul |
| Denijay Harris | 7 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Columbus, MS | Transferred to Southern Miss |
| Khalif Battle | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Hillside, NJ | Transferred to Gonzaga |
| Baye Fall | 10 | F | 6'11" | 200 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Kansas State |
| Tramon Mark | 12 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Dickinson, TX | Transferred to Texas |
| Joseph Pinion | 5 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Morrilton, AR | Transferred to Arkansas State |
| Keyon Menifield | 1 | G | 6'1" | 150 | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Entered transfer portal |
| Trevon Brazile | 2 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Springfield, MO | Entered transfer portal |
| El Ellis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Grad | Durham, NC | Graduated |
| Chandler Lawson | 8 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Grad | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Jalen Graham | 11 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Grad | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Makhi Mitchell | 15 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Grad | Washington D.C. | Graduated |
| Jeremiah Davenport | 24 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Grad | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
Incoming transfers[edit]
Arkansas signed the #1 ranked transfer class in the nation for 2024.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| D.J. Wagner | 21 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Camden, NJ | Transfer from Kentucky |
| Adou Thiero | 3 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transfer from Kentucky |
| Zvonimir Ivisic | 44 | C | 7'2" | 235 | Sophomore | Vodice, Croatia | Transfer from Kentucky |
| Johnell Davis | 1 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Gary, IN | Transfer from Florida Atlantic |
| Jonas Aidoo | 0 | F | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Durham, NC | Transfer from Tennessee |
Recruiting Class[edit]
2024 recruiting class[edit]
Arkansas signed three high school athletes for the 2024 class, all of whom signed in the late signing period in April 2024.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG |
Bronx, NY | Archbishop Stepinac | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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| Karter Knox SF |
Riverview, FL | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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| Billy Richmond SF |
Memphis, TN | Camden, NJ | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 1, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 6 247Sports: 3 | ||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.
- ^ "USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.