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Billy Richmond's impact key for Arkansas in win over LSU

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1 year ago

February 13, 2025

Billy Richmond's impact key for Arkansas in win over LSU

FAYETTEVILLE — Billy Richmond hadn’t played more than 12 minutes in a game since Southeastern Conference play started, but the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-9, 4-7 SEC) relied on him in their 70-58 win over the LSU Tigers (12-12, 1-10 SEC) on Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena.

The true freshman’s stat line doesn’t jump off the page; he only had four points, three rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes, but Arkansas associate head coach Chin Coleman said after the game his impact was key for the Hogs in the win.

“He changed the game,” Coleman said. “Billy Richmond, his energy, his effort, everything he did in this game, is what changed this game and gave us the opportunity to win. It was Billy Richmond’s impact on this game.”

Richmond may not have scored much, but the two buckets he had came in quick succession and helped spur on a run for the Hogs that helped the team pull away in the second half.

The first score came with 13:53 left in the second half. On the prior play, he took a handoff from Zvonimir Ivisic and the ball was swatted out of bounds. The ensuing inbounds play, he swished a midrange jumper to put the Hogs up 49-45.

A little over a minute later, the Hogs had stretched their lead to 51-43 and forced a bad shot that was rebounded by Jonas Aidoo. Richmond got the outlet pass, weaved through three separate defenders, got to the cup and laid it in to give Arkansas its largest lead of the night.

Ivisic — who exploded for 25 points in the win — said no one on the team is surprised by Richmond’s impact on the floor.

“Billy just gives amazing energy every night, but we’re kind of used to it,” Ivisic said postgame. “We see him every day in practices, dunking, jumping and everything that he’s been doing. When we see that on the court, we’re not actually surprised because we’ve already seen it. He’s been helping us a lot, especially on point guard. He’s doing a really great job.”

Richmond has come along well in recent games and with the loss of Boogie Fland, has been relied upon more to run the offense. He’s still a freshman, though, and is prone to make mistakes. Coleman said a part of that is the speed at which he plays, and the coaching staff is trying to teach him to slow down.

“He’s learning every day on how to slow down, he’s got an unbelievable fifth gear,” Coleman said. “But unfortunately, at this stuff, you can’t play the whole game in fifth gear. You can’t play the whole game in five. You got to play the game in three, two, and utilize your five as a weapon. He’s got to learn how to use his gears and play slow to fast, and not just fast the whole time.

“Sometimes Billy can be like the roadrunner out there, and just out of control. And so we’re trying to get him to learn how to be a point guard, how to have great pace, but really good poise and lead us and run us. He’s trying to do an unbelievable job and I think that he’s succeeding so far.”

The Hogs will need Richmond to play at his best in their next matchup, as they travel to College Station to face the No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT and the game will air on ESPN.

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No. 1 Arkansas leads SEC Indoor after first day finals

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8 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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No. 1 Arkansas leads SEC Indoor after first day finals

Shawn Price
February 26, 2026

COLLEGE STATION – A victory in the 5,000m by Nick Busienei and third place in the distance medley relay had No. 1 Arkansas leading the team score with 18 points on the first day of the SEC Indoor Championships.

The Razorbacks produced 12 of those points in the 5,000m as Nick Busienei won the race in a meet record of 13;31.86, which ranks him No. 7 on the UA all-time list. Busienei bettered the meet record of 13:37.52 set by Razorback Patrick Kiprop in 2025.

James Sankei added two more points in placing seventh with a time of 13:44.57.

Dating back to 1992 when Arkansas competed in its first SEC Indoor meet, Busienei claimed the 21st title for the program and is the 14th Razorback to win the indoor 5,000m.

Six more points were added in the distance medley relay as Arkansas posted a time of 9:30.84 from the foursome of Owan Logorodi (2:58.46), Zyaire Nuriddin (46.51), Julian Carter (1:49.10), and Brian Masai (3:56.77).

South Carolina won the race in 9:30.08 with Ole Miss runner-up in 9:30.34. Florida originally placed third in 9:30.37 but was disqualified for spiking the baton at the conclusion of the race.

Jelani Watkins led the Razorback crew in the 200m prelims as three Arkansas sprinters advanced to the final. Watkins produced an indoor career best of 20.42 rank second overall to a 20.38 by Florida’s Wayna McCoy. Watkins remains No. 2 on the UA all-time list as he improved his previous time of 20.43.

Dapriest Hogans followed with a 20.63 that equaled his career best and his No. 8 ranking on the UA all-time list. Tevijon Williams clocked 20.65 to reach the final where 20.71 was the cutoff time. Jamarion Stubbs ran 20.87 in his prelim heat.

Cooper Williams completed the first day of the heptathlon in sixth place with 2,862 points. He started with a 7.43 in the 60m (736), then added a 21-9.5 (6.64) long jump (729). In the shot put, a mark of 36-8.25 (11.18) picked up 557 points. Williams wrapped up day one by topping the field in the high jump with a clearance of 6-8.25 for 840 points.

Link Lindsey placed 15 in the long jump with a mark of 23-6.75 (7.18).

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The wall goes back up: Arkansas embraces defiant isolation

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20 hours ago

February 26, 2026

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The wall goes back up: Arkansas embraces defiant isolation

“Arkansans have been made better economically, intellectually and socially by letting go of the ‘terrified truculence’ toward outsiders in recent decades. Sadly, as we’ve experienced this sad winter, all signs are that many similar seasons of defiant isolation are in our state’s future,” writes political scholar Jay Barth.

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Man arrested in Arkansas connected to Jan. 2026 fatal hit-and-run in Dallas

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February 26, 2026

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Man arrested in Arkansas connected to Jan. 2026 fatal hit-and-run in Dallas

DALLAS – Authorities in Arkansas have arrested a man accused of being behind the wheel during a January car crash that left one man dead.

Suspect arrested in Arkansas for Dallas hit-and-run

What we know:

U.S. Marshals tracked down 22-year-old Enrique Hernandez in De Queen, a southwest Arkansas town about three hours away from Dallas and an hour north of Texarkana.

Hernandez has been charged with collision involving death, a second-degree felony, in connection with the case. He is currently being held in an Arkansas jail before he is transferred to a jail in Dallas County.

What we don’t know:

Dallas police haven’t said if the suspect has any ties to the victim or the area of Arkansas where he was arrested.

The backstory:

The fatal hit-and-run occurred around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11 near W. Davis St. and N. Westmoreland Dr. in Dallas.

26-year-old Johnathan Rodriguez was dropped off by friends outside his Dallas neighborhood early Sunday morning after celebrating his birthday.

Surveillance video shows Rodriguez in the media area of the road when a dark-colored SUV hits him and drives away.

Rodriguez was left with severe head trauma, later dying from his injuries.

A bittersweet victory for the family

What they’re saying:

John Rodriguez, the victim’s father, struggled to find the words to describe the news he received.

“It’s not going to bring him back, bring my son back,” Rodriguez told FOX 4’s Peyton Yager. “It hurts every day, every minute. I wake up every morning, and he is not here. We are really going to miss him.”

The Rodriguez family worked with police to help find their son’s killer. They found more surveillance video near the scene of the accident that helped authorities find and arrest Hernandez in Arkansas.

“We are going to fight for justice. Long live Johnny, and we are going to keep on fighting,” Rodriguez said.

The Source: Information in this story came from current and previous FOX 4 reporting.

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