Issues acquired heated within the tropics Wednesday evening, with the third-place sport on the Maui Invitational between No. 17 San Diego State and No. 9 Arkansas ending in an on-court fracas involving followers and Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman.
Enviornment safety intervened, and Maui police have been referred to as. There have been no reviews of arrests.
“There was an remoted incident following the sport this night,” the match stated in a press release. “Safety acted shortly and appropriately to right away take away these concerned from the world.”
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It occurred within the moments following the ultimate buzzer of a 78-74 Arkansas additional time victory on the 2,400-seat Lahaina Civic Middle, an intimate venue the place followers sit simply ft from the courtroom that’s extra highschool health club than school area. Because the groups walked by means of the handshake line at midcourt, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman engaged in an expletive-laced confrontation with SDSU followers sitting behind the Aztecs bench.
“There was simply an Aztec fan that got here down and stated some issues,” Musselman stated within the post-game information convention. “There have been phrases exchanged.”
As Musselman was pulled away by his workers, he flashed an “L” along with his fingers on his brow – the signal for loser – and, in accordance with a number of witnesses, screamed, “Go (expletive) your self.” He additionally appeared to have an trade with SDSU guard Matt Bradley, who knocked over a chair in anger.
Quickly, followers – together with at the very least one guardian of an SDSU participant – spilled out of the stands onto the courtroom and moved towards the Arkansas coaches as safety ushered them to their locker room.
On the entrance to SDSU’s locker room, a fan carrying an Arkansas shirt was repelled by safety and escorted away.
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Requested about what occurred, SDSU coach Brian Dutcher stated: “I don’t know, I don’t know. I used to be already by means of (the handshake line). I simply inform our youngsters, I inform them yearly, I inform them each month: ‘You characterize your self first, your loved ones second, and this college and athletic program third. Don’t do something that may embarrass any of us.’ That’s a message I ship yearly to our guys, and I feel they do a great job of holding that up. They characterize themselves with lots of class.”
Arkansas was leaving straight after the sport for the airport and a red-eye constitution flight to Fayetteville. SDSU is staying in Maui for Thanksgiving and flying house Friday.
It’s not the primary time Musselman has been concerned in a handshake line confrontation with a Mountain West workforce. Whereas teaching Nevada in 2019 at Utah State, the staffs exchanged phrases and a Nevada participant allegedly shattered the glass case holding a hearth extinguisher outdoors the locker room.
The Mountain West investigated and decided the incident was not brought on by the courtroom rush from Utah State followers following the win however by “inappropriate conduct by people from each applications within the post-game handshake line.”
While the Arkansas Razorbacks have been hitting the transfer portal hard, it is partially as a result of having more than 20 scholarship players decide to enter the portal after a 6-6 regular season that was capped off with a Liberty Bowl win over Texas Tech on Dec. 27.
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The transfer portal officially opened Dec. 9 and it was open for a 30 day window through Dec. 28. There is also an additional five-day window for players to enter once their season is over, plus there will be an additional 10-day portal window from April 16-25.
ALSO READ: Arkansas Football 2025 Roster Tracker
HawgBeat provides a look at where former Razorbacks have transferred so far…
Note: “GP” denotes games played. Even if a player appears on special teams, that counts as a game played.
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OL Patrick Kutas – Ole Miss
From: Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, TN)
MEMPHIS –While Beale Street is famous for being the Home of the Blues, red was the color of the day Dec. 26 at the Beale Street Parade, where many watchers were clad in red — a team color for both teams playing in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl the following day.
Marching bands, vintage vehicles, cheer squads and floats marched, strutted and cruised down the historic street in downtown Memphis as fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Texas Tech Red Raiders lined the streets, cheering as bands and cheer squads from their schools passed by.
The University of Arkansas Razorback Marching Band, cheerleaders and pep squad brought up the rear of the parade, creating a grand finale as they marched to meet Texas Tech’s Goin’ Band from Raiderland at Beale Street’s Handy Park for a festive Bash on Beale Pep Rally. Both the parade and the pep rally were sponsored by the Beale Street Merchants Association.
— Story and photos by Cary Jenkins
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Maddie Hayley, Kim Hayley, Spphie Haley, Layne Haley, Toomy Haley, orey Hale and Abbie Hayley on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
Caden, Colton, Amber and Drew Cates, all of Little Rock, on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
D.J. Stutts, Shante Stutts and DAnte Stutts of Batesville, mother and siblings of the late Razorback football team member Dion Stutts on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
Aspen Coad, Mattie Grace Fortenberry, Aylin Coad, Milli Fortenberry and Mac Fortenberry on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
Aspen Coad, Mattie Grace Fortenberry, Aylin Coad, Milli Fortenberry and Mac Fortenberry on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
Rhett, Dana Asher and Cooper Daniel of Rogers on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
Jeff Box of Memphis on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
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Jonathan and Brittany Hays with Paxton and Brooke Kellett, all of Jonesboro. on 12/26/2024 on Beale Street, Memphis, Liberty Bowl Parade. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)
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