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MBB Preview: Arkansas vs #6 Kentucky Wildcats

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12 months ago

January 26, 2024

MBB Preview: Arkansas vs #6 Kentucky Wildcats

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (10-9, 1-5 SEC) vs #6/6 Kentucky Wildcats (14-4, 4-2 SEC)
What: Arkansas hosts ESPN GameDay (10-11 am) and Kentucky (5 pm) for the ESPN featured game of the day.
When: Saturday – Jan. 27 – 5 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. • Bud Walton Arena – Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: ESPN/Watch ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Jess Simms)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: 382 Sirius / 382 XM / 972 SXM App
– Westwood One Radio (Lance Medow and Steve Lappas).
– Arkansas Live Stats
– Razorback Gameday App

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Kentucky Game Notes
– SEC Notes/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – Saturday will be a big day for Arkansas basketball as the ESPN GameDay will broadcast live from Bud Walton Arena on Nolan Richardson Court from 10-11 am (CT) then the Razorbacks will host #6 Kentucky for the ESPN featured game of the day at 5 pm (CT).

Fans may attend ESPN GameDay for free and the doors open to the public at 9 am. The arena will be cleared after the show to prepare the arena for the game.

NOTES:

Arkansas and Kentucky have met on 48 previous occasions, all but four coming since Arkansas joined the SEC (1991-92).
Kentucky owns a 34-14 advantage in the series, including a 30-14 mark in SEC games. In games played in Fayetteville, Kentucky took a 9-8 lead with a win last season.
Kentucky snapped a three-game losing streak to the Razorbacks with an 88-79 victory in Bud Walton Arena in the 2022-23 season finale. Earlier in the season, Arkansas took down the Wildcats, 88-73 in Rupp Arena.
This is the first of two meetings between the programs this season and the second straight season the two teams play twice in a season. This is just the third time since Arkansas joined the SEC that the Razorbacks and Wildcats face each other twice in the regular season. The only other time came in 2013-14 when Arkansas swept Kentucky with a pair of overtime victories. First, Arkansas beat #13 Kentucky in Fayetteville (Jan. 14, 2014). Then, the Razorbacks handed the 17th-ranked Wildcats a 71-67 setback in Rupp Arena (Feb. 27, 2014).
This is the 10-year anniversary of Michael Qualls’ game-winning dunk at the buzzer which is being celebrated on HOGS+ “Walk on Air.”
Arkansas is 7-11 all-time versus teams ranked #6 in AP poll, including a 4-3 mark in Fayetteville. Of note, the last time Arkansas faced the AP #6 team was Kentucky, a 75-73 victory on Feb. 26, 2022, in Bud Walton Arena.
Bud Walton Arena — the Basketball Palace of Mid-America — will add another milestone to its illustrious resume when ESPN GameDay broadcasts live from Nolan Richardson Court on Saturday from 10-11 am (CT). In its 20th season, GameDay is making its first trip to Bud Walton Arena. (Note: Football GameDay was on the Arkansas campus in 2006 for the Arkansas-Tennessee game, a game Arkansas won.) GameDay’s trip to Bud Walton Arena is the show’s first on-campus visit for the 2023-24 season.
Arkansas had eight rejections at Ole Miss (thanks to three from Joseph Pinion) but remained at #3 in the NCAA rankings. Arkansas has had at least one player with 3 blocked shots in 11 of the 19 games and 5 of the 6 SEC games. Interestingly, Arkansas has no players in the NCAA top 140 nor in the SEC top 8 but is the only team with 3 players among the SEC top 10 in blocked shots and four in the top 15.

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Arkansas basketball drops back out of AP Top 25

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7 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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Arkansas basketball drops back out of AP Top 25

The Arkansas Razorbacks (11-3, 0-1 SEC) fell back out of the AP College Basketball Top 25 on Monday.

The drop out of the rankings comes after Arkansas split its games last week. The Hogs took a 92-62 win over Oakland to finish the non-conference slate, but were thrashed 76-52 on the road by No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday to open conference play.

The Razorbacks did, however, receive the second-most votes of unranked teams.

This week isn’t much easier for the Hogs, who will face two teams ranked in the Top 25, though the two games come at home. No. 23 Ole Miss comes to Fayetteville on Wednesday and the Hogs will face No. 8 Florida on Saturday.

All told, there are nine SEC teams in the AP Poll: No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Auburn, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 8 Florida, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 23 Ole Miss.

According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Razorbacks rank 40th overall (12.5 BPI, 11th in SEC) with a 5.6 offensive and 7.0 defensive rating. Arkansas is projected to finish with an 18.8-12.2 (7.8-10.2 SEC) overall record and it has a 0.2% chance to win the SEC.

Despite the blowout loss on Saturday, Arkansas’ NET ranking actually improved one spot from last Monday. The Razorbacks sit at No. 40, up from No. 43 last week. The Hogs are 1-3 in Quad 1 games, 1-0 in Quad 2, 2-0 in Quad 3 and 7-0 in Quad 4.

Here is the full AP Top 25 from Monday:

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3 area athletes, 1 coach selected for All-Arkansas Preps football team

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January 6, 2025

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3 area athletes, 1 coach selected for All-Arkansas Preps football team

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has announced its All-Arkansas Preps football team, and the Twin Lakes Area is being represented by three athletes and a coach. Salem junior defensive lineman Keagan Sanderson was named to the first team. According

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Texarkana, Arkansas, Board of Directors to appoint assistant mayor, consider runway project | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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January 5, 2025

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Texarkana, Arkansas, Board of Directors to appoint assistant mayor, consider runway project | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A long-serving city leader will be installed as assistant mayor Monday at the Board of Directors’ first regular meeting of 2025.

Ward 2 Director Laney Harris will take the oath of office in line with a 2023 ordinance that lays out the order directors are appointed to the one-year term of assistant mayor.

The rotation, which began in 2023, is Ward 1, Ward 6, Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 5 and Ward 3.

Ward 6 Director Jeff Hart, who did not seek reelection in November, was the assistant mayor in 2024.

Harris represented Ward 2 for two terms until 2005 and has been re-elected every four years since 2008.

In other business, the board will consider a resolution authorizing Airport Executive Director Paul Mehrlich to enter a contract with McClelland Engineering for a runway strengthening project at Texarkana Regional Airport. The project is for the 6,602-foot asphalt runway designated as 4-22.

McClelland has given a cost of $502,203.20 for engineering and design. The state of Arkansas will cover $451,982.88 of the fee, with the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, absorbing $22,503.73. The city of Texarkana, Texas, will be left with the remaining $27,716.59.

The two Texarkanas jointly own the airport.

The Arkansas side’s share of the expense was part of its budget for fiscal year 2024, according to meeting documents.

In August 2024, the Arkansas Legislative Council approved $16.7 million for upgrades at the nearly 100-year-old airfield.

“The infrastructure improvements will include the expansion of the runway and taxiways that will enable the airport to take on cargo and maintenance repair overhaul work. The improvements will also equip the airport to support larger aircraft, including the Boeing 777,” according to a news release.

The Board of Directors meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 216 Walnut St.

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