Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
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The Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team, colloquially known as the Hogs, represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is coached by John Calipari. Arkansas plays its home games in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus. The Razorbacks are a top-twenty-five program all-time by winning percentage (.641), top-twenty program by NCAA tournament games played, top-twenty program by NCAA Tournament games won, top-fifteen program by Final Four appearances, and despite playing significantly fewer seasons than most programs in major conferences, top-thirty by all-time wins. Under the coaching leadership of Nolan Richardson, the Hogs won the national championship in 1994, defeating Duke, and appeared in the championship game the following year, finishing as runner-up to UCLA. The Razorbacks have made six NCAA Final Four appearances (1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, and 1995).
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| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1941 | Elite EightFinal Four | WyomingWashington State | W 52–40L 53–64 | |
| 1945 | Elite EightFinal Four | OregonOklahoma A&M | W 79–76L 41–68 | |
| 1949 | Elite EightRegional 3rd Place Game | Oregon StateWyoming | L 38–56W 61–48 | |
| 1958 | Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd Place Game | Oklahoma StateCincinnati | L 40–65L 62–97 | |
| 1977 | Round of 32 | Wake Forest | L 80–86 | |
| 1978 | Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourNational 3rd Place Game | Weber StateUCLACal State FullertonKentuckyNotre Dame | W 73–52W 74–70W 61–58L 59–64W 71–69 | |
| 1979 | | Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite Eight | Weber State#3 Louisville#1 Indiana State | W 74–63W 73–62L 71–73 |
| 1980 | | Round of 48 | Kansas State | L 53–71 |
| 1981 | | Round of 48Round of 32Sweet Sixteen | Mercer#4 Louisville#1 LSU | W 73–67W 74–73L 56–72 |
| 1982 | | Round of 32 | Kansas State | L 64–65 |
| 1983 | | Round of 32Sweet Sixteen | Purdue#1 Louisville | W 78–68L 63–65 |
| 1984 | | Round of 32 | Virginia | L 51–53 OT |
| 1985 | | First RoundSecond Round | Iowa#1 St. John's | W 63–54L 65–68 |
| 1988 | | First Round | Villanova | L 74–82 |
| 1989 | | First RoundSecond Round | Loyola Marymount#4 Louisville | W 120–101L 84–93 |
| 1990 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four | Princeton#12 Dayton#8 North Carolina#10 Texas#3 Duke | W 68–64W 86–84W 96–73W 88–85L 83–97 |
| 1991 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight | Georgia State#8 Arizona State#4 Alabama#3 Kansas | W 117–76W 97–90W 93–70L 81–93 |
| 1992 | | First RoundSecond Round | Murray State#6 Memphis State | W 80–69L 80–82 |
| 1993 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen | Holy Cross#5 St. John's#1 North Carolina | W 94–64W 80–74L 74–80 |
| 1994 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game | North Carolina A&T#9 Georgetown#12 Tulsa#3 Michigan#2 Arizona#2 Duke | W 94–79W 85–73W 103–84W 76–68W 91–82W 76–72 |
| 1995 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game | Texas Southern#7 Syracuse#6 Memphis#4 Virginia#2 North Carolina#1 UCLA | W 79–78W 96–94 OTW 96–91 OTW 68–61W 75–68L 78–89 |
| 1996 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen | Penn State#4 Marquette#1 UMass | W 86–80W 65–56L 63–79 |
| 1998 | | First RoundSecond Round | Nebraska#3 Utah | W 74–65L 69–75 |
| 1999 | | First RoundSecond Round | Siena#5 Iowa | W 94–80L 72–82 |
| 2000 | | First Round | Miami (FL) | L 71–75 |
| 2001 | | First Round | Georgetown | L 61–63 |
| 2006 | | First Round | Bucknell | L 55–59 |
| 2007 | | First Round | USC | L 60–77 |
| 2008 | | First RoundSecond Round | Indiana#1 North Carolina | W 86–72L 77–108 |
| 2015 | | First RoundSecond Round | Wofford#4 North Carolina | W 56–53L 78–87 |
| 2017 | | First RoundSecond Round | Seton Hall#1 North Carolina | W 77–71L 65–72 |
| 2018 | | First Round | Butler | L 62–79 |
| 2021 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight | Colgate#6 Texas Tech#15 Oral Roberts#1 Baylor | W 85–68W 68–66W 72–70L 72–81 |
| 2022 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight | Vermont#12 New Mexico State#1 Gonzaga Duke | W 75–71 W 53–48 W 74–68 L 69–78 |
| 2023 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen | Illinois Kansas UConn | W 73–63 W 72–71 L 65–88 |
| 2025 | | First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen | Kansas St. John's Texas Tech | W 79–72 W 75–66 L 83–85 OT |
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1987 | First RoundSecond Round | Arkansas StateNebraska | W 67–64L 71–78 |
| 1997 | First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals3rd Place Game | Northern ArizonaPittsburghUNLVMichiganConnecticut | W 101–75W 76–71W 86–73L 62–77L 64–74 |
| 2014 | First RoundSecond Round | Indiana StateCalifornia | W 91–71L 64–75 |
| 2019 | First RoundSecond Round | ProvidenceIndiana | W 84–72L 60–63 |
| Player | Position | Year(s) | Selectors |
| Glen Rose | 1928 | Helms Athletic Foundation | |
| Tom Pickell | 1929 | College Humor Magazine | |
| Gene Lambert | 1929 | Helms Athletic Foundation | |
| Wear Schoonover | Forward | 1930 | College Humor Magazine |
| James "Doc" Sexton (2) | 1931, 1932 | College Humor Magazine | |
| Ike Poole | Forward | 1936 | Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook |
| Jack Robbins | 1938 | Newspapers Enterprise Association | |
| John Adams | Guard/Forward | 1941 | Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook |
| Clayton Wynne | 1943 | Pic Magazine | |
| Bill Flynt | 1946 | Helms Athletic Foundation | |
| George Kok (2) | Center | 1946, 1948 | Associated Press, The Sporting News |
| Fred Grim | Guard | 1958 | Associated Press |
| Clyde Rhoden | Forward | 1960 | Converse Yearbook |
| Jerry Clayton (2) | Guard | 1961, 1962 | Converse Yearbook |
| Tommy Boyer | Guard | 1963 | UPI, Converse Yearbook |
| Martin Terry | Guard | 1973 | Helms Athletic Foundation |
| Ron Brewer (2) | Guard | 1977, 1978 | Associated Press, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Weekly |
| Marvin Delph (2) | Guard | 1977, 1978 | Associated Press, The Sporting News, Converse Yearbook |
| Sidney Moncrief (3) | Guard | 1977, 1978, 1979 | The Sporting News, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook, United States Writers Basketball Association |
| Scott Hastings (2) | Center | 1981, 1982 | Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press |
| Darrell Walker | Guard | 1983 | Associated Press, UPI, Helms Athletic Foundation, Converse Yearbook |
| Todd Day (3) | Guard | 1990, 1991, 1992 | John Wooden Award, The Sporting News, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, Helms Athletic Foundation, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Weekly, Basketball Times |
| Oliver Miller (2) | Center | 1991, 1992 | Associated Press |
| Lee Mayberry | Guard | 1992 | Associated Press, NABC, Basketball Times |
| Scotty Thurman (2) | Guard | 1994, 1995 | Associated Press, Basketball Times |
| Corliss Williamson (2) | Forward | 1994, 1995 | Associated Press, John Wooden Award, The Sporting News, Basketball Weekly, NABC, UPI, United States Writers Basketball Association, Basketball Times |
| Pat Bradley | Guard | 1999 | Associated Press |
| Joe Johnson | Guard/Forward | 2001 | Associated Press |
| Ronnie Brewer | Guard/Forward | 2006 | Associated Press, Basketball Times, CollegeBasketballInsider.com |
| Bobby Portis | Forward | 2015 | Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News |
| Daniel Gafford | Forward | 2019 | Associated Press |
| Mason Jones | Guard | 2020 | Associated Press |
| Moses Moody | Guard | 2021 | Associated Press |
| JD Notae | Guard | 2022 | Associated Press, Sporting News |
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| Arkansas Razorbacks retired numbers | ||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Ref. | ||
| 32 | Sidney Moncrief | G | 1975–79 | |||
| 34 | Corliss Williamson | F | 1992–95 | |||
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