Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (11-1) host Texas A&M (6-5)
What: Arkansas’ SEC Opener – GAME IS SOLD OUT
When: Saturday – Jan. 4, 2020 – 6:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena
How (to follow):
- TV: SEC Network (Kevin Fitzgerald and Dane Bradshaw)
^ CLICK HERE to Watch SEC Network Online
- Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
- Sirius/XM: XM Channel 374 and streaming online, channel 374
- Live Stats: www.Arkansas.StatBroadcast.com
- Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
- Texas A&M Game Notes: CLICK HERE
PRE-GAME INFORMATION
- The first 5,000 fans through the gates of Bud Walton Arena will receive a free poster. WATCH
- As we welcome back our men’s basketball lettermen, there will be an autograph session featuring former Razorbacks from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the northwest concourse of Bud Walton Arena. Some of the former players scheduled to participate in the autograph session include: Kikko Haydar, Kareem Reid, Joe Kleine, Charles Balentine, Sunday Adebayo, Darrell Hawkins, Ken Biley, Corey Beck, Ron Brewer Sr., Clyde Fletcher and others.
Did You Know?
- Arkansas is one of five teams in Division I basketball without a loss in regulation. The other four include Duke, Dayton, Auburn and San Diego State.
- Arkansas is the only team in the SEC to feature:
^ Two players in the league’s top 5 for scoring — Mason Jones (2nd / 19.7) • Isaiah Joe (4th / 17.4)
^ Three players in the league’s top 20 for scoring — Jimmy Whitt Jr. (18th / 13.5)
- This will be the 159th meeting between Arkansas and Texas A&M. The Razorbacks own a 102-56 advantage in the series, including a 57-15 advantage in games played in Fayetteville.
- Arkansas is 7-5 versus the Aggies since A&M joined the SEC for the 2012-13 season.
- The teams split the series last season, each winning on the road. Texas A&M defeated Arkansas in the last meeting, 87-80 last February in Bud Walton Arena. The Hogs had won 10 straight in Fayetteville over the Aggies prior to the loss dating back to Jan. 25, 1987.
- Texas A&M is one of three teams on this year’s schedule that Arkansas played in its inaugural season in 1923-24. Rice (144 meetings) and TCU (142 meetings) are the others.
- The Aggies won each of the first two meetings in that 1923-24 season – back-to-back games in College Station, 35-27 and 32-17.
- The Aggies are the Razorbacks’ most common opponent with 158 games played in the series.
- Arkansas will open conference play versus Texas A&M for the fifth time in the eight years since A&M joined the league (2012-13) but this is the first time the meeting has been in Fayetteville. With a win to open SEC play last season at A&M, the Razorbacks are 1-3 versus the Aggies when opening league play.
- Beginning its 29th season in the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas is 16-12 all-time in SEC openers.
- Arkansas is 11-4 when its first SEC game is at home and are 17-11 overall when playing its first SEC home game.
- Arkansas is off to an 11-1 start for the first time since 2016-17. The 2016-17 Hogs lost their 13th game, an SEC opener at #25 Florida.
- Arkansas’ .917 winning percentage is 8th-T in the NCAA.
^ Arkansas is 1 of 11 teams in the NCAA with one or fewer losses. - Arkansas is 1 of 11 teams in the NCAA with one or fewer losses.
- Arkansas’ NCAA NET jumped seven spots to 26th after a 71-64 road win at Indiana.
^ Arkansas’ NET is 2nd-best among SEC schools behind Auburn (5).
^ The rest of the SEC: LSU (41); Kentucky (44); Ole Miss (54); Florida (55); Missouri (57); Alabama (62); Georgia (68); Tennessee (75); Miss. State (82); South Carolina (121); Vanderbilt (143) and Texas A&M (188). - Arkansas has an RPI of 10.
^ Arkansas’ RPI of 10 is better than 16 teams ranked in the in the AP top 25, including top-ranked Gonzaga (#1 AP/#50 RPI); Oregon (#4 AP/#15 RPI); Baylor (#6 AP/#23 RPI); Louisville (#7 AP/#12 RPI); Memphis (#9 AP/#24 RPI) Butler (#11 AP/#11 RPI); Michigan (#12 AP/#31 RPI); Michigan State (#14 AP/#17 RPI); Kentucky (#17 AP/#87 RPI) Virginia (#19 AP/#28 RPI); Dayton (#20 AP/#13 RPI); Penn State (#21 AP/#37 RPI); TX Tech (#22 AP/#104 RPI) Iowa (#23 AP/#48 RPI); Wichita St (#24 AP/#21 RPI); Arizona (#25 AP/#26 RPI)
- Arkansas sophomore Isaiah Joe was named to the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today.
- FANS CAN VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE PLAYER AT: http://www.hoophallawards.com/men/vote.php