Razorback Brew 1/25: No Room To Breathe
Good morning. There are no shutouts in basketball, but what Arkansas did to LSU last night was pretty dang close to it. Head inside the Razorback locker room after a dominating defensive win to hear Coach Muss’ postgame speech and much more.
Now, what else is steeping in today’s Brew?
- The finale approaches
- Stifling defensive performance
- And much, much more!
As Arkansas men’s basketball celebrates their 100th season in program history, we’re putting together Razorback super-teams from across the decades to decide the greatest Starting 5 of all time.
Every day, you’ll have a chance to vote on who your pick would be with the winner moving on to the next round until we crown a champion.
The final episode drops this week, which means you can stream it for FREE tomorrow night at 7:00pm CT on HogsPlus.com.
But it also means we’re on to the finals of the bracket!
This week’s matchup pits two winning teams from last week against each other. Who’s winning?
TEAM 4: Kareem Reid, Moses Kingsley, Sidney Moncrief, Clint McDaniel, and Joe Johnson.
TEAM 5: Michael Qualls, Daryl Macon, Scotty Thurman, Pat Bradley, and Jaylin Williams.
Vote today for the team you think will win >>>
> NO ROOM TO BREATHE. Razorback men’s basketball was on one defensively Tuesday evening. The Hogs held LSU to just three field goals in the first half before going on to win 60-40. The mere 40 points allowed is tied for the second-lowest point total ever from an SEC opponent.
Devo Davis continued his hot streak on both ends of the floor and led the team with 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Anthony Black was right on his tail with 14 points of his own.
Now winners of two-straight games, Arkansas will ride this momentum into the SEC-Big 12 Challenge this weekend. They’ll face Baylor at 3pm on Saturday.
> BACKEND ASSISTANCE. Arkansas football has hired a new coach to Sam Pittman’s staff in Deron Wilson, who will be the Hogs’ secondary coach.
Wilson heads to Fayetteville after serving one season at Florida as a quality control analyst working with the Gators’ cornerbacks. Prior to joining the staff at Florida, Wilson spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at McNeese from 2020-21. Additionally, he was named the Cowboys’ interim defensive coordinator a week prior to the spring season opener in 2021.
Learn all about Wilson’s coaching history here.
> GOLDEN ARCH DUO. Two incoming Razorback basketball players were named McDonald’s All-Americans Tuesday. Arkansas women’s basketball signee Taliah Scott and men’s basketball signee Baye Fall each made the cut for the two games that will be played later this year.
Taliah, a five-star guard, becomes the latest of seven McDonald’s All-Americans head coach Mike Neighbors has signed at Arkansas. She surpassed 2,000 career points in her high school career earlier this season, while averaging 37.3 points per game.
Baye is also a five-star prospect and the third-highest rated center in the country. He’s the fourth McDonald’s All-American head coach Eric Musselman has signed for the Razorbacks.
> RANKINGS RAVE. Heaps of praise are rolling in for Arkansas softball this week. The Razorbacks achieved their highest preseason ranking in program history, checking in at No. 6 in ESPN.com/USA Softball’s Preseason Top 25 Tuesday.
In addition, key players Chenise Delce, Kristina Foreman, Hannah Gammill and Cylie Halvorson were named to preseason Top 100 lists by D1Softball, Extra Inning Softball and Softball America. Chenise earned top-20 rankings from Extra Inning Softball, and Hannah cracked the top-15 for D1Softball and Extra Inning Softball.
The Hogs will begin their season in just over two weeks at the Rebel Kickoff in Las Vegas.
How about that defense!? Arkansas got some revenge on LSU last night with a big win over the Tigers at Bud Walton Arena. Z recaps the game in today’s episode.
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Wednesday 1/25:
Men’s Tennis vs. Oral Roberts @ 5:00pm
Thursday 1/26:
100 Seasons of Arkansas Basketball: Part 3 @ 7:00pm on Hogs+
Women’s Basketball vs. Alabama @ 6:00pm on SEC Network
Friday 1/27:
Women’s Tennis vs. Florida State
Women’s Track and Field in Razorback Invitational
Men’s Track and Field in Razorback Invitational
Gymnastics vs. LSU @ 7:45pm on SEC Network
Saturday 1/28:
Swimming and diving at Vanderbilt @ 2:00pm
Men’s Basketball at Baylor @ 3:00pm on ESPN
Men’s Tennis vs. Northwestern
Women’s Tennis vs. Stanford OR Kansas State
Women’s Track and Field in Razorback Invitational
Men’s Track and Field in Razorback Invitational
Sunday 1/29:
Men’s Tennis vs. Michigan OR Cal Poly
Women’s Basketball at Ole Miss @ 4:00pm on SEC Network
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