2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Head coach	John Calipari (1st season);
Associate head coach	Ronald "Chin" Coleman (1st season); Kenny Payne (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ronnie Brewer (2nd season); Chuck Martin (1st season); Brad Calipari (1st season);
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena; (Capacity: 19,368)

The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team will represent the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by first year head coach John Calipari, who accepted the job after he resigned from his position at Kentucky after 15 years.[1]Arkansas will play its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Arkansas finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt before losing to South Carolina in the second round. This was Arkansas' first losing season since 2009-10.

Following the completion of the season, head coach Eric Musselman took the vacant USC Trojans job,[2] which Andy Enfield had left to become the head coach of the SMU Mustangs.

Offseason

Departures

Nearly all of Arkansas' 2023-24 roster either entered the transfer portal or graduated after the season was over and Musselman departed for USC. Trevon Brazile elected to return to the team after testing his NBA draft status.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Devonte Davis	4	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Jacksonville, AR	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Layden Blocker	6	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Little Rock, AR	Transferred to DePaul
Denijay Harris	7	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Columbus, MS	Transferred to Southern Miss
Khalif Battle	0	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Hillside, NJ	Transferred to Gonzaga
Baye Fall	10	F	6'11"	200	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Kansas State
Tramon Mark	12	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Dickinson, TX	Transferred to Texas
Joseph Pinion	5	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Morrilton, AR	Transferred to Arkansas State
Keyon Menifield	1	G	6'1"	150	Sophomore	Flint, MI	Entered transfer portal
El Ellis	3	G	6'3"	180	Grad	Durham, NC	Graduated
Chandler Lawson	8	F	6'8"	210	Grad	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Jalen Graham	11	F	6'10"	220	Grad	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Makhi Mitchell	15	F	6'10"	240	Grad	Washington D.C.	Graduated
Jeremiah Davenport	24	G	6'6"	215	Grad	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Arkansas signed the #1 ranked transfer class in the nation for 2024.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D. J. Wagner	21	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Camden, NJ	Transfer from Kentucky
Adou Thiero	3	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	Transfer from Kentucky
Zvonimir Ivišić	44	C	7'2"	235	Sophomore	Vodice, Croatia	Transfer from Kentucky
Johnell Davis	1	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Gary, IN	Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Jonas Aidoo	0	F	6'11"	245	Senior	Durham, NC	Transfer from Tennessee

2024 recruiting class

Arkansas signed three high school athletes for the 2024 class, all of whom signed in the late signing period in April 2024. All three had originally signed with Kentucky while John Calipari was still head coach there, but followed Calipari to Arkansas.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG	Bronx, NY	Archbishop Stepinac	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Karter Knox SF	Riverview, FL	Overtime Elite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Karter Knox SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Billy Richmond SF	Memphis, TN	Camden (NJ)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Billy Richmond SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 6 247Sports: 3
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arkansas 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

Roster

2023–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Trevon Brazile	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Kickapoo High (Springfield, MO) Missouri	Springfield, MO
G	21	D. J. Wagner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Camden (NJ) Kentucky	Camden, NJ
F	3	Adou Thiero	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Quaker Valley High (Pittsburgh) Kentucky	Pittsburgh, PA
F		Billy Richmond III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Camden (NJ)	Memphis, TN
F		Karter Knox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite (Atlanta)	Riverview, FL
C	44	Zvonimir Ivišić	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Kentucky	Vodice, Croatia
G	1	Johnell Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	21st Century Charter High (Gary, IN) Florida Atlantic	Gary, IN
G		Boogie Fland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NYr>	Bronx, NY
F	0	Jonas Aidoo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Liberty Heights Athletic Institute (Charlotte, NC) Tennessee	Durham, NC
C	45	Lawson Blake (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville Link Year Prep	Fayetteville, AR

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Payne, Associate Head Coach (Louisville)
Chin Coleman, Associate Head Coach (Lamar)
Chuck Martin, Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator (Monmouth)
Brad Calipari, Assistant Coach/Director of On-Court Player Development (Kentucky)
Ronnie Brewer, Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Arkansas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

References

"John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.
"USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.

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[1] "John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.

[2] "USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.

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