Darius Acuff Jr. was taken with the seventh overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft Tuesday night by the Sacramento Kings. Coming off a freshman all-America season, the point guard from Detroit is the 48th Razorback taken in the NBA …
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Hogs Claim SEC Tourney Title, 4-Seed; Hawaii Up First on Thursday in Portland
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansas won the SEC Tournament title over Vanderbilt on Sunday in Nashville behind Darius Acuff Jr.’s 37 points and was awarded a 4 seed in the 2026 iteration of March Madness. The 26-8 Hogs will open on Thursday at 3:25 …
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Hogs’ SEC Hoops Slate Set; Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn Come to BWA
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas’ 2025-26 SEC basketball schedule is set, and the Hogs will get Saturday home games against Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee and Auburn. Each of those teams, except Texas, made the Sweet 16 last year. The Razorbacks are coming off their own …
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Moses Moody Named to Players Association Foundation Board
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Razorback and Little Rock native Moses Moody was named to the National Basketball Players Association Foundation board of directors, the organization announced Monday. The foundation also named current player Santi Aldama of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Spanish Men’s …
The Arkansas Razorbacks defeated preseason No. 1 Kansas 85-69 in a charity exhibition game on Oct. 25 before a sellout raucous crowd at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. The Hogs will see Kansas again in the first round of the …
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Reports: Former Hog Great Oliver Miller — the ‘Big O’ — Dead at 54
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterMultiple news outlets reported late Wednesday afternoon that Razorback basketball great Oliver Miller passed away. He was 54 and had been known to have been in poor health. Official cause of death was not listed. Miller, a Fort Worth native, …
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Start Times, Networks Released for First 3 Games; Hoop Hogs to Take Part in Jimmy V Classic
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe kickoff times and networks for the Razorbacks’ first three football games of the 2024 season were released Thursday afternoon, and John Calipari’s first Arkansas basketball team will take on Michigan at Madison Square Garden as part of the 2024 …
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Smith’s 17, Track’s Indoor Sweep Lead Big Weekend for Hogs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe last weekend in February was a good one for fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Across several men’s and women’s sports, broken records, historic performances and championships were the norm. The Arkansas baseball team went 2-1 over the weekend in …
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Razorback Great Charles Balentine Dead at 60
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRazorback basketball great Charles Balentine died Wednesday, Aug. 2, multiple news sources are reporting and friends are confirming on social media. He was 60 years old. Since 2019, he had worked as manager of retail operations for Coulson Oil’s Road …
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Lawson Blake Joins Noah Washington on Ridin’ Around Show
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNoah Washington rides along with Razorback basketball walk-on and fan favorite Lawson Blake in this episode of “The Ridin’ Around Show.” Washington is the student entrepreneur at the University of Arkansas who launched a YouTube series in which he rides …