Arkansas

SEC DIRT: Arkansas Fires Mike Anderson

HoopDirt.com can now confirm multiple reports that Arkansas has fired head basketball coach Mike Anderson. Sources have told me that he just finished meeting with his team to deliver the news. Anderson has been the Razorbacks coach for the past eight seasons (169-104), including 18-16 this year. He also worked as the head coach at

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University Arkansas assistant basketball coaches receive pay increases

According to WholeHogSports.com, University of Arkansas assistant basketball coaches Melvin Watkins, T.J. Cleveland, and Scotty Thurman have all received pay increases for the 2018-19 season. The report, which was obtained from a freedom of information act request, lists the increases (and salaries) as following: Melvin Watkins: increase of $8,000 to $391,635 T.J. Cleveland: increase of

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Arkansas Extends Anderson’s Employment Agreement Two Years Through 2022

Following Thursday’s approval by the Board of Trustees of compensation included in a two-year contract extension signed in November, the University of Arkansas announced that men’s basketball head coach Mike Anderson has an employment agreement through March 2022. Anderson signed the new agreement on November 22, 2017. Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz signed the agreement on November

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