Arkansas Basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Razorbacks

Oct 28, 2023; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard El Ellis (3) Khalif Battle (0) and guard Truman Mark (12) along with forward Trevon Brazil (2) and forward Chandler Lawson (8) celebrate after a score against the Purdue Boilermakers at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 81-77. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

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Schedule Outlook

Nov. 6 – Alcorn State

Nov. 10 – Gardner-Webb

Nov. 13 – Old Dominion

Nov. 17 – UNC-Greensboro

Nov. 22 – Stanford (Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis)

Nov. 23 – Memphis/Michigan (Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis)

Nov. 24 – TBD (Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis)

Nov. 29 – Duke

Dec. 4 – Furman

Dec. 9 – Oklahoma (Crimson and Cardinal Classic)

Dec. 16 – Lipscomb (Simmons Bank Arena)

Dec. 21 – Abilene Christian

Dec. 30 – UNC-Wilmington

Jan. 6-Mar. 9 – SEC Play

March 13-17 – SEC Tournament

Alcorn State, Gardner-Webb, Old Dominion and UNC-Greensboro will open up the non-conference slate for the Razorbacks. They should build quite the team chemistry in their early going before heading to the Bahamas for the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis.

Arkansas will open things up with Stanford in the opening round from Imperial Arena on Nov. 22. They’ll face Memphis/Michigan depending on the outcome on Nov. 23. Then on Nov. 24, depending on outcomes, they’ll face UNC/Northern Iowa/Villanova/Texas Tech. It’s quite the group of teams in this year’s field.

Things get interesting to close out November as the Razorbacks host Duke at Bud Walton Arena in their return from the Bahamas in the ACC/SEC Challenge. It’ll be a rematch of their Elite Eight match back in 2022 that saw Duke take home a 78-69 victory.

After Duke, they’ll host Furman then Oklahoma in the Crimson and Cardinal Classic. The Razorbacks won last year’s meeting 88-78 and have won three of the last four meetings. Arkansas will host Lipscomb in a neutral site game at Simmons Bank Arena in their second all-time meeting on Dec. 16. Abilene Christian and UNC-Wilmington will close out the rest of the non-conference slate.

The Razorbacks have an intriguing blend of prospects who should be quite the formidable foe, especially defensively. They’ve already shown how competitive they can be in an exhibition 81-77 overtime victory over Purdue this past Saturday. Look for them to finish well above their 8-10 record in conference action this year.

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