Eric Musselman new coach of Arkansas

OFFICIAL of Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek:

"I am delighted to officially announce the recruitment of Eric Musselman as the new Head Coach for @RazorbackMBB. And to welcome his wife Danyelle, their daughter Mariah and their sons Matthew and Michael into the Arkansas Razorback family.

As of Saturday night, strong sources began to indicate that a hiring could be in place as early as Sunday for Arkansas and that all signs indicated Nevada. Eric Musselman. There was more smoke on Sunday morning indicating that things were headed, and Evand Daniels of 247Sports said that Arkansas and Musselman were in contract negotiations right now.

Musselman was one of the most intriguing names in the mid-major ranks after guiding Nevada to three consecutive appearances at the NCAA tournament, including a place in Sweet 16 last season. The former NBA head coach with the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings has found new life in the ranks of colleges. He was the LSU's associate head coach in 2014-15 and is from Ohio.

Age: 54

Career sheet: 110-34 (0.764)

Salary: $ 1 million reported

Added to the list: 03/27/19

Connection to Arkansas: N / A

PERFORMANCE

Musselman took control of Nevada in 2015 and led the Wolfpack to a 24-14 record and the CBI Championship. The following season, they went 28-7 and landed in the NCAA tournament. His best season was in 2017-18, when they were 29-8 and switched to Sweet 16. They did not go that far in 2018-19, but had their best regular season with a record of 29 -5 after losing in the first round. His career as a university coach is 110 to 34 years (76.4%).

RECRUITMENT

The Wolf Pack currently has only one signatory for the 2019 class in small before Eric Parrish of Bossier City (La.) Bosier Parish Community College. Parrish, age 6-6, was a graduate of Cypress (Texas) (2016), Cypress Springs, who initially signed a contract with Akron at the end of high school. As a target of JUCO, he has also been recruited by LSU and SMU, although his only reported offer comes from Nevada. Parrish is engaged in the Pack on October 17, 2018.

In addition, Musselman's 2019 class also included a Pitt transfer in 6-6 Shamiel Stevenson. According to 247Sports, Nevada is currently considered a "warm" option for the remaining 2019 targets, including the smaller ones. Emmanuel Taban from Glendale (Arizona) Apollo, power forward Kenyon Martin from Chatsworth (California). Sierra Canyon.

In 2018, Nevada won a very impressive class in which featured a five-star signatory and attacker All-American McDonald's. Jordan Brown, which rejected groups such as Arizona, Gonzaga, Kansas, UCLA and many others in favor of the Wolf Pack. Musselman's 2018 season also included highly rated three-star striker KJ Hymes, nominated by Virginia, USC, Washington State, Memphis, Missouri and others, and a third Vincent Leewho chose the Pack rather than the Iowa State, the TCU and others.