Anderson in Arkansas after eight seasons

Arkansas has separated from coach Mike Anderson after eight seasons, school announced Tuesday.

Anderson, 59, is a former assistant to Nolan Richardson who returned to Fayetteville in 2011. He has coached the Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four seasons of the season, but the Razorbacks have had some success. badly -10 to the SEC) campaign. They also failed to reach the tournament in four of his first five seasons at the helm.

In total, Anderson earned 169-102 points while in Arkansas.

"After a review of the program, including an analysis of the past eight years and a look into the future, I decided that a change of leadership would better position our men's basketball program." for future success, "said sports director Hunter Yurachek. "In the past eight seasons, we have won several games and competed in the NIT and NCAA tournaments, however, according to my assessment, we have not registered a consistent level of success against the country's most competitive teams. to participate annually in the SEC and NCAA championships, which will continue to be the benchmark of our success throughout our sporting program. "

Before being hired in Arkansas, Anderson spent five seasons in Missouri. He was also head coach at UAB for four seasons after 17 seasons as a Richardson assistant, including a two-game stint as an acting coach in 2002.

Kelvin Sampson of Houston is expected to be among the main candidates for Arkansas, sources told ESPN. Sampson worked under Yurachek in Houston and led Houston to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons. The Cougars will face Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Friday.