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Bradley's next game is Saturday, Dec. 17, at 3 pm, against the University of Arkansas. It is technically a neutral-court game, being played at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Simmons Bank Arena (formerly known as Verizon Arena) is an 18,000 seat, publicly-owned facility (owned by Pulaski County, the largest county in Arkansas) located in North Little Rock, just across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. Arkansas plays a game there every couple years because of the large contingent of Arkansas graduates and fans who live in the Little Rock area. The Arkansas campus is in Fayetteville, nearly 200 miles to the northwest. Though this is not their usual home venue, they draw large crowds when they play there. Last season, they played Hofstra at the Simmons Bank Arena and drew 14,685 fans, and earlier games there have drawn 14,000 to 17,000+ fans.
The last time they played an MVC team there was 12/21/2019 when they beat Valparaiso 72-68 in front of 15,630 fans.
The game is not scheduled to be televised or streamed
Live stats- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=424269
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM
Arkansas is 9-1, with their only loss coming Nov. 22 in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational to Creighton (ranked #10 at that time) 90-87
Box score- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-co...-Creighton.pdf
Schedule/results- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/schedule/
They have won their last 5 games.
They are currently ranked #10 in the AP Top 25, and they are #25 in NET rankings.
They were picked 2nd (behind Kentucky) in the SEC preseason media poll-
https://www.secsports.com/article/34...tball-favorite
Last season, Arkansas was 28-9 overall, and 13-5 in the SEC, and they finished 4th in the SEC final standings.
In the 2022 NCAA Tournament, they made it to the 2022 Elite 8 by upsetting the #1 seed Gonzaga, but then they lost in the Elite 8 to #2 seed Duke.
Historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/
They have 4 double-digit scorers-
Stats- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats...on_2022-23.pdf
Roster- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/
However, 3rd leading scorer 6'10" sophomore Trevon Brazile (11.8 ppg), also their leading rebounder, will not play because of a recently torn ACL-
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...mainder-season
6'5" Freshman guard Nick Smith, Jr. was selected to the pre-season All-SEC 1st team, the only Arkansas player on either the Preseason 1st or 2nd team.
He was the 2022 National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and by other services.
https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/nic...er-of-the-year
He missed their first 6 games because of a knee injury, but in the 4 games since he returned, he is their 2nd leading scorer averaging 14.8 ppg.
Leading scorer is 6'6" junior Ricky Council IV, a transfer from Wichita State.
As a team, they shoot only 31.1% from three, which ranks 292nd out of 362 schools.
They are coached by Eric Musselman in the 4th season at Arkansas.
The likely starters are:
Ricky Council IV, 6'6" junior guard (36.1 mpg, 19.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Nick Smith, Jr., 6'5" freshman guard (24.8 mpg, 14.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Anthony Black, 6'7" freshman guard (33.6 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Makhi Mitchell, 6'10" senior forward (19.2 mpg, 7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Jordan Walsh, 6'7" freshman forward (22.9 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)
Top reserves-
Davonte Davis, 6'4" junior guard (29.3 mpg, 7.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Kamani Johnson, 6'7" senior forward (12.5 mpg, 2.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
Roster- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/
Arkansas stats- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats...on_2022-23.pdf
BU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...2/pdf/cume.pdf
It's expected that Zek Montgomery will play, but I have not seen any word from Bradley regarding Ja'Shon Henry.
The last time they played an MVC team there was 12/21/2019 when they beat Valparaiso 72-68 in front of 15,630 fans.
The game is not scheduled to be televised or streamed
Live stats- http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=424269
Chat room- www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio/audio stream- WMBD 1470 AM or 100.3 FM
Arkansas is 9-1, with their only loss coming Nov. 22 in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational to Creighton (ranked #10 at that time) 90-87
Box score- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/wp-co...-Creighton.pdf
Schedule/results- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/schedule/
They have won their last 5 games.
They are currently ranked #10 in the AP Top 25, and they are #25 in NET rankings.
They were picked 2nd (behind Kentucky) in the SEC preseason media poll-
https://www.secsports.com/article/34...tball-favorite
Last season, Arkansas was 28-9 overall, and 13-5 in the SEC, and they finished 4th in the SEC final standings.
In the 2022 NCAA Tournament, they made it to the 2022 Elite 8 by upsetting the #1 seed Gonzaga, but then they lost in the Elite 8 to #2 seed Duke.
Historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/
They have 4 double-digit scorers-
Stats- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats...on_2022-23.pdf
Roster- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/
However, 3rd leading scorer 6'10" sophomore Trevon Brazile (11.8 ppg), also their leading rebounder, will not play because of a recently torn ACL-
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...mainder-season
6'5" Freshman guard Nick Smith, Jr. was selected to the pre-season All-SEC 1st team, the only Arkansas player on either the Preseason 1st or 2nd team.
He was the 2022 National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and by other services.
https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/nic...er-of-the-year
He missed their first 6 games because of a knee injury, but in the 4 games since he returned, he is their 2nd leading scorer averaging 14.8 ppg.
Leading scorer is 6'6" junior Ricky Council IV, a transfer from Wichita State.
As a team, they shoot only 31.1% from three, which ranks 292nd out of 362 schools.
They are coached by Eric Musselman in the 4th season at Arkansas.
The likely starters are:
Ricky Council IV, 6'6" junior guard (36.1 mpg, 19.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.9 apg)
Nick Smith, Jr., 6'5" freshman guard (24.8 mpg, 14.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Anthony Black, 6'7" freshman guard (33.6 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Makhi Mitchell, 6'10" senior forward (19.2 mpg, 7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Jordan Walsh, 6'7" freshman forward (22.9 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)
Top reserves-
Davonte Davis, 6'4" junior guard (29.3 mpg, 7.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.3 apg)
Kamani Johnson, 6'7" senior forward (12.5 mpg, 2.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
Roster- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/
Arkansas stats- https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/stats...on_2022-23.pdf
BU stats- https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...2/pdf/cume.pdf
It's expected that Zek Montgomery will play, but I have not seen any word from Bradley regarding Ja'Shon Henry.
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