2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–12 (7–10 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (1st season);
Associate head coach	Ronald Coleman (1st season); Kenny Payne (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Chuck Martin (1st season); Brad Calipari (1st season);
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena; (Capacity: 19,368)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Auburn	15	–	2	.882	27	–	3	.900
No. 5 Florida	13	–	4	.765	26	–	4	.867
No. 7 Alabama	12	–	5	.706	23	–	7	.767
No. 4 Tennessee	11	–	6	.647	24	–	6	.800
Ole Miss	10	–	7	.588	21	–	9	.700
No. 15 Missouri	10	–	7	.588	21	–	9	.700
No. 22 Texas A&M	10	–	7	.588	21	–	9	.700
No. 19 Kentucky	9	–	8	.529	20	–	10	.667
No. 25 Mississippi State	8	–	9	.471	20	–	10	.667
Vanderbilt	8	–	9	.471	20	–	10	.667
Arkansas	7	–	10	.412	18	–	12	.600
Georgia	7	–	10	.412	19	–	11	.633
Texas	6	–	11	.353	17	–	13	.567
Oklahoma	5	–	12	.294	18	–	12	.600
LSU	3	–	14	.176	14	–	16	.467
South Carolina	2	–	15	.118	12	–	18	.400

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 5, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first year head coach John Calipari, who accepted the job after he resigned from his position at Kentucky after 15 years.^[1] Arkansas plays its home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

Arkansas finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt before losing to South Carolina in the second round. This was Arkansas' first losing season since 2009-10.

Following the completion of the season, head coach Eric Musselman took the vacant USC Trojans job,^[2] which Andy Enfield had left to become the head coach of the SMU Mustangs. On April 10, former Kentucky coach John Calipari was hired to be Arkansas' head coach.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Nearly all of Arkansas' 2023-24 roster either entered the transfer portal or graduated after the season was over and Musselman departed for USC. Trevon Brazile elected to return to the team after testing his NBA draft status.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Davonte Davis	4	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Jacksonville, AR	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Layden Blocker	6	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Little Rock, AR	Transferred to DePaul
Denijay Harris	7	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Columbus, MS	Transferred to Southern Miss
Khalif Battle	0	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Hillside, NJ	Transferred to Gonzaga
Baye Fall	10	F	6'11"	200	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Kansas State
Tramon Mark	12	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Dickinson, TX	Transferred to Texas
Joseph Pinion	5	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Morrilton, AR	Transferred to Arkansas State
Keyon Menifield	1	G	6'1"	150	Sophomore	Flint, MI	Quit basketball to be a rapper
El Ellis	3	G	6'3"	180	Grad	Durham, NC	Graduated
Chandler Lawson	8	F	6'8"	210	Grad	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Jalen Graham	11	F	6'10"	220	Grad	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Makhi Mitchell	15	F	6'10"	240	Grad	Washington, DC	Graduated
Jeremiah Davenport	24	G	6'6"	215	Grad	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Arkansas signed the #1 ranked transfer class in the nation for 2024.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D. J. Wagner	21	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Camden, NJ	Transfer from Kentucky
Adou Thiero	3	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	Transfer from Kentucky
Zvonimir Ivišić	44	C	7'2"	235	Sophomore	Vodice, Croatia	Transfer from Kentucky
Johnell Davis	1	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Gary, IN	Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Jonas Aidoo	0	F	6'11"	245	Senior	Durham, NC	Transfer from Tennessee
Melo Sanchez	11	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transfer from Hawaii Pacific

Recruiting Class

2024 recruiting class

Arkansas signed six high school athletes for the 2024 class, three of whom signed in the late signing period in April 2024, while the other three signed over the summer. The three April signees had originally signed with Kentucky while John Calipari was still head coach there, but followed Calipari to Arkansas.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG	Bronx, NY	Archbishop Stepinac	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Johnuel "Boogie" Fland CG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Karter Knox SF	Riverview, FL	Overtime Elite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Karter Knox SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Billy Richmond SF	Memphis, TN	Camden (NJ)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Billy Richmond SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jaden Karuletwa SG	Sun Valley, CA	Village Christian (CA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2024
Jaden Karuletwa SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ayden Kelley CG	Southaven, MS	Northpoint Christian (MS)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Ayden Kelley CG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Casmir Chavis CG	Minneapolis, MN	Park Center (MN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 10, 2024
Casmir Chavis CG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 5 247Sports: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arkansas 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

Arkansas signed three high school players to its' 2025 class, to include two McDonald's All-Americans and the top player in the state of Arkansas. This class is ranked the #4 class in the country according to On3.com, ESPN, and 247Sports, and the #5 class by Rivals.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darius Acuff PG	Detroit, MI	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 26, 2024
Darius Acuff PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Meleek Thomas CG	Pittsburgh, PA	Overtime Elite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 12, 2024
Meleek Thomas CG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Isaiah Sealy SF	Springdale, AR	Springdale	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Isaiah Sealy SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 5 247Sports: 4 ESPN: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arkansas 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaden Karuletwa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Village Christian School	Sun Valley, California
G	1	Johnell Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Florida Atlantic	Gary, Indiana
G	2	Boogie Fland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac High School	Bronx, New York
F	3	Adou Thiero	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Kentucky	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	4	Trevon Brazile	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Missouri	Springfield, Missouri
G	5	Casmir Chavis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Park Center Senior High School	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	8	Melo Sanchez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hawaii Pacific	San Diego, California
F	9	Jonas Aidoo	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Tennessee	Durham, North Carolina
F	11	Karter Knox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Tampa, Florida
G	14	Ayden Kelley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Northpoint Christian School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	21	D. J. Wagner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Kentucky	Camden, New Jersey
F	24	Billy Richmond III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Camden High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	25	Kareem Watkins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Kentucky	Camden, New Jersey
F	44	Zvonimir Ivišić	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Kentucky	Vodice, Croatia
F	45	Lawson Blake (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Link Year Prep	Fayetteville, Arkansas

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 16	No. 1 Kansas	W 85–69	–	22 – Fland	6 – Ivišić	5 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	No. 16	vs. TCU	L 65–66	–	20 – Thiero	9 – Brazile	5 – Fland	Dickies Arena (4,407) Fort Worth, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 16	Lipscomb	W 76–60	1–0	17 – Fland	6 – Davis	3 – Bland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 16	vs. No. 8 Baylor	L 67–72	1–1	24 – Thiero	6 – Thiero	7 – Fland	American Airlines Center (10,207) Dallas, TX
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 18	Troy	W 65–49	2–1	19 – Thiero	7 – Thiero	7 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 20	Pacific	W 91–72	3–1	23 – Thiero	6 – Tied	5 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 22, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 20	Little Rock Turkey Throwdown	W 79–67	4–1	23 – Thiero	8 – Thiero	7 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	Maryland Eastern Shore Turkey Throwdown	W 109–35	5–1	21 – Knox	9 – Richmond III	6 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., CBS	No. 19	vs. Illinois Thanksgiving Hoops Showcase [Turkey Throwdown]	L 77–90	5–2	26 – Thiero	6 – Tied	6 – Davis	T-Mobile Center (5,707) Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge	W 76–73	6–2	18 – Fland	5 – Tied	6 – Fland	Watsco Center (6,389) Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		UTSA	W 75–60	7–2	26 – Thiero	10 – Thiero	7 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 10, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 14 Michigan Jimmy V Classic	W 89–87	8–2	20 – Fland	7 – Aidoo	7 – Fland	Madison Square Garden (14,846) New York, NY
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		vs. Central Arkansas	W 82–57	9–2	16 – Fland	7 – Brazile	9 – Fland	Simmons Bank Arena (15,535) North Little Rock, AR
December 21, 2024* 1:30 p.m., SECN		North Carolina A&T	W 95–67	10–2	17 – Aidoo	11 – Aidoo	11 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	Oakland	W 92–62	11–2	22 – Tied	7 – Brazile	6 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, Arkansas
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 23	at No. 1 Tennessee	L 52–76	11–3 (0–1)	17 – Wagner	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 23 Ole Miss	L 66–73	11–4 (0–2)	17 – Thiero	9 – Thiero	5 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 8 Florida	L 63–71	11–5 (0–3)	17 – Thiero	9 – Aidoo	4 – Fland	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 74–78	11–6 (0–4)	19 – Fland	10 – Tied	5 – Fland	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,675) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 65–83	11–7 (0–5)	14 – Ivisic	10 – Ivisic	6 – Fland	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 68–65	12–7 (1–5)	17 – Thiero	11 – Thiero	3 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		Oklahoma	L 62–65	12–8 (1–6)	18 – Davis	6 – Ivisic	5 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 12 Kentucky	W 89–79	13–8 (2–6)	21 – Thiero	8 – Thiero	8 – Wagner	Rupp Arena (21,266) Lexington, KY
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas	W 78–70	14–8 (3–6)	24 – Davis	12 – Ivisic	4 – Wagner	Moody Center (10,799) Austin, TX
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 3 Alabama	L 81–85	14–9 (3–7)	27 – Ivisic	7 – Ivisic	9 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		LSU	W 70–58	15–9 (4–7)	25 – Ivisic	8 – Knox	7 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at No. 8 Texas A&M	L 61–69	15–10 (4–8)	17 – Knox	6 – Tied	4 – Thiero	Reed Arena (10,752) College Station, TX
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 1 Auburn	L 60–67	15–11 (4–9)	16 – Thiero	8 – Ivisic	5 – Wagner	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 15 Missouri	W 92–85	16–11 (5–9)	20 – Ivisic	5 – Theiro	4 – Davis	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas	W 86–81 ^OT	17–11 (6–9)	18 – Ivisic	8 – Brazile	5 – Wagner	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina	L 53–72	17–12 (6–10)	11 – Knox	10 – Aidoo	5 – Knox	Colonial Life Arena (11,754) Columbia, SC
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 90–77	18–12 (7–10)	21 – Davis	14 – Brazile	3 – Wagner	Memorial Gymnasium (8,829) Nashville, TN
March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., SECN		No. 25 Mississippi State						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
SEC tournament
March 12/13, 2025 TBD, SECN		vs. TBD First/second round						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	16	18	20	19	RV	RV	RV	23	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	16	21	24	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.
^ "USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.
^ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2024). "John Calipari officially hired as Arkansas men's basketball coach". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] "John Calipari steps down at Kentucky to become Arkansas head basketball coach". NBC News. April 10, 2024.

[2] "USC tabs Arkansas' Musselman to replace Enfield". April 4, 2024.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2024). "John Calipari officially hired as Arkansas men's basketball coach". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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