FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will be divided into two teams with two Razorback legends serving as honorary coaches at the Red-White Game on Saturday at Barnhill Arena.
Eddie Sutton is scheduled to be the honorary coach for the Red Team. Nolan Richardson is scheduled to be the honorary coach for the White Team. Members from the Sutton and Richardson families are set to attend the game and be a part of a pregame recognition.
The breakdown of the teams include:
RED (TEAM EDDIE)
1 — Isaiah Joe
2 — Adrio Bailey
11 — JD Notae
13 — Emeka Obukwelu
23 — Connor Vanover
24 — Ethan Henderson
33 — Jimmy Whitt Jr.
WHITE (TEAM NOLAN)
0 — Jeantal Cylla
3 — Desi Sills
5 — Jalen Harris
12 — Ty Stevens
15 — Mason Jones
22 — Abayomi Iyiola
35 — Reggie Chaney
Eddie Sutton was 260-75 (.776) as Arkansas head coach from 1974-85 and led the Razorbacks to nine NCAA Tournament berths in 11 seasons, including the 1978 NCAA Final Four.
Sutton was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. This past spring, the men’s practice gym in the Basketball Performance Center was named in honor of Coach Sutton.
Nolan Richardson posted a school-record 389 wins with 13 NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Razorbacks won the 1994 NCAA Championship, was 1995 NCAA Runner-Up and reached the 1990 NCAA Final Four. Richardson was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
On Oct. 20, 2019, the University will unveil Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena prior to the Razorbacks exhibition game with Arkansas-Little Rock.
Free and open to the public, the Red-White Game at Barnhill Arena will begin at 3 pm with doors to the arena opening at 1:30 pm.
Seating will be on a first-come, first-served general admission basis. Parking is free as well.
