I'm sure there are some numbers I'm forgetting, but I really need to dump all of these figures floating around in my head into one piece. Enjoy...
arkansas.rivals.com
Another historic season of Arkansas basketball is in the books.
The Razorbacks were among the last eight teams standing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament before falling to Duke on Saturday.
Now that the year is complete, HawgBeat decided to take a look back at some of the numbers that defined this year's team...
9 — Total losses this season, marking the second straight year Arkansas finished with single-digit losses. That equals the number of single-digit loss seasons it had over the previous 25 seasons combined. The Razorbacks hadn’t had consecutive seasons like that since having eight straight under Nolan Richardson from 1988-95.
2 — Consecutive appearances in the Elite Eight after making it back to that round this year. Arkansas had failed to make it to the Sweet 16 - much less the Elite Eight - in the previous 24 years.
6 — NCAA Tournament wins for Arkansas over the last two seasons. That is more than it won the previous 23 tournaments combined (5). It’s also equal to all other SEC teams combined over that same span, despite five other teams from the conference making the tournament each year.
2 — Wins over an AP No. 1 team this season, knocking off Auburn 80-76 in overtime on Feb. 8 and Gonzaga 74-68 in the Sweet 16. Arkansas is just the 10th team with multiple wins over an AP No. 1 team in a single season, but the first with one in the regular season and one in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to this season, the Razorbacks were just 1-11 all-time vs. AP No. 1 teams, with the lone win coming over North Carolina and Michael Jordan in 1984.
14 — Wins in Arkansas’ final 16 games of the regular season. That included winning streaks of nine and five games separated by a one-point loss at Alabama.
78 — Spots the Razorbacks’ NET ranking improved during that stretch. They bottomed out at No. 98 the day before blowing out Vanderbilt and climbed all the way to No. 20, where they held steady through the SEC Tournament.
27 — Years Arkansas went between wins over Florida in Gainesville, a drought it snapped by beating the Gators 82-74 back on Feb. 22. The Razorbacks have now won back-to-back games over Florida for the first time since winning the first five games in the series (1992-96).
44 — Arkansas’ margin of victory over Missouri at Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 12. That was the second-largest margin of victory in an SEC game in school history, trailing only a 57-point drubbing of Mississippi State in 1993.
11th — Arkansas’ ranking in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency rating this year, with the Final Four games remaining. The Razorbacks finished 10th in that category last season. Before that, their highest ranking during the KenPom era (starting in 2001-02) was No. 25 in 2006-07.
76.0% — Arkansas’ free throw percentage this season. That is the third-highest in school history, behind only the 1961-62 team (77.6%) and 2016-17 team (76.1%).
633 of 833 — Free throws made and free throws attempted by Arkansas this season. Both categories led the nation.
17 — Teams Arkansas held under 40 percent shooting. That includes 14 times over the final 22 games, a stretch in which it held opponents to 39.3 percent shooting. Had the Razorbacks maintained that over the entire season, it would have ranked 18th in the country. Instead, they finished 57th at 41.2 percent.
2 — Players who earned first-team All-SEC honors from the coaches, as Notae and Jaylin Williams each received that honor. The last time Arkansas had multiple first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches in the same season was 1994-95 with Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman.
1,070 — Points scored by Notae in an Arkansas uniform. That is tied with Daryl Macon for 36th on the UA’s all-time scoring list. If he chooses to return for a super senior season, he would crack the top-10 list with another 580 points.
6 — Players who have reached 1,000 points in just two seasons at Arkansas after Notae accomplished the feat this year. The others were Mason Jones, Jaylen Barford, Macon, Bobby Portis and Dusty Hannahs.
660 — Points scored by Notae this season. That is tied with Sidney Moncrief’s total from 1978-79 for eighth on the UA single-season list.
18.3 — Points per game by Notae this season. That ended up ranking second in the SEC, behind only Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr. (20.4 ppg).
2.25 — Steals per game by Notae this season. That led the conference, as he finished just ahead of Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler (2.18 spg). It also ranked 14th in all of Division I and second among high-major players, behind only Posh Alexander (2.31 spg) at St. John’s in the Big East.
364 — Rebounds by Williams this season. That shattered the previous single-season school record of 349 set by Derek Hood in 1998-99. If he returns for his junior season and replicates that total, he’d rank fourth in UA history with 849 rebounds.
308 — Defensive rebounds by Williams this season. That broke the previous single-season school record by more than 100, as Hood’s 1998-99 total included just 205 defensive boards. (NOTE: Offensive/defensive rebounds have been tracked only since 1986-87.)
9.8 — Rebounds per game by Williams this season. That ranked second in the SEC, behind Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe (15.1 rpg), and checks in at No. 5 on the UA single-season list. He was six rebounds shy of averaging double-digit rebounds for the season.
7.7 — Rebounds per game by Williams in his career. That ranks eighth on the UA’s all-time list. If he duplicates his 2021-22 campaign next year, he’d jump up to second on that list with 8.5 per game, trailing only Dean Tolson’s 11.7.
16 — Double-doubles by Williams this season, all of which came over Arkansas’ final 23 games. Only four high-major players had more this year: North Carolina’s Armando Bacot (28), Tshiebwe (26), Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn (17) and Colorado’s Jabari Walker (17).
54 — Charges drawn by Williams this season. Statistics for that are hard to find, but that is believed to be the most in all of Division I this year. Arkansas has only tracked that stat since 2016-17 and the previous single-season record was 27 by Isaiah Joe in 2018-19. Williams drew multiple charges in 18 of 37 games.
2.6 — Assists per game by Williams this season. It was the most by an SEC player listed at 6-foot-10 or taller since LSU’s Ben Simmons (6-foot-10) averaged 4.8 in 2015-16.
87.5% — Free throw percentage by Chris Lykes this season. That was second in the SEC and tied for 34th nationally.
2021-22 Arkansas Hoops By the Numbers: Another historic season
HawgBeat takes a look at some of the statistics that defined Arkansas' 2021-22 basketball season.
Another historic season of Arkansas basketball is in the books.
The Razorbacks were among the last eight teams standing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament before falling to Duke on Saturday.
Now that the year is complete, HawgBeat decided to take a look back at some of the numbers that defined this year's team...
Team Stats
28 — Total wins this season, Arkansas’ most since winning 32 during its national runner-up season of 1994-95. That surpasses the 27 games it won in 2014-15.9 — Total losses this season, marking the second straight year Arkansas finished with single-digit losses. That equals the number of single-digit loss seasons it had over the previous 25 seasons combined. The Razorbacks hadn’t had consecutive seasons like that since having eight straight under Nolan Richardson from 1988-95.
2 — Consecutive appearances in the Elite Eight after making it back to that round this year. Arkansas had failed to make it to the Sweet 16 - much less the Elite Eight - in the previous 24 years.
6 — NCAA Tournament wins for Arkansas over the last two seasons. That is more than it won the previous 23 tournaments combined (5). It’s also equal to all other SEC teams combined over that same span, despite five other teams from the conference making the tournament each year.
2 — Wins over an AP No. 1 team this season, knocking off Auburn 80-76 in overtime on Feb. 8 and Gonzaga 74-68 in the Sweet 16. Arkansas is just the 10th team with multiple wins over an AP No. 1 team in a single season, but the first with one in the regular season and one in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to this season, the Razorbacks were just 1-11 all-time vs. AP No. 1 teams, with the lone win coming over North Carolina and Michael Jordan in 1984.
14 — Wins in Arkansas’ final 16 games of the regular season. That included winning streaks of nine and five games separated by a one-point loss at Alabama.
78 — Spots the Razorbacks’ NET ranking improved during that stretch. They bottomed out at No. 98 the day before blowing out Vanderbilt and climbed all the way to No. 20, where they held steady through the SEC Tournament.
27 — Years Arkansas went between wins over Florida in Gainesville, a drought it snapped by beating the Gators 82-74 back on Feb. 22. The Razorbacks have now won back-to-back games over Florida for the first time since winning the first five games in the series (1992-96).
44 — Arkansas’ margin of victory over Missouri at Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 12. That was the second-largest margin of victory in an SEC game in school history, trailing only a 57-point drubbing of Mississippi State in 1993.
11th — Arkansas’ ranking in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency rating this year, with the Final Four games remaining. The Razorbacks finished 10th in that category last season. Before that, their highest ranking during the KenPom era (starting in 2001-02) was No. 25 in 2006-07.
76.0% — Arkansas’ free throw percentage this season. That is the third-highest in school history, behind only the 1961-62 team (77.6%) and 2016-17 team (76.1%).
633 of 833 — Free throws made and free throws attempted by Arkansas this season. Both categories led the nation.
17 — Teams Arkansas held under 40 percent shooting. That includes 14 times over the final 22 games, a stretch in which it held opponents to 39.3 percent shooting. Had the Razorbacks maintained that over the entire season, it would have ranked 18th in the country. Instead, they finished 57th at 41.2 percent.
Individual Player Stats
4 —Consecutive years Arkansas has had a player recognized on the AP All-America teams, as JD Notae was a third-team selection. The Razorbacks previously had Moses Moody (2021), Mason Jones (2020) and Daniel Gafford (2019) earn honorable mention recognition.2 — Players who earned first-team All-SEC honors from the coaches, as Notae and Jaylin Williams each received that honor. The last time Arkansas had multiple first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches in the same season was 1994-95 with Corliss Williamson and Scotty Thurman.
1,070 — Points scored by Notae in an Arkansas uniform. That is tied with Daryl Macon for 36th on the UA’s all-time scoring list. If he chooses to return for a super senior season, he would crack the top-10 list with another 580 points.
6 — Players who have reached 1,000 points in just two seasons at Arkansas after Notae accomplished the feat this year. The others were Mason Jones, Jaylen Barford, Macon, Bobby Portis and Dusty Hannahs.
660 — Points scored by Notae this season. That is tied with Sidney Moncrief’s total from 1978-79 for eighth on the UA single-season list.
18.3 — Points per game by Notae this season. That ended up ranking second in the SEC, behind only Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr. (20.4 ppg).
2.25 — Steals per game by Notae this season. That led the conference, as he finished just ahead of Tennessee’s Kennedy Chandler (2.18 spg). It also ranked 14th in all of Division I and second among high-major players, behind only Posh Alexander (2.31 spg) at St. John’s in the Big East.
364 — Rebounds by Williams this season. That shattered the previous single-season school record of 349 set by Derek Hood in 1998-99. If he returns for his junior season and replicates that total, he’d rank fourth in UA history with 849 rebounds.
308 — Defensive rebounds by Williams this season. That broke the previous single-season school record by more than 100, as Hood’s 1998-99 total included just 205 defensive boards. (NOTE: Offensive/defensive rebounds have been tracked only since 1986-87.)
9.8 — Rebounds per game by Williams this season. That ranked second in the SEC, behind Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe (15.1 rpg), and checks in at No. 5 on the UA single-season list. He was six rebounds shy of averaging double-digit rebounds for the season.
7.7 — Rebounds per game by Williams in his career. That ranks eighth on the UA’s all-time list. If he duplicates his 2021-22 campaign next year, he’d jump up to second on that list with 8.5 per game, trailing only Dean Tolson’s 11.7.
16 — Double-doubles by Williams this season, all of which came over Arkansas’ final 23 games. Only four high-major players had more this year: North Carolina’s Armando Bacot (28), Tshiebwe (26), Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn (17) and Colorado’s Jabari Walker (17).
54 — Charges drawn by Williams this season. Statistics for that are hard to find, but that is believed to be the most in all of Division I this year. Arkansas has only tracked that stat since 2016-17 and the previous single-season record was 27 by Isaiah Joe in 2018-19. Williams drew multiple charges in 18 of 37 games.
2.6 — Assists per game by Williams this season. It was the most by an SEC player listed at 6-foot-10 or taller since LSU’s Ben Simmons (6-foot-10) averaged 4.8 in 2015-16.
87.5% — Free throw percentage by Chris Lykes this season. That was second in the SEC and tied for 34th nationally.
