Arkansas fired Mike Anderson
(Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports)
Add another head coaching vacancy to the carousel of Southeastern Conference basketball coaches this spring.
Arkansas parted ways with Mike Anderson on Tuesday, following an 18-16 season in which the Razorbacks failed to make the NCAA Tournament. The Razorbacks lost to Indiana in the second round of the NIT Tournament.
Anderson held the job for eight years, but only reached the Big Dance in three of the eight. His best season was 2014-15, when he led Arkansas to a 24-7 regular season record, a runner-up finish in the SEC Tournament, and a spot in the NCAA’s Round of 32.
With Anderson’s departure, there are now four job openings in the SEC, and a fifth, LSU, may open up soon once the Will Wade situation is settled.
It also means we won’t get to see Anderson blow by John Calipari in the handshake line after UK-Arkansas games. Those two really don’t care for one another.
In other Mike Anderson news, who told him it was OK to wear that shirt?
26 Comments for Arkansas fired Mike Anderson
Looks like they’re going from one bad dresser to another.
Kelvin Sampson
U can bet our assistants will be candidates for some of these jobs… like everyone raids Nick Saban’s staff when looking for a coach in the SEC. Let’s hope it’s 2 weeks before anyone has time to interview.
Other than maybe Kenny, our assistants would not be qualified for a Big 5 coaching position. Likely Kenny wouldn’t either.
A Cal hater bites the dust.
like Cal says, “There are two kinds of coaches out there. Coaches that can recruit great players and ex-coaches.”
Hey Mike, what day is it Mike? It’s Dump Day! ???
Lmao
Good riddance. He was a surly little prick
Agreed
Yep, never liked this guy. Dirty coach, dirty players.
Good bye Mr Prick, never showed Cal any respect
It’s about time. No idea why he lasted as long as he did. I sure wouldn’t want my son learning from him.
I’ll miss the fastest handshake in the SEC.
Vandy Bama now the Hogg’s SEC going to have a new look next season.
Don’t forget A&M and likely LSU as well
Plus A&M
Missouri coach will be gone within a year also.
Bad decision in my opinion. Arkansas was going to bring back their whole team minus Gafford next year and likely would’ve made the tourney. I feel like more than likely most of the 5 SEC coach openings that exist now will end up being filled by worse coaches or coaches who are more of the same. Maybe I’ll be wrong but I could see Arkansas going from a competitive bubble team every year to becoming a bottom feeder because of this.
Bama and the hogs both f’ed up with their coaches
Neither were awesome coaches, but were the best they will likely get
Slater, they sucked WITH Gafford.
Slater is the expert in suck.
Isahia Joe to UK!
Now the Cal to Arkansas rumors can be anonymously confirmed by espn insiders
My least favorite and most classless coach in the conference.