How rough was Arkansas’ season? Well, one thing happened for the first time in 21 years
No Tramon Mark. No Khalif Battle. No Trevon Brazile. No Devo Davis. No anybody.
The Arkansas basketball was left without a single player among the All-SEC coaches’ teams that were announced Monday. It’s the first time for such an absence since 2002-03 and it’s only the third time in school history (1995-96 was the other).
Brazile and Davis were named to the league’s preseason teams, with Brazile even earning votes for preseason Player of the Year. But both players struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness during the regular season.
That 2002-03 team won just nine games. Jonathan Modica, Eric Ferguson and Kendrick Davis all averaged double-figures scoring, but all three were also freshmen. Modica earned pub the next year.
The Razorbacks joined Missouri, LSU and Vanderbilt as the only teams without any players earn honors. Arkansas may not go wholly without an All-SEC player, though, as the Associated Press teams are set to be released Tuesday. It’s unlikely Arkansas sees anyone there, either, however, as the teams are limited to 10 total players. The coaches’ teams included 17 players.
Arkansas will seek to continue its season for at least one more game on Wednesday when the Razorbacks, the No. 12-seed in the SEC Tournament, play 13th-seeded Vanderbilt in the first round from Nashville.
