Sooey comeback6/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Walker said he was impressed by Musselman's ability to attract good players to Nevada, where he had a 110-34 record and won three Mountain West Conference championships and played in three NCAA Tournaments. When you have that as a coach, you're going to have a chance to win." ![]() You don't win as much as he did if you don't have players, and he had a bunch of good players on the court - guys that could potentially be NBA players. "What impressed me the most was the talent he had out on the floor. He had a lot of high-level Division I players that had transferred in. The guys that came off the bench were good players. "They were seasoned, and they were big at every position. "Eric had a team full of seniors," Walker said. Nevada was led by seniors and twin brothers Caleb Martin (19 points) and Cody Martin (14 points, 10 assists), and senior Jordan Caroline (17 points, 12 rebounds). 6 nationally at the time, beat the Trojans 87-59 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev., on Nov. Walker said he doesn't know Musselman well, but they've been around each other in previous years as NBA assistant coaches, and this season UALR played at Nevada. "We all knew he was in the mix for the Arkansas job." "He started laughing and I started laughing."Īrkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek said Monday that he offered Musselman - Nevada's coach the previous four seasons - the Razorbacks' coaching job Friday and the deal was finalized Saturday.īy Sunday afternoon, Musselman was all over social media wearing a red Razorbacks shirt after his hiring was announced. "I just told him, 'I thought you'd have 'Pig Sooey' on by now,' " Walker said. Walker, a former University of Arkansas All-American guard who now coaches the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans, expressed his surprise at Musselman not wearing a shirt with a Razorbacks logo. FAYETTEVILLE - Darrell Walker ran into Eric Musselman outside of the coaches' hotel at the Final Four on Saturday night in Minneapolis. ![]()
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