1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14-9 (8–4 SWC)
Head coach	Glen Rose (12th season);
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium

1954–55 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU	9	–	3	.750	15	–	10	.600
TCU	8	–	4	.667	17	–	7	.708
Arkansas	8	–	4	.667	14	–	9	.609
Baylor	7	–	5	.583	13	–	11	.542
Rice	6	–	6	.500	10	–	12	.455
Texas	3	–	9	.250	4	–	20	.167
Texas A&M	1	–	11	.083	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–1955 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1954–1955 college basketball season. The Hogs were coached by Glen Rose, in his third season of his second stint as head coach of the basketball team and twelfth season overall coaching Arkansas. The Razorbacks played their home games in the Men's Gymnasium, their eighteenth and final season there before moving into what would become known as Barnhill Arena. Arkansas had an overall record of 14–9 with an 8–4 record in Southwest Conference play, finishing in a tie for second place in the league.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Roster

Roster retrieved from HogStats.com^[5] and Sports-Reference.com.^[6]

1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	38	Jerald Barnett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Harrison High School	Harrison, Arkansas
F	45	Norman Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	N/A	Bucyrus, Ohio
C		Pete Butler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	N/A	Jefferson City, Missouri
	22	Buddy Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	DeQueen High School	DeQueen, Arkansas
G	40	Carroll Scroggin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Center Ridge High School	Center Ridge, Arkansas
F	20	Terry Day	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Magnolia High School	Magnolia, Arkansas
G	36	Leo McDonald	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	N/A	Many, Louisiana
G	17	Joe Kretschmar	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	N/A	Jefferson City, Missouri
	25	Joe Telford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Theodore Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, Iowa
F	11	Joe Dickson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Little Rock Central High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
		John Crawford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C	14	Charlie Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Walnut Ridge High School	Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Head coach

Glen Rose (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2021

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29, 1954*	Northwestern State College	L 68–74	0–1	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
December 8, 1954*	at Oklahoma City	W 81–76 ^OT	1–1	Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, OK
December 11, 1954*	at Tulsa	L 47–63	1–2	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK
December 15, 1954*	at No. 6 Mizzou	L 58–77	1–3	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
December 17, 1954*	Ole Miss	W 74–64	2–3	Little Rock, AR
December 27, 1954*	vs. Rice Southwest Conference Tournament	W 73–66	3–3	Houston, TX
December 28, 1954*	vs. Alabama Southwest Conference Tournament	L 67–84	3–4	Houston, TX
December 29, 1954*	vs. Texas A&M Southwest Conference Tournament	W 74–70	4–4	Houston, TX
January 1, 1955*	Tulsa	W 68–60	5–4	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 4, 1955	TCU	L 62–67	5–5 (0–1)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 8, 1955	at Texas A&M	L 59–62	5–6 (0–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
January 10, 1955	at Rice	W 83–61	6–6 (1–2)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX
January 15, 1955	Baylor	W 73–63	7–6 (2–2)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 1955*	Oklahoma City	W 55–52	8–6 (2–2)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 1955	SMU	W 85–74	9–6 (3–2)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 1955	at Texas	L 74–75 ^OT	9–7 (3–3)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX
February 7, 1955	at Baylor	W 75–72	10–7 (4–3)	Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, TX
February 12, 1955	Rice	W 86–75	11–7 (5–3)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 15, 1955*	at St. Louis	L 72–99	11–8 (5–3)	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO
February 19, 1955	Texas	W 79–74	12–8 (6–3)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 1955	at SMU	L 69–83	12–9 (6–4)	Perkins Gymnasium Dallas, TX
February 26, 1955	Texas A&M	W 73–63	13–9 (7–4)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 1955	at TCU	W 110–89	14–9 (8–4)	Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

↑ "1954-55 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "2003-04 University of Arkansas Razorbacks" (PDF). arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "MBB Stats | Arkansas Razorbacks". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
↑ "1954-55 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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[1] "1954-55 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[2] "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[3] "2003-04 University of Arkansas Razorbacks" (PDF). arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[4] "MBB Stats | Arkansas Razorbacks". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[5] "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[6] "1954-55 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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