Razorback opponents for SEC/ACC Challenge set

Men’s team will play Miami, women to take on Boston College

From the University of Arkansas

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FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas men’s basketball program will face the Miami Hurricanes in the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, ESPN announced today. The game will be played on Dec. 3 (Tuesday) at Miami’s Watsco Center in Coral Gables. Network designations and tip-off times will be announced at a later date.

The Razorbacks and Hurricanes have only met on one previous occasion when the two programs were paired in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament in Nashville. #23 Miami, the sixth seed, defeated 11thseeded Arkansas, 75-71.

Ironically, Razorback head coach John Calipari will be facing the Hurricanes for the second time in as many seasons for the SEC/ACC Challenge. Last season, Calipari’s 12th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats beat #8 Miami, 95-73, in Rupp Arena.

Arkansas defeated #7 Duke, 80-75, on ESPN before a Bud Walton Arena record crowd of 20,334 as part of last year’s Challenge. Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds with two blocked shots in the Razorback victory and was later named the SEC Player of the Week for his effort.

Last season — thanks to wins by Arkansas and Calipari, the SEC and ACC tied, 7-7, in the inaugural Challenge.

2024 Men’s Division SEC/ACC Challenge

December 3 – Tuesday Arkansas at Miami Cal at Missouri Florida State at LSU Georgia Tech at Oklahoma Kentucky at Clemson Notre Dame at Georgia Ole Miss at Louisville S. Carolina at Boston College Syracuse at Tennessee Wake Forest at Texas A& M December 4 – Wednesday Alabama at North Carolina Auburn at Duke Pitt at Mississippi State Texas at NC State Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech Virginia at Florida The Arkansas women’s basketball team is scheduled to play Boston College in the second ACC/SEC Challenge, as announced on Wednesday.

Arkansas and Boston College will play on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Bud Walton Arena. Network designation will be announced at a later date.

“One of the great things about the SEC/ACC Challenge is bringing teams together that have never played or rarely played. It’s been 23 years since we’ve played Boston College,” said head coach Mike Neighbors. “It will certainly be a contrast, as we have a lot of new faces while they return five starters. We were at the same holiday tournament with them last year, so we saw how they like to play.

This one will be fun for our players ad our fans. It will be one of several chances in the preseason to evaluate ourselves on our SEC readiness.”

Last season was a standalone year for the Challenge home/away designations. Institutions repeat home and way designations in 2023 and 2024. The home/away expectation is for each institution to have two home and two away games over a four-year period in the Challenge.

Boston College is coming off a 14-19 season and 5-13 mark in ACC play. The Eagles were led by Teya Sideberry, who averaged 13.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a junior and ACC Newcomer of the Year recipient. Kaylah Ivey logged 191 assists, which led the league.

The Hogs and Eagles have faced off three times in the series history, holding a 3-0 edge. Arkansas and Boston College’s last meeting was in 2001, resulting in a 76-60 win for the Hogs in Boston. This will be the third time in the series history the Eagles will make the trip to Fayetteville.

In the inaugural season of the SEC/ACC Challenge, Arkansas defeated No. 15 Florida State on the road, 7158. The Hogs are coming off an 18-15 season, which ended in its sixth consecutive postseason berth in the Mike Neighbors’ era, tying a school record. Arkansas played in the NCAA WBIT against Tulsa.

Arkansas’ 2024-25 squad features seven returners and six newcomers.

2024 Women’s Division SEC/ACC Challenge

Wednesday, Dec. 4 Oklahoma vs. Louisville Syracuse vs. Texas A& M Vanderbilt vs. Miami Miss. State vs. Georgia Tech Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Florida State vs. Tennessee Thursday, Dec. 5 Texas vs. Notre Dame Duke vs. South Carolina Kentucky vs. North Carolina Ole Miss vs. NC State Stanford vs. LSU Auburn vs. Virginia Florida vs. Clemson Boston College vs. Arkansas SMU vs. Missouri Alabama vs. Cal

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