FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Mike Anderson has talked repeatedly about the slow and steady process of building up Arkansas and developing its players.
Don’t look now, but Anderson just might be in the process of fast-tracking the Razorbacks back to national relevance.
Arkansas (14-5, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) beat Michigan on Saturday for its second win over a ranked team, improving to 14-0 in Bud Walton Arena this season. The big victory came in front of a season-high crowd of 19,050 — one of the key points in the school’s firing of former coach John Pelphrey in March.
“They’re young, but that is the quickest team we’ll probably see all year long,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “They have a lot of talent on that team, a lot of talent.”
Anderson was hired just 10 days after Pelphrey’s dismissal, promising to return the Razorbacks to the pressing, helter-skelter style of play made famous at the school under former coach Nolan Richardson. And
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