FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ men’s basketball team will host Texas Southern on Nov. 19 in Bud Walton Arena, according to the Tigers’ nonconference schedule, which was released Wednesday.
Texas Southern is the eighth known nonconference opponent for the upcoming season and sixth known nonconference date for Arkansas. The Razorbacks are scheduled to host Rice on Nov. 5, host North Texas on Nov. 12, play at Georgia Tech on Nov. 25 and host Tulsa on Dec. 14, and are under contract to return games at Indiana and Western Kentucky.
Arkansas will also host TCU in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 25, 2020.
The Razorbacks are 6-0 all-time against the Tigers. The programs last met Dec. 30, 2011 in a game Arkansas won 77-49 in Fayetteville.
Texas Southern finished last season 24-14 (14-4 in SWAC play) under first-year coach Johnny Jones and saw an eight-win improvement over former coach Mike Davis’ final season in 2017-18. The Tigers will be looking to replace their top four leading scorers from last year.
Eden Ewing, a 6-8 forward who was granted a sixth year of eligibility earlier this month, is the team's leading returning scorer at 9.3 points per game.
Arkansas 2019-20 Basketball Schedule - Known Dates/Opponents
Nov. 5 — Rice (season opener)
Nov. 12 — North Texas
Nov. 19 — Texas Southern
Nov. 25 — at Georgia Tech
Dec. 14 — Tulsa
Jan. 25 — TCU (Big 12/SEC Challenge)
TBA — Indiana
TBA — Western Kentucky