1923–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1923–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1923–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	17–11 (3–9 SWC)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (1st season);
Home arena	Schmidt Gymnasium
	Seasons 1924–25 →

1923–24 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas	20	–	0	1.000	23	–	0	1.000
TCU	15	–	4	.789	16	–	4	.800
Texas A&M	13	–	10	.565	13	–	10	.565
Oklahoma A&M	9	–	5	.643	14	–	6	.700
Baylor	7	–	17	.292	11	–	23	.324
SMU	7	–	15	.318	9	–	15	.375
Arkansas	3	–	9	.250	17	–	11	.607
Rice	3	–	17	.150	3	–	17	.150

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1923–24 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1923–24 college basketball season. They played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium. Francis Schmidt coached the Hogs in their first ever basketball season. The Razorbacks went 17–11, with a 3–9 record in Southwest Conference play, finishing seventh in the league.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Roster[edit]

1925–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball roster
Roster retrieved from HogStats.com. [1]
Name	Position	Hometown
Rolla Adams	Forward	Selma, Louisiana
Clifford Blackburn	Guard	Danville, Arkansas
Cyrus King	Forward	Stuttgart, Arkansas
J.C. McGuire	Forward	Piggott, Arkansas
Curtis Parker	Guard	Lawton, Oklahoma
Elbert Pickel	Center	Fayetteville, Arkansas
Boyd Posey	Forward	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Elza Renfro	Guard	Wagoner, Oklahoma
Garland Stubblefield	Forward	Fayetteville, Arkansas

Schedule and Results[edit]

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 19, 1923*	at Northeastern State Teachers College	W 19–13	1–0	Tahlequah, OK
December 20, 1923*	at Northeastern State Teachers College	W 33–19	2–0	Tahlequah, OK
December 21, 1923*	vs. Boynton De Molay	W 48–18	3–0
December 27, 1923*	vs. Jonesboro YMCA	L 25–38	3–1	Jonesboro, AR
December 29, 1923*	vs. Gay Oil Company	W 34–19	4–1	Little Rock, AR
December 31, 1923*	at North Little Rock High School	W 35–28	5–1	North Side Gymnasium North Little Rock, AR
January 1, 1924*	vs. Fort Smith Faculty	W 69–8	6–1	Fort Smith, AR
*	Ozark Athletic Club	W 61–36	7–1
January 4, 1924*	Northeastern State Teachers College	W 43–22	8–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 1924*	Northeastern State Teachers College	W 42–14	9–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 1924*	Arkansas State Normal School	W 62–27	10–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 1924*	Arkansas State Normal School	W 34–14	11–1	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 18, 1924*	Southwest Missouri State Teachers College	L 31–38	11–2	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 19, 1924*	Southwest Missouri State Teachers College	W 22–21	12–2	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 25, 1924	SMU	L 11–17	12–3 (0–1)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 1924	SMU	W 21–15	13–3 (1–1)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 1924	TCU	L 30–31	13–4 (1–2)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 2, 1924	TCU	L 21–23	13–5 (1–3)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 8, 1924*	Hendrix College	W 28–18	14–5 (1–3)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 1924*	Hendrix College	W 39–21	15–5 (1–3)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 18, 1924	at Baylor	L 29–33	15–6 (1–4)	Waco, TX
February 19, 1924	at Baylor	W 28–14	16–6 (2–4)	Waco, TX
February 20, 1924	at Texas A&M	L 27–35	16–7 (2–5)	College Station, TX
February 21, 1924	at Texas A&M	L 17–32	16–8 (2–6)	College Station, TX
February 22, 1924	at Rice	L 19–22	16–9 (2–7)	Houston, TX
February 23, 1924	at Rice	W 29–22	17–9 (3–7)	Houston, TX
February 27, 1924	Texas	L 26–30	17–10 (3–8)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 28, 1924	Texas	L 21–32	17–11 (3–9)	Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "1923-24 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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 :: 1923-24 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[1] "1923-24 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[2] "2003-04 University of Arkansas Razorbacks" (PDF). arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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

[4] "HogStats.com :: 1923-24 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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