FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said much thought went into his decision to shake up his staff this off-season.
Anderson met with the media Thursday, one day after the Razorbacks officially announced Scotty Thurman would replace Matt Zimmerman as a full-time assistant coach. It is the first time Anderson has changed any of his full-time assistant coaching staff since his first season at Missouri in 2006.
The Razorbacks are coming off a 16-16 season in which they missed the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in Anderson's five seasons.
"It's not a knee-jerk reaction," Anderson said.