FAYETTEVILLE — Even before last weekend's news, Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman had a pretty good idea that expectations would be high entering the 2020-21 season.
After his first year leading the Razorbacks was cut short because of the covid-19 pandemic, he and his staff worked the NCAA's transfer portal and added three experienced graduate transfers to the roster: New Mexico forward Vance Jackson, Indiana forward Justin Smith and Northern Kentucky guard Jalen Tate. All were brought on to provide depth and collectively ease the blow of losing Jimmy Whitt to eligibility and Mason Jones to the NBA Draft.