FAYETTEVILLE -- Sidney Moncrief is set to become the first Arkansas Razorbacks player inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
Moncrief, a 6-4 guard from Little Rock Hall who starred on the Razorbacks' 1978 Final Four team and was a consensus All-American as a senior in 1979, was announced Wednesday as part of the 2018 induction class.
Former University of Arkansas, Fayetteville coaches Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson previously were inducted into the same hall of fame.
"I hope we have lots of players in the future that get in, but it's fitting that Sidney is our first player, because I think he's been our best player," said Jim Counce, a heart surgeon who was Moncrief's Arkansas teammate.