FAYETTEVILLE -- Today marks Texas Tech's first game in Walton Arena, but Red Raiders Coach Tubby Smith will be in familiar surroundings.
Texas Tech is the fourth school Smith will lead into Walton Arena to face Arkansas over a 22-year span.
"It just tells you he's been around a while," Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson said. "He's lasted.
"He's been at some good programs and done a great job."
Smith, 64, is 3-4 as a visiting coach at Walton Arena, with previous trips made during stints at Tulsa, Georgia and Kentucky. He first coached in the arena when it was 2 years old during the 1994-95 season when Arkansas beat Tulsa 82-63.