FAYETTEVILLE — Had John Sutherland remained the then Arkansas Lady Razorbacks coach, the UA’s women’s basketball team might still play where Coach Eric Musselman’s Razorbacks men play Saturday afternoon.
Musselman’s men play their 3 p.m. Saturday Red-White game at Barnhill Arena while Walton Arena’s floor continues transforming into Nolan Richardson Court.
Arkansas’ women’s coach from 1984-1993, Sutherland coached at Barnhill, its 9,500 capacity fiercely packed close to the floor creating a nationally renowned home court advantage for the Razorbacks men of Hall of Famers Eddie Sutton and Richardson.
Sutherland also enjoyed Southwest Conference Barnhill success. As Walton was planned, Sutherland seemed leaning toward keeping the Lady’Backs at Barnhill.