FAYETTEVILLE — Matt Zimmerman grew up dreaming of playing basketball at Arkansas.
Zimmerman, who was a standout for small school Wonderview in the 1980s, tried out for the Razorbacks’ basketball team upon arriving on campus, but was told by then-assistant coach Mike Anderson that he wasn’t cut out for that level.
He was offered a position as a team manager, however, and was able to be part of Arkansas’ run to the 1990 Final Four in Denver.
In 2002, Anderson hired Zimmerman as an assistant coach at Alabama-Birmingham and brought him to subsequent jobs at Missouri and Arkansas.