1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1954–1955 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1954–1955 college basketball season. The Hogs were coached by Glen Rose, in his third season of his second stint as head coach of the basketball team and twelfth season overall coaching Arkansas. The Razorbacks played their home games in the Men's Gymnasium, their eighteenth and final season there before moving into what would become known as Barnhill Arena. Arkansas had an overall record of 14–9 with an 8–4 record in Southwest Conference play, finishing in a tie for second place in the league.^[1][2][3][4]

1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14-9 (8–4 SWC)
Head coach	Glen Rose (12th season)
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
SMU	9	–	3		.750			15	–	10		.600
TCU	8	–	4		.667			17	–	7		.708
Arkansas	8	–	4		.667			14	–	9		.609
Baylor	7	–	5		.583			13	–	11		.542
Rice	6	–	6		.500			10	–	12		.455
Texas	3	–	9		.250			4	–	20		.167
Texas A&M	1	–	11		.083			4	–	20		.167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Roster retrieved from HogStats.com^[5] and Sports-Reference.com.^[6]

1954–55 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 38 Jerald Barnett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Harrison High School Harrison, Arkansas F 45 Norman Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr N/A Bucyrus, Ohio C Pete Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr N/A Jefferson City, Missouri 22 Buddy Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr DeQueen High School DeQueen, Arkansas G 40 Carroll Scroggin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Center Ridge High School Center Ridge, Arkansas F 20 Terry Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Magnolia High School Magnolia, Arkansas G 36 Leo McDonald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr N/A Many, Louisiana G 17 Joe Kretschmar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr N/A Jefferson City, Missouri 25 Joe Telford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Theodore Roosevelt High School Des Moines, Iowa F 11 Joe Dickson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Little Rock Central High School Little Rock, Arkansas John Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — C 14 Charlie Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Walnut Ridge High School Walnut Ridge, Arkansas	Head coach Glen Rose (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 25, 2021

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29, 1954*		Northwestern State College	L 68–74	0–1	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
December 8, 1954*		at Oklahoma City	W 81–76 ^OT	1–1	Municipal Auditorium  Oklahoma City, OK
December 11, 1954*		at Tulsa	L 47–63	1–2	Expo Square Pavilion  Tulsa, OK
December 15, 1954*		at No. 6 Mizzou	L 58–77	1–3	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
December 17, 1954*		Ole Miss	W 74–64	2–3	Little Rock, AR
December 27, 1954*		vs. Rice Southwest Conference Tournament	W 73–66	3–3	Houston, TX
December 28, 1954*		vs. Alabama Southwest Conference Tournament	L 67–84	3–4	Houston, TX
December 29, 1954*		vs. Texas A&M Southwest Conference Tournament	W 74–70	4–4	Houston, TX
January 1, 1955*		Tulsa	W 68–60	5–4	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
January 4, 1955		TCU	L 62–67	5–5 (0–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
January 8, 1955		at Texas A&M	L 59–62	5–6 (0–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, TX
January 10, 1955		at Rice	W 83–61	6–6 (1–2)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, TX
January 15, 1955		Baylor	W 73–63	7–6 (2–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
January 26, 1955*		Oklahoma City	W 55–52	8–6 (2–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
January 31, 1955		SMU	W 85–74	9–6 (3–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 1955		at Texas	L 74–75 ^OT	9–7 (3–3)	Gregory Gymnasium  Austin, TX
February 7, 1955		at Baylor	W 75–72	10–7 (4–3)	Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum  Waco, TX
February 12, 1955		Rice	W 86–75	11–7 (5–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
February 15, 1955*		at St. Louis	L 72–99	11–8 (5–3)	Kiel Auditorium  St. Louis, MO
February 19, 1955		Texas	W 79–74	12–8 (6–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 1955		at SMU	L 69–83	12–9 (6–4)	Perkins Gymnasium  Dallas, TX
February 26, 1955		Texas A&M	W 73–63	13–9 (7–4)	Men's Gymnasium  Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 1955		at TCU	W 110–89	14–9 (8–4)	Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

1. "1954-55 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
2. "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
3. "2003-04 University of Arkansas Razorbacks" (PDF). arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
4. "MBB Stats | Arkansas Razorbacks". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
5. "HogStats.com :: 1954-55 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
6. "1954-55 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2021.