With four likely NBA players on its roster, Arkansas figured to have a dynamite shot at having a couple of All-SEC picks when the season began in November.
But just like most everything else in 2022-23, that didn’t go the Hogs’ way, either.
The media’s All-SEC teams were announced Monday and while the Razorbacks had one player listed, guard Ricky Council, even he was on the second team. Council was, at least, joined by Anthony Black in gaining SEC honors. The first-year guard made the All-Freshman team.
The reality is that Arkansas didn’t deserve any players on the top squad. Their most talented player, Nick Smith Jr., missed three-quarters of the season with a knee injury. Black’s well-rounded game wasn’t cracking others’. Council’s scoring makes him a bit of a one-trait guy. Devo Davis didn’t have the total numbers (Davis was named to the All-Defensive team).
In the grand scheme of all things Arkansas basketball, it doesn’t matter all that much, of course. But anyone who tells you Arkansas was hosed is probably lying. Or doesn’t know basketball.