Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman prefers preparing his teams for the grind of the postseason with as tough a schedule as he can give them.
The addition of two games to the Hogs’ nonconference slate reported Thursday should help.
And while those two teams may not be power-five teams, they’re schools with enough oomph to put a scare into big-time opponents like Arkansas. North Dakota State finished second in the Summit League last year, going 23-10 overall and 13-5 in league play. UNCA has improved each year under coach Mike Morrell and was above .500 playing out of the Big South.
The teams are two of four known opponents for the Razorbacks in nonconference play next year. Arkansas will play Baylor as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge and will play Oklahoma in a rematch of last season’s game at the BOk Center in Tulsa.
The Razorbacks know their SEC opponents, but not yet the dates as the league announced those earlier in July.