FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas women's basketball Coach Mike Neighbors is happy he no longer has to play against Vic Schaefer in the SEC.
For one thing, Neighbors and Schaefer have been close friends for more than 20 years, since they worked together at Arkansas on the same coaching staff for Gary Blair.
Another reason for Neighbors to celebrate Schaefer's departure from Mississippi State as head coach is that his Bulldogs were 5-0 against Neighbors' teams.
Mississippi State beat Washington 75-64 in an NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen game in 2017 when Neighbors was the Huskies' coach.