WholeHogSports · Apr 18, 2020
On this date in Razorback history, April 18
Arkansas players Corliss Williamson, right, and Scotty Thurman (30) leave the floor after losing to UCLA in the NCAA National Championship game, Monday, April 3, 1995, Seattle, Wash. UCLA won the game 89-78. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)Junior Scotty Thurman, nicknamed the “Ruston Rifle,” declared for the NBA Draft, forgoing his final season of eligibility with the Razorbacks.
His decision came six days after his classmate and 1995 SEC player of the year Corliss Williamson declared for the draft, and two weeks after the the Razorbacks lost 89-78 to UCLA in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament.
Williamson was drafted by the Sacramento Kings 13th overall.