Two of Arkansas’ greatest basketball figures can’t punch a ticket to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Last week the Hall of Fame announced that Sidney Moncrief, a finalist for the 2017 class, would not be inducted this year. Moncrief’s coach Eddie Sutton, who guided two different programs to Final Four appearances, also has missed out on induction after multiple times as a finalist.
I’ve been concerned with Sutton’s snub recently. I have been irritated with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame much longer than that. I’ll get to Sutton and Moncrief and their case, but first a bigger issue.