FAYETTEVILLE — The respect between Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman and Texas’ Chris Beard is mutual.
It is one of the reasons the Razorbacks and Longhorns will meet Saturday in a highly anticipated exhibition in Austin, Texas, at the new $375 million Moody Center. They also happen to be among the best coaches in the sport.
Musselman’s programs at Arkansas and Nevada, and Beard’s at Texas Tech and Texas have been — and are still being — built on foundations of toughness and defense. Both coaches have NCAA Tournament success on their resumes.
Musselman took the Wolf Pack to a Sweet 16 in 2018 and has guided the Razorbacks to back-to-back Elite Eights.