“It’s a Small World” was the song Nolan Richardson could have been humming Sunday afternoon when he revealed an amazing chain of connecting ties.
Richardson is connected to first-year Arkansas coach Eric Musselman. Mike Anderson’s connections with Richardson have also served him well as the new St. John’s basketball coach.
“It’s amazing how some of the things have tied it altogether for me,” Richardson said in an hour-long phone interview from his Fayetteville home.
For instance, when Musselman was hired at Arkansas, former Richardson assistant coach Rob Spivery phoned to give him the scoop on his old basketball coach, Musselman’s father, Bill.