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The University of Arkansas announced the Razorbacks’ full basketball schedule Friday, highlighted by a road trip to Oklahoma State to face the Cowboys in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 30.
The Razorbacks have the dubious distinction of opening and closing their 18-game SEC schedule on the road with dates at Auburn on Dec. 30 and at South Carolina on March 2. It’s also the Hogs’ turn to visit Rupp Arena to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Feb. 9.
Seven of the nine non-conference games will be played in the friendly confines of Bud Walton Arena, but as announced Wednesday in a letter for Hog season ticket holders from Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek only 4,000 of the venerable arena’s 19,500 seats will be available to socially distanced fans because of Covid-19.
The season opener is Nov. 25 — the night before Thanksgiving — against Mississippi Valley State. The Hogs will also travel to Tulsa on Dec. 8 to face the Golden Hurricane.
Arkansas 2020-21 Basketball Schedule
Nov. 25 (Wed.) – Mississippi Valley State
Nov. 28 (Sat.) – North Texas
Dec. 2 (Wed.) – UT Arlington
Dec. 5 (Sat.) – Lipscomb
Dec. 8 (Tues.) – at Tulsa
Dec. 12 (Sat.) – Central Arkansas
Dec. 20 (Sun.) – Oral Roberts
Dec. 22 (Tues.) – Abilene Christian
Dec. 30 (Wed.) – at Auburn
Jan 2. (Sat.) – Missouri
Jan 6. (Wed.) – at Tennessee
Jan. 9 (Sat.) – Georgia
Jan. 13 (Wed.) – at LSU
Jan. 16 (Sat.) – at Alabama
Jan 20 (Wed.) – Auburn
Jan. 23 (Sat.) – at Vanderbilt
Jan. 27 (Wed.) – Ole Miss
Jan. 30 (Sat.) – at Oklahoma State (SEC/Big 12 Challenge)
Feb. 2 (Tue.) – Mississippi State
Feb. 6 (Sat.) – Texas A&M
Feb. 9 (Tue.) – at Kentucky
Feb. 13 (Sat) – at Missouri
Feb. 16 (Tue.) – Florida
Feb. 20 (Sat.) – at Texas A&M
Feb 24 (Wed.) – Alabama
Feb. 27 (Sat.) – LSU
March 2 (Tue.) – at South Carolina
March 10-14 – SEC Tournament at Nashville, Tenn.
Times to Be Announced – Dates and opponents subject to change.
