LOUISVILLE, Ky. 
– The University of Louisville fired men’s basketball head coach Kenny Payne last week week, ending a two-year stint with the Cardinals. As the coaching search begins, we will break down each potential candidate, from the realistic to the far reaches. Next up, we’ll take a look at Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Eric Musselman.
Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, assistant for four other NBA teams. Associate head coach at both Arizona State and LSU, head coach at Nevada from 2015 to 2019 before taking Arkansas job.
Musselman has a plethora of basketball experience across several levels of the sport.
He has not only been a head coach at the collegiate level, but also in the NBA with the Warriors and Kings, and at the international level with the Dominican Republic and Venezuelan national teams. While his time in the college game ranks has been brief compared to most other head coaches, Musselman has had nothing but success.
He posted a 110-34 record at Nevada, guiding the Wolfpack to three NCAA Tournament appearances in his four seasons there, including a trip to the Sweet 16.
While his most recent season at Arkansas was a disappointment, that was preceded by him guiding the Razorbacks to three-straight second weekend appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including two Elite Eights.
Former players have also credited him as a tremendous player developer, as three of his four full recruiting cycles at Arkansas have been top 15 classes – including signing two McDonald’s All Americans in the ’22 class.
Mussel man also very much embraces the modern college basketball recruiting landscape, considering he has brought in 15 transfers over the past three seasons.
