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AR SCR3
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Greg Leding
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AI Summary
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Nolan Richardson Jr. served as men's head basketball coach for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Razorbacks from 1985 until 2002.
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Coach Richardson led the Razorbacks to win the NCAA Division I Men's Championship on April 4, 1994, defeating Duke University 76-72, and is the only head basketball coach in American history to win a Division I National Championship, an NIT Championship, and a National Junior College Championship.
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During his tenure, Richardson's teams made 3 NCAA Final Four trips, won 3 Southwest Conference Regular Season Championships, 3 Southwest Conference Tournament Championships, 2 SEC Regular Season Championships, 4 SEC Western Division Championships, and 1 SEC Tournament Championship.
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Richardson compiled 389 wins and 169 losses in 17 seasons with the Razorbacks, the highest all-time winning percentage in University of Arkansas basketball history, and was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1998), National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2008), and Basketball Hall of Fame (2014).
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The Senate requests that the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville name the basketball court in Bud Walton Arena in honor of Coach Richardson.
Legislative Description
To Recognize The Contributions Made By Nolan Richardson Jr. To The University Of Arkansas And To Request The University Of Arkansas At Fayetteville Name The Basketball Court In Bud Walton Arena In His Honor.
Last Action
Reviewed by the Governor
4/18/2019