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Nolan Richardson

Career Record: 22 Years, 509-207, .711 W-L%
Schools: Tulsa (119-37) and Arkansas (390-170)

Conference Champion: 9 Times (Reg. Seas.), 6 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 16 Years (26-15), 3 Final Fours, 1 Championship
NCAA Champion: 1994

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

SRS back to 1979-80
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final Notes
1980-81 Tulsa  MVC 33 26 7 .788 9.58 4.65 NIT Champ
1981-82 Tulsa* T MVC 30 24 6 .800 13.27 3.64 11 6 10
1982-83 Tulsa  MVC 31 19 12 .613 5.29 3.08 19
1983-84 Tulsa* RT MVC 31 27 4 .871 12.79 1.47 9 12
1984-85 Tulsa* R MVC 31 23 8 .742 11.24 3.74 12 18
1985-86 Arkansas  SWC 28 12 16 .429 1.99 2.99
1986-87 Arkansas  SWC 33 19 14 .576 9.54 5.17 20
1987-88 Arkansas*  SWC 30 21 9 .700 11.18 0.61
1988-89 Arkansas* RT SWC 32 25 7 .781 17.26 2.76
1989-90 Arkansas* RTF SWC 35 30 5 .857 19.79 3.99 9 3 7
1990-91 Arkansas* RT SWC 38 34 4 .895 27.27 8.62 2 2 2
1991-92 Arkansas* R SEC 34 26 8 .765 19.19 8.19 3 2 9
1992-93 Arkansas* R SEC 31 22 9 .710 17.72 8.30 8 12
1993-94 Arkansas* RFN SEC 34 31 3 .912 23.88 7.55 3 1 2 NCAA Champ
1994-95 Arkansas* RF SEC 39 32 7 .821 16.85 10.45 1 1 6
1995-96 Arkansas*  SEC 33 20 13 .606 11.66 8.09 16 16
1996-97 Arkansas  SEC 32 18 14 .563 14.68 6.99 13 13
1997-98 Arkansas*  SEC 33 24 9 .727 16.16 5.78 12 17
1998-99 Arkansas*  SEC 34 23 11 .676 12.83 6.01 19 17 17
1999-00 Arkansas* T SEC 34 19 15 .559 12.37 7.76
2000-01 Arkansas*  SEC 31 20 11 .645 16.62 6.17 15 15
2001-02 Arkansas  SEC 29 14 15 .483 12.26 10.13
Career Overall 716 509 207 .711 14.25 5.73
Tulsa 156 119 37 .763 10.43 3.32
Arkansas 560 390 170 .696 15.37 6.44

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Consensus All-Americans
Paul Pressey (1982)
Corliss Williamson (1994-1995)
Games
1980-81 Tulsa 33 (#5)
1989-90 Arkansas 35 (#4)
1990-91 Arkansas 38 (#2)
1991-92 Arkansas 34 (#9)
1993-94 Arkansas 34 (#7)
1994-95 Arkansas 39 (#1)
 Career 716 (#88)
Wins
1980-81 Tulsa 26 (#5)
1983-84 Tulsa 27 (#7)
1989-90 Arkansas 30 (#3)
1990-91 Arkansas 34 (#1)
 1993-94 Arkansas 31 (#1)
 1994-95 Arkansas 32 (#1)
 Career 509 (#51)
Win-Loss Percentage
1983-84 Tulsa .871 (#4)
1989-90 Arkansas .857 (#3)
1990-91 Arkansas .895 (#2)
1993-94 Arkansas .912 (#1)
 1994-95 Arkansas .821 (#10)
Career .711 (#58)