Below is breakdown of where the Razorbacks have ranked nationally in “pace factor” (involving how many possessions a team has within the span of 40 minutes) in six seasons under head coach Mike Anderson.
For the unadulterated fun of it, I’ve listed rankings for other Arkansas programs as well. I’ve put records in parentheses to the right.
2016-17 (through Dec 2)
No. 95 Arkansas (5-1)
[Dec. 9 UPDATE: Dropped to No. 123]
No. 102 UCA (1-6)
No. 152 A-State (6-1)
No. 161 UALR (5-2)
No. 277 UAPB (1-6)
(All stats via Sports-Reference.com)
2015-16
No. 18 UCA (7-21)
No. 27 A-State (11-20)
No. 78 Arkansas (16-16)
No. 329 UAPB (8-25)
No. 341 UALR (30-5)
(Arkansas finished No. 50 in the nation in assists this season)
2014-15
No. 6 UCA (2-27)
No. 12 Arkansas (27-9)
No. 89 A-State (11-18)
No. 148 UALR (13-18)
No. 192 UAPB (12-20)
(Arkansas finished No. 8 in assists, No. 17 in steals)
2013-14
No. 3 UCA (8-21)
No. 11 Arkansas (22-12)
No. 82 Arkansas State (19-13)
No. 92 UALR (15-17)
No. 117 UAPB (13-18)
(Arkansas finished No. 31 in assists, No. 11 in steals)
2012-13
No. 3 UCA (13-17)
No. 22 Arkansas (19-13)
No. 49 UALR (17-15)
No. 69 UAPB (16-14)
No. 166 A-State (19-12)
(Arkansas finished No. 71 in assists, No. 23 in steals)
2011-12
No. 6 UCA (8-21)
No. 30 Arkansas (18-14)
No. 165 UAPB (11-12)
No. 216 UALR (15-16)
No. 273 Arkansas State (14-20)
(Arkansas finished No. 131 in assists, No. 43 in steals)
Below are a look at some of Mike Anderson’s Missouri teams. Sports-Reference.com doesn’t track pace before the 2009-10 season, but it’s safe to assume Anderson’s Elite Eight ’09 team would have ranked highly there.
2010-11
No. 15 Missouri (23-11)
(No. 20 in assists and No. 3 in steals)
2009-10
No. 34 Missouri (23-11)
(No. 34 in assists and No. 1 in steals)
2008-09
Missouri (31-7) finished No. 1 in Assists and No. 2 in steals.
Likewise, Nolan’s best Arkansas teams in the 1990s often finished in the top 2 in both assists and steals.
