(Little Rock)– The Arkansas Broadcasters Association has announced it will induct former Razorback Basketball Coach Nolan Richardson as the Arkansan of the Year at a luncheon ceremony during its annual convention this September 15th.
While Richardson has a long list of awards and honors, most Arkansans remember him as the Coach who took the Razorbacks to 13 NCAA tournaments and captured the National Champion title in 1994. The Hogs made it to the Final Four three times under Richardson, first in 1990, the Championship win in ’94, and the NCAA Runner Up in 1995.
Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Richardson played basketball at Eastern Arizona Junior College before transferring to Texas Western College, where he played for legendary Coach Don Haskins. From there, he turned to Coaching and remains the only person to win a Junior College National Championship, the NIT, and the NCAA National Championship.
Richardson became the first African American to win the NIT and became the first African American Coach at a major University in the South when he joined the Razorbacks.
The University of Arkansas honored Richardson before the 2019-20 season when it named the playing surface at Bud Walton Arena the “Nolan Richardson Court” in his honor.
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