One year after having to replace every scholarship player on the Arkansas basketball roster, the Razorbacks are projected to enter the 2025-26 college basketball season with a solid core in place and a top-notch recruiting class.

With the transfer portal set to close Tuesday night, coaches are working diligently to replace players lost to graduation and the portal itself. The SEC proved to be one of the toughest conferences during the season.

Year 1 in Fayetteville for John Calipari was certainly an up-and-down experience, one that included a five-game losing streak during conference play. Freshman Boogie Fland missed the majority of SEC play with a UCL tear in his right thumb while Adou Thiero,