The Razorback Nation welcomed home one of its own on March 23, 2011, when Mike Anderson was named the 12th head men's basketball coach in Arkansas history. A longtime assistant and associate head coach at Arkansas, Anderson spent nine years as a head coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and Missouri, before returning to the Razorbacks. He is now charged with bringing back the winning tradition that was synonymous with the Razorback program throughout the decades of the '80s and '90s.

"It is a tremendous honor to be named the head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas," Anderson said. "I am extremely excited to once again be a part of this special University and Razorback Athletics. With the continued passionate support of all Razorback fans, I am confident that we will have the opportunity to succeed on and off the court and continue to build on the University of Arkansas' championship tradition."

Over the past five years, Anderson was the head coach at Missouri where he inherited a program that had been sub-.500 for two consecutive years and had the Tigers dancing to the Sweet 16 three years later. He guided Missouri to an overall record of 111-56 (.665) with 13 wins over ranked opponents, four NCAA Tournament victories and a 75-13 mark at home.