Corliss!!!!!

[moses_007]

The only Arkansas player to win both an NCAA championship and an NBA championship.  We need to find some more players like Corliss.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/athletes-who-have-won-both-ncaa-and-nba-championships/ss-AAbvUyU#image=32

[moses_007]

A great article here on our 1994 National Championship experience.  I still have a VHS videotape of the Arkansas-Arizona semi-final game, and our championship game over Duke.  I watch it often, and I have never gotten tired of reliving that glorious championship season.

http://www.hogdb.com/2014/04/04/arkansass-1994-ncaa-basketball-championship/

[yraciv]

Yeah because Corliss's grow on trees. We just had one and he left after 2 years.  We need a team, not just 1 specific indivdual.

[latrops]

Yeah because Corliss's grow on trees. We just had one and he left after 2 years.  We need a team, not just 1 specific indivdual.

There is quite a bit of truth in that last line.  Corliss was great.  We don't win a title without him.  But he doesn't win one without really good players and coaches around him.  We've had really good players since Corliss, guys like Joe Johnson and Bobby Portis...we just haven't had a complete team since then.  We are gradually improving our roster, but it's going to be tough to take that next step if we don't either land a great recruiting class AND/OR get a star player or two to occasionally choose to play college ball over going pro for an extra year or two.

[Karma]

If the point of this thread is we need more players like Corliss, I agree with that.  Based on history, there's a player of his quality about once every 10-15 years that comes out of Arkansas.  Sidney - Corliss - Joe Johnson - Portis. (I know Portis doesn't belong in their category yet, but he quite likely will).  Here's a trend, we kept those players 4 years, 3 years, 2 years and 2 years. 

[WarPig88]

There is quite a bit of truth in that last line.  Corliss was great.  We don't win a title without him.  But he doesn't win one without really good players and coaches around him.  We've had really good players since Corliss, guys like Joe Johnson and Bobby Portis...we just haven't had a complete team since then.  We are gradually improving our roster, but it's going to be tough to take that next step if we don't either land a great recruiting class AND/OR get a star player or two to occasionally choose to play college ball over going pro for an extra year or two.

Corliss didn't play with a bunch of highly rated classes either. The only other highly rated player on the team was Darnell Robinson. In spite of what Guv will say, the rest were more regional type recruits than national recruits.

[moses_007]

That 94-95 team had shooters that could shoot from anywhere.  Mike needs to be recruiting shooters, not fast guys who can play pressing defense but can't score.  Nolan's teams could do both..........

[Granny]

I'd settle for more Arkansas Razorback players that have just won a NCAA championship. 

[PharmacistHog]

If the point of this thread is we need more players like Corliss, I agree with that.  Based on history, there's a player of his quality about once every 10-15 years that comes out of Arkansas.  Sidney - Corliss - Joe Johnson - Portis. (I know Portis doesn't belong in their category yet, but he quite likely will).  Here's a trend, we kept those players 4 years, 3 years, 2 years and 2 years. 

You gotta throw ronnie brewer in there, in my opinion.

[Granny fan]

Yeah because Corliss's grow on trees. We just had one and he left after 2 years.  We need a team, not just 1 specific indivdual.

He left after his Jr. year, and he played as a freshman.  That's three.

[The Boar War]

He left after his Jr. year, and he played as a freshman.  That's three.

Believe he was referring to Portis.

[Inhogswetrust]

There is quite a bit of truth in that last line.  Corliss was great.  We don't win a title without him.  But he doesn't win one without really good players and coaches around him.  We've had really good players since Corliss, guys like Joe Johnson and Bobby Portis...we just haven't had a complete team since then.  We are gradually improving our roster, but it's going to be tough to take that next step if we don't either land a great recruiting class AND/OR get a star player or two to occasionally choose to play college ball over going pro for an extra year or two.

You couldn't count on one finger those that have won both without at least one of those two variables.

[rwspear]

Yeah because Corliss's grow on trees. We just had one and he left after 2 years.  We need a team, not just 1 specific indivdual.

bp was no corliss

[yraciv]

bp was no corliss

Obviously, but he is the closest we've had. Who knows what would have happened if he stayed another year or if he had Corliss's team around him. Just saying SEC player of the years don't grow on trees.

[nextlevel]

Corliss didn't play with a bunch of highly rated classes either. The only other highly rated player on the team was Darnell Robinson. In spite of what Guv will say, the rest were more regional type recruits than national recruits.

The rest were not even regional type recruits, they were guys who would be labeled as "juco gambles" and "late scrambles" by some on this board...