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BUD WALTON ARENA
The Basketball Showcase of Mid-America At $35 million, Bud Walton Arena was the basketball palace of mid-America in 1993, but in 2008-09 Walton Arena underwent a multi-million dollar renovation of the lower seating area. Along with new reserved seats and floor logos, ribbon boards on the upper concourse and a new message board scorers table help to keep the arena the finest in the Southeastern Conference. Designed to replicate the intimate and intimidating atmosphere of Barnhill Arena, but accommodate the overwhelming demand for basketball tickets at Arkansas, the result was a fan-friendly 19,200-seat arena whose acoustics focus the roar of the Razorback fans to the floor. Among the other features are over 40 private skyboxes, a lower-level capacity of 12,250 and the furthest seat closer in Walton than the worst seat in 9,000-seat Barnhill. Arkansas hosted the 1994 NCAA Midwest Regional during Walton Arena’s inaugural season. In 1995, the Razorback women’s basketball team hosted all four rounds of the Preseason Women’s NIT -- thanks in large part to the excellent accommodations provided by Bud Walton Arena. It all paled in comparison to the 1999 Women’s NIT as Arkansas hosted all five rounds of the postseason event, including an all-time UA and then WNIT record 14,163 fans for the championship game versus Wisconsin. The 1999 WNIT semifinals and finals alone saw over 23,000 fans attend the two games, helping the Razorbacks to a new all-time attendance record of 77,001 total fans. Arkansas also hosted four rounds of the 2000 WNIT at Walton.
RECORDS HISTORY OPPONENT INFO/RECORDS UNIVERSITY
HOME GAME RECORDS VERSUS (Records since NCAA membership, 1982-83 season)
Unranked Teams: 292-35 Cons. Wins vs. Unranked Teams: 30 (1982-85) Current Streak: 10 (thru 2013) Ranked Teams: 31-61 Last Five Years: 5-14 Cons. Wins vs. Ranked Teams: 3 (1990-91; 1995-96; 2001-02) Non-Conference Teams: 188-14 Non-Conference Teams, Last 5 Years: 74-8 Cons. Wins vs. Non-Conference Teams: 26 games (12/7/01 to 12/21/09) Previous: 19 (1983-1988) [Current: 34 thru 2013] Unranked, Non-Conference Teams: 176-9
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1993-94 9-4 1994-95 10-2 1995-96 14-4 1996-97 12-3 1997-98 10-3 1998-99 15-4 1999-2000 12-5 2000-01 9-3 2001-02 12-2 2002-03 12-2 2003-04 7-4 2004-05 10-4 2005-06 9-4 2006-07 7-6 2007-08 10-6 2008-09 12-5 2009-10 5-7 2010-11 12-6 2011-12 14-2 2012-13 12-6 Bud Walton 213-82 TOTAL 372-117
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Longest Winning Streak: (20 or more games) 23 games (Feb. 3, 1990 to Dec. 19, 1991) 21 games (1981 to 1984) Longest Losing Streak: 6 games (2009-10)
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ARKANSAS HOME GAME STREAKS
1976-77 6-0 1977-78 8-1 1978-79 4-3 1979-80 7-3 1980-81 7-6 1981-82 12-0 1982-83 9-0 1983-84 11-2 1984-85 12-2 1985-86 11-1 1986-87 10-1 1987-88 9-4 1988-89 9-2 1989-90 11-3 1990-91 14-0 1991-92 9-3 1992-93 10-4 Barnhill 159-35
A season-best 6,149 fans came out to Bud Walton Arena Jan. 30, 2011, to watch the Razorbacks take on No. 5 Tennessee.
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RECORDS - BUD WALTON ARENA
SEASON AVG. SEC ONLY GAMES ATT. RANK 2012-13 2,189 2,258 18 34,794 N/A 2011-12 2,127 2,572 16 34,035 N/A 2010-11 1,886 2,293 18 33,944 N/A 2009-10 1,901 2,041 12 22,808 79th 2008-09 1,793 2,469 17 30,484 N/A 2007-08 2,426 2,945 16 38,809 N/A 2006-07 2,395 2,893 13 31,135 N/A 2005-06 2,419 3,015 13 31,442 47th 2004-05 2,775 3,664 14 38,816 42nd 2003-04 3,523 4,268 11 38,752 29th 2002-03 4,676 6,019 14 70,133 19th 2001-02 3,378 4,318 14 47,292 23rd 2000-01 3,247 3,878 12 41,281 31st 1999-2000 3,714 4,301 17 63,144 21st 1998-99 4,053 4,230 19 77,001 20th 1997-98 5,061 6,476 13 65,796 12th 1996-97 3,852 5,896 15 57,778 18th 1995-96 4,174 4,532 16* 66,780 17th 1994-95 5,094 7,311 12 61,125 11th 1993-94 3,806 3,886 13 49,482 18th 1992-93 2,508 3,892 14 35,106 22nd 1991-92 2,897 3,692 12 34,763 14th 1990-91 2,964 14 41,496 12th 1989-90 1,754 14 24,556 17th 1988-89 917 11 10,094 1987-88 620 14 8,683 1986-87 885 11 9,736 1985-86 701 11 7,006 1984-85 771 14 10,025** 1983-84 1,076 13 13,989** 1982-83 557 9 5,015** 1981-82 366 12 4,401** **-Attendance records prior to 1985 are incomplete * — Double-headers not included Rank in Division I