April 11, 2012

Nolan Richardson is one of the most famous coaches to have served the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County) Razorbacks basketball program. Richardson’s UA teams won nearly 400 games. Richardson coached a team to a national title in all three of his collegiate coaching positions. His first was a Junior College title at Western Texas Junior College in 1980, a National Invitational Tournament title at the University of Tulsa in 1981, and the NCAA title at the University of Arkansas in 1994.