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he's good from the perimeter in practice. "Truth be told, if I put guys in a drill and we just shoot three-point shots, one of our better three-point shooters is Trey," Anderson said. "You wouldn't believe that, but Trey is. But Trey, don't get carried away, OK?" Anderson said Beard — who as a sophomore missed 10 games for disci- plinary reasons after an arrest on forg- ery charges — is ready for a big senior season. "Anton's had some adversity," Ander- son said. "I think he's going to be a great story when he finishes, I really, really believe. "When he looks back on his life, there's going to be some pivotal mo- ments that took place in his life — I've got to become a man. I've got to step up and take ownership." Beard has lost about 20 pounds and is down to 185. "He looks like he's a little quicker," Anderson said. "When he was a stocky little dude, I was quicker than him. "But now he's shedded some weight, he's playing at a pretty high level." Thomas is in his third season in the Arkansas program after transferring from Colorado and redshirting. "Dustin gets a chance to hopefully re- ally impact this basketball team," Ander- son said. "That's going to be important." Cook was suspended by Anderson for six weeks after being arrested and charged with misdemeanor first-degree assault, disorderly conduct and public intoxication, but has returned to practice. Anderson is awaiting a legal resolu- tion to Cook's case before clearing him to play in games. For now having five seniors available to play, Barford said, is a major plus. "I think we've got the upper hand on any team we play this season because Exercise in the comfort of your own home. no excuses. Now off ering 0% fi nancing. * * With approved credit. See store for details. FAYETTEVILLE | 479.521.3481 ROGERS | 479.633.9837 LITTLE ROCK | 501.954.9837 www.ytfs.com tf LARGEST SUPPLIER OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT IN ARKANSAS. Sunday, November 5, 2017 11 2017 Northwest Arkansas Basketball 2017-18 Arkansas Razorbacks Men's Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time Nov. 10 ........................................... Samford .......................................7 p.m. Nov. 12 ........................................... Bucknell .......................................5 p.m. Nov. 17 ........................................Fresno State....................................7 p.m. Nov. 23 ......................................vs. Oklahoma#..................................4 p.m. Nov. 24 ...................................vs. UNC/Portland# .................................. TBD Nov. 26 ..............................................TBD# ............................................ TBD Dec. 2 ........................................... at Houston ............................... 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 ........................................ Colorado State ..................................7 p.m. Dec. 9 ............................................Minnesota ............................... 5:45 p.m. Dec. 16 ..............................................Troy$ .........................................7 p.m. Dec. 19 ........................................Oral Roberts ...................................7 p.m. Dec. 27 ..................................... CSU Bakersfield .................................7 p.m. Dec. 30 .........................................Tennessee* ....................................... TBD Jan. 2 ................................... at Mississippi State* .............................8 p.m. Jan. 6 ........................................... at Auburn* .....................................5 p.m. Jan. 10 ..............................................LSU* .........................................8 p.m. Jan. 13 ..........................................Missouri* ......................................5 p.m. Jan. 17 ..........................................at Florida* .....................................6 p.m. Jan. 20 ..........................................Ole Miss* ................................ 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 .........................................at Georgia* .............................. 5:30 p.m. Jan. 27 ..................................... Oklahoma State .................................5 p.m. Jan. 30 ......................................at Texas A&M* .................................8 p.m. Feb. 3 ..............................................at LSU* ................................. 2:30 p.m. Feb. 6 ....................................... South Carolina* .................................6 p.m. Feb. 10 .........................................Vanderbilt*............................... 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 ........................................at Ole Miss*....................................6 p.m. Feb. 17 ........................................Texas A&M* ...................................3 p.m. Feb. 20 ..........................................Kentucky* .....................................8 p.m. Feb. 24 ........................................ at Alabama* ....................................5 p.m. Feb. 27 ........................................... Auburn* .......................................8 p.m. March 3 .......................................at Missouri*....................................5 p.m. March 7-11 ................... SEC Tournament in St. Louis ......................... TBD # — Portland, Ore. $ — North Little Rock * — SEC game 2016-17 Arkansas Men's Basketball Results Date Opponent Result Nov. 11 .........................................Fort Wayne ................................W 92-83 Nov. 14 .....................................Southern Illinois ............................W 90-65 Nov. 18 ........................................UT-Arlington ...............................W 71-67 Nov. 22 ........................................at Minnesota ................................ L 85-71 Nov. 28 ..................................... Mount St. Mary .............................W 89-76 Dec. 1 ......................................Stephen F. Austin............................W 78-62 Dec. 3 ...........................................Austin Peay ................................W 99-62 Dec. 6 ............................................. Houston ...................................W 84-72 Dec. 10 ........................................North Florida ...............................W 91-76 Dec. 17 ..............................................Texas .....................................W 77-74 Dec. 20 ...................................North Dakota State ..........................W 71-55 Dec. 22 ................................ Sam Houston State% ........................W 90-56 Dec. 29 ............................................Florida* .................................... L 81-72 Jan. 3 .........................................at Tennessee* ..............................W 82-78 Jan. 7 ..........................................at Kentucky* ................................. L97-71 Jan. 10 ................................... Mississippi State* ............................ L 84-78 Jan. 14 ..........................................Missouri* ..................................W 92-73 Jan. 17 ......................................at Texas A&M* .............................W 62-60 Jan. 21 ..............................................LSU* .....................................W 99-86 Jan. 24 .......................................at Vanderbilt* ..............................W 71-70 Jan. 28 ................................... at Oklahoma State ............................ L 99-71 Feb. 1 ............................................ Alabama* ..................................W 87-68 Feb. 4 ..........................................at Missouri*................................. L 83-78 Feb. 7 ...........................................Vanderbilt*.................................. L 72-59 Feb. 11 ............................................at LSU* ...................................W 78-70 Feb. 15 ...................................at South Carolina*...........................W 83-76 Feb. 18 ..........................................Ole Miss* ..................................W 98-80 Feb. 22 ........................................Texas A&M* ...............................W 86-77 Feb. 25 ......................................... at Auburn* .................................W 79-68 March 1 .........................................at Florida* .................................. L 78-65 March 4 ..........................................Georgia* ..................................W 85-67 March 10 .................................... vs. Ole Miss# ...............................W 73-72 March 11 ...................................vs. Vanderbilt# ..............................W 76-62 March 12 ....................................vs. Kentucky# ............................... L 82-65 March 17 .................................. vs. Seton Hall@ .............................W 77-71 March 18 ...............................vs. North Carolina@ .......................... L 72-65 % — North Little Rock # — SEC Tournament @ — NCAA Tournament * — SEC game v Continued from preceding page PH TO REPRINTS available for purchase online at nwadg.com/photos NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford (right) looks to drive around guard Jalen Harris on Oct. 20 during the annual Red-White game in Bud Walton Arena. See MEN, Page 12