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6 2022 NWA COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW | 11.6.2022 game and it'll work out fine," Kentucky Coach John Calipari, who has signed 41 McDonald's All-Americans with the Wildcats since 2009, said with a smile when asked about expectations for Musselman and Arkansas. "I respect him, and he'll do fine" Among the transfers Arkansas added are Ricky Council, the American Athletic Conference's Sixth Man of the Year last season at Wichita State, freakishly athletic forward Trevon Brazile from SEC rival Missouri and All-Pac-12 second-team forward Jalen Graham from Arizona State. "As a team we're probably circled on a lot of schedules, and then individually we probably have some players that will be circled when people look at our roster," Musselman said. "So you've got to understand the responsibility that comes with that by being overly mentally prepared, by being physically prepared." Musselman, 73-28 at Arkansas for the most victories in the SEC the previous three seasons, was 110-34 at Nevada in four seasons before landing the UA job. Utilizing the transfer portal to land players such as twins Cody and Caleb Martin — both playing in the NBA — and Jordan Caroline at Nevada, Musselman led the Wolf Pack to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2017-19. After Nevada returned the bulk of its roster from a team that made the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2018, the Wolf Pack opened the 2018-19 season ranked No. 7 and rose as high as No. 5. "We did go through it at Nevada where 17 straight weeks we were in the top 10," Musselman said of dealing with high expectations going into a season. "There's added pressure, let me put it like that. "So how you can alleviate some of that pressure, meaning our coaching staff and any of us that are in leadership positions, we have to make sure that the guys enjoy the season as well." Preview n Continued from Page 4 See PREVIEW, Page 8 Jordan Walsh File Photo