Arkansas-Related College Hoops News

There are a couple of stories coming out of the Arkansas hoops world, both of which involve members of the 1994 National Championship team. Let’s start with the bad news. Yesterday, former Razorbacks guard Corey Beck and a friend of his were shot by two would-be robbers. Beck and his friend were driving when two masked me approached their vehicle. The attackers shot Beck in the hand and face with a shotgun, but Beck managed to drive away to a nearby fire station for assistance.

In some better news, Corliss “Big Nasty” Williamson has decided to retire from the NBA, and will instead become and assistant coach at Arkansas Baptist College. Williamson was a big part of the same 1994 Arkansas National Championship team as Beck. Williamson was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 1995, played 12 seasons in the NBA, averaging 11.1 points per game over his career, and won a championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. Though Arkansas Baptist College is nowhere near the level that Arkansas is, this kind of move would be seen as a first step in a larger coaching career. ABC is overjoyed with Williamson’s decision. Corliss’ former Razorbacks coach, Nolan Richardson, has expressed his support for him as well.

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Posted in General on September 27, 2007

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