false
380
Friday 05/24
Fourth Round
Golf - Women
1200
Thursday 05/23
LSU
1
Baseball
4
Thursday 05/23
NCAA West Preliminary
T&F - Men
Thursday 05/23
NCAA West Preliminary
T&F - Women
Thursday 05/23
Third Round
Golf - Women
891
Wednesday 05/22
NCAA Tournament Individual Singles
Tennis - Women
Wednesday 05/22
Ole Miss
1
Baseball
2
Wednesday 05/22
Second Round
Golf - Women
589
Tuesday 05/21
First Round
Golf - Women
296
Sunday 05/19
Oklahoma
14
Softball
1
Saturday 05/18
Fordham
2
Softball
5
Saturday 05/18
Oklahoma
10
Softball
5
Saturday 05/18
Auburn
11
Baseball
6
Saturday 05/18
Day Three
Golf - Men
Friday 05/17
Auburn
0
Baseball
1
Friday 05/17
Fordham
1
Softball
5
Friday 05/17
Day Two
Golf - Men
Thursday 05/16
Auburn
3
Baseball
0
Thursday 05/16
Day One
Golf - Men
Sunday 05/12
Tennessee
2
Baseball
10
Sunday 05/12
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Sunday 05/12
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Saturday 05/11
Tennessee
1
Baseball
11
Saturday 05/11
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Saturday 05/11
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Saturday 05/11
Third Round
Golf - Women
864
Friday 05/10
Tennessee
8
Baseball
3
Friday 05/10
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Friday 05/10
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Friday 05/10
Second Round
Golf - Women
577
Thursday 05/09
Missouri
8
Softball
0
Thursday 05/09
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Thursday 05/09
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Thursday 05/09
First Round
Golf - Women
283
Sunday 05/05
Auburn
0
Softball
5
Saturday 05/04
Auburn
7
Softball
8
Saturday 05/04
Kentucky
4
Baseball
3
Saturday 05/04
Kentucky
3
Baseball
5
Friday 05/03
Auburn
0
Softball
6
Friday 05/03
Kentucky
1
Baseball
2
Friday 05/03
Arkansas Twilight
T&F - Women
Friday 05/03
Arkansas Twilight
T&F - Men
Tuesday 04/30
Missouri State
3
Baseball
6
Sunday 04/28
Tennessee
Softball
Sunday 04/28
Georgia
Baseball
Sunday 04/28
Tennessee
Softball
Sunday 04/28
Payton Jordan invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 04/27
Arkansas Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 04/27
Arkansas Invitational
T&F - Men
Saturday 04/27
Georgia
1
Baseball
2
Friday 04/26
Georgia
0
Baseball
2
Friday 04/26
Tennessee
1
Softball
2
Tuesday 04/23
Oklahoma
Baseball
Sunday 04/21
Kentucky
5
Softball
3
Sunday 04/21
Texas A&M
1
Baseball
2
Sunday 04/21
Third Round
Golf - Women
923
Sunday 04/21
NCAA Championship
Gymnastics
Sunday 04/21
Day Three
Golf - Men
Saturday 04/20
Texas A&M
2
Baseball
12
Saturday 04/20
Kentucky
0
Softball
4
Saturday 04/20
Second Round
Golf - Women
621
Saturday 04/20
Day Two
Golf - Men
Saturday 04/20
Arkansas-Oregon Dual
T&F - Men
Friday 04/19
Texas A&M
5
Baseball
3
Friday 04/19
Kentucky
1
Softball
4
Friday 04/19
First Round
Golf - Women
313
Friday 04/19
Arkansas-Oregon Dual
T&F - Men
Friday 04/19
NCAA Championship
Gymnastics
196.150
Friday 04/19
Day One
Golf - Men
Friday 04/19
Mt. SAC Relays
T&F - Women
Thursday 04/18
Auburn
4
Tennis - Women
3
Thursday 04/18
Mt. SAC Relays
T&F - Women
Wednesday 04/17
Alabama
4
Tennis - Men
2
Tuesday 04/16
Nebraska
4
Baseball
2
Tuesday 04/16
Nebraska
3
Baseball
0
Sunday 04/14
Missouri
10
Softball
11
Sunday 04/14
LSU
5
Baseball
3
Sunday 04/14
University of Houston
2
Tennis - Women
4
Saturday 04/13
LSU
3
Baseball
8
Saturday 04/13
Jackson State
0
Tennis - Men
4
Saturday 04/13
John McDonnell Invitational
T&F - Men
Saturday 04/13
John McDonnell Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 04/13
Missouri
1
Softball
4
Saturday 04/13
LSU
1
Tennis - Women
6
Saturday 04/13
LSU
4
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 04/12
LSU
6
Baseball
2
Friday 04/12
Missouri
9
Softball
0
Wednesday 04/10
Missouri St.
Softball
Tuesday 04/09
New Mexico
3
Baseball
4
Tuesday 04/09
New Mexico
3
Baseball
0
Tuesday 04/09
Nebraska-Omaha
0
Tennis - Men
4
Tuesday 04/09
Nebraska-Omaha
0
Tennis - Men
7
Monday 04/08
John McDonnell Combined Events
T&F - Women
Sunday 04/07
St. Louis
0
Tennis - Men
7
Sunday 04/07
John McDonnell Combined Events
T&F - Men
Sunday 04/07
John McDonnell Combined Events
T&F - Women
Sunday 04/07
LSU
5
Softball
4
Sunday 04/07
Georgia
4
Tennis - Men
1
Sunday 04/07
Georgia
7
Tennis - Women
0
Sunday 04/07
Kennesaw State
0
Tennis - Women
7
Sunday 04/07
Day Two
Golf - Men
Saturday 04/06
Oregon State NCAA Regional
Gymnastics
196.950
Saturday 04/06
Alabama
5
Baseball
0
Saturday 04/06
LSU
3
Softball
4
Saturday 04/06
Day One
Golf - Men
Saturday 04/06
Sun Angel Classic
T&F - Women
Friday 04/05
Alabama
0
Baseball
6
Friday 04/05
LSU
8
Softball
2
Friday 04/05
Tennessee
4
Tennis - Women
2
Friday 04/05
Tennessee
4
Tennis - Men
0
Thursday 04/04
Alabama
1
Baseball
3
Tuesday 04/02
Mississippi Valley St.
Softball
Tuesday 04/02
Mississippi Valley St.
Softball
Sunday 03/31
Mississippi State
1
Baseball
3
Sunday 03/31
Florida
4
Tennis - Men
0
Sunday 03/31
Florida
7
Tennis - Women
0
Sunday 03/31
Third Round
Golf - Women
873
Saturday 03/30
Georgia
1
Softball
8
Saturday 03/30
Mississippi State
4
Baseball
1
Saturday 03/30
Georgia
3
Softball
5
Saturday 03/30
Razorback Spring Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 03/30
Razorback Spring Invitational
T&F - Men
Saturday 03/30
Second Round
Golf - Women
583
Saturday 03/30
Stanford Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 03/30
Texas Relays
T&F - Women
Friday 03/29
Mississippi State
4
Baseball
5
Friday 03/29
Georgia
2
Softball
5
Friday 03/29
South Carolina
5
Tennis - Women
2
Friday 03/29
South Carolina
5
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 03/29
First Round
Golf - Women
294
Friday 03/29
Texas Relays
T&F - Women
Friday 03/29
Stanford Invitational
T&F - Men
Friday 03/29
Stanford Invitational
T&F - Women
Thursday 03/28
Texas Relays
T&F - Women
Wednesday 03/27
Mississippi Valley State
1
Baseball
2
Wednesday 03/27
UMKC
1
Softball
9
Wednesday 03/27
Texas Relays
T&F - Women
Tuesday 03/26
Mississippi Valley State
0
Baseball
6
Sunday 03/24
Tulane
60
Basketball - W
48
Sunday 03/24
Ole Miss
3
Tennis - Women
4
Sunday 03/24
South Carolina
3
Baseball
5
Sunday 03/24
Ole Miss
4
Tennis - Men
1
Sunday 03/24
Third Round
Golf - Women
899
Saturday 03/23
Florida
1
Softball
0
Saturday 03/23
South Carolina
2
Baseball
4
Saturday 03/23
SEC Championship Session I (Seeds 5-8)
Gymnastics
196.400
Saturday 03/23
Texas State Elite
T&F - Women
Saturday 03/23
Texas State Quad
T&F - Men
Saturday 03/23
Day Three
Swim
Saturday 03/23
Second Round
Golf - Women
590
Friday 03/22
Florida (DH-GM 2)
5
Softball
2
Friday 03/22
South Carolina
3
Baseball
15
Friday 03/22
Florida (DH-GM1)
8
Softball
0
Friday 03/22
Mississippi State
0
Tennis - Women
4
Friday 03/22
Mississippi State
4
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 03/22
Day Two
Swim
Friday 03/22
First Round
Golf - Women
293
Thursday 03/21
Memphis
57
Basketball - W
67
Thursday 03/21
Day One
Swim
Wednesday 03/20
Savannah St.
1
Softball
14
Wednesday 03/20
Jackson State
0
Tennis - Women
5
Wednesday 03/20
Jackson State
0
Tennis - Women
4
Tuesday 03/19
Savannah St.
0
Softball
10
Tuesday 03/19
UT Pan American
1
Tennis - Men
6
Sunday 03/17
UCLA
197.425
Gymnastics
196.600
Sunday 03/17
Ole Miss
6
Baseball
4
Sunday 03/17
Texas A&M
6
Tennis - Women
1
Sunday 03/17
Texas A&M
7
Tennis - Men
0
Sunday 03/17
Texas A&M
9
Softball
1
Sunday 03/17
Day Two
Golf - Men
Saturday 03/16
Texas A&M
7
Softball
3
Saturday 03/16
Ole Miss
1
Baseball
10
Saturday 03/16
Day One
Golf - Men
Friday 03/15
Texas A&M
2
Softball
1
Friday 03/15
Ole Miss
7
Baseball
1
Friday 03/15
Missouri
5
Tennis - Women
2
Thursday 03/14
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE
41
Basketball - W
63
Thursday 03/14
Vanderbilt
75
Basketball - Men
72
Wednesday 03/13
Alabama A&M
0
Baseball
13
Wednesday 03/13
Day Three
Swim
Tuesday 03/12
Alabama A&M
2
Baseball
20
Tuesday 03/12
Stephen F. Austin
2
Softball
9
Tuesday 03/12
Day Two
Swim
Tuesday 03/12
Day Two
Golf - Men
Monday 03/11
Day One
Swim
Monday 03/11
Day One
Golf - Men
Sunday 03/10
Auburn
6
Tennis - Men
1
Sunday 03/10
Auburn
6
Tennis - Women
1
Sunday 03/10
Utah Valley University
3
Softball
1
Sunday 03/10
Day Three
Swim
Sunday 03/10
Third Round
Golf - Women
889
Saturday 03/09
Minnesota, Nebraska, Centenary
Gymnastics
196.350
Saturday 03/09
San Diego State (DH Gm2)
1
Baseball
4
Saturday 03/09
Utah Valley University
0
Softball
5
Saturday 03/09
Texas A&M
62
Basketball - Men
73
Saturday 03/09
San Diego State (DH Gm1)
2
Baseball
8
Saturday 03/09
NCAA Championships
T&F - Men
Saturday 03/09
NCAA Championships
T&F - Women
Saturday 03/09
Day Two
Swim
Saturday 03/09
Second Round
Golf - Women
591
Friday 03/08
Utah Valley University
0
Softball
3
Friday 03/08
San Diego State
3
Baseball
4
Friday 03/08
Alabama
5
Tennis - Women
2
Friday 03/08
Alabama
6
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 03/08
NCAA Championships
T&F - Men
Friday 03/08
NCAA Championships
T&F - Women
Friday 03/08
Day One
Swim
Friday 03/08
First Round
Golf - Women
293
Thursday 03/07
San Diego State
0
Baseball
2
Thursday 03/07
Florida
64
Basketball - W
59
Tuesday 03/05
Missouri
93
Basketball - Men
63
Sunday 03/03
OLE MISS
52
Basketball - W
93
Sunday 03/03
Vanderbilt
6
Tennis - Men
1
Sunday 03/03
Championship Game - Jacksonville State
2
Softball
3
Sunday 03/03
Vanderbilt
4
Tennis - Women
3
Sunday 03/03
Pacific
4
Baseball
3
Saturday 03/02
Semifinal vs. Northern Iowa
1
Softball
17
Saturday 03/02
Arizona State
3
Baseball
1
Saturday 03/02
Kentucky
60
Basketball - Men
73
Saturday 03/02
Jacksonville St.
5
Softball
4
Saturday 03/02
Day One
Swim
Saturday 03/02
Alex Wilson Invitational
T&F - Men
Friday 03/01
Missouri, Centenary, Lindenwood
Gymnastics
196.650
Friday 03/01
Northern Iowa
0
Softball
8
Friday 03/01
Gonzaga
3
Baseball
0
Friday 03/01
Wright St.
3
Softball
11
Friday 03/01
Kentucky
3
Tennis - Women
4
Friday 03/01
Arkansas Final Qualifier
T&F - Men
Friday 03/01
Kentucky
5
Tennis - Men
2
Friday 03/01
Arkansas Final Qualifier
T&F - Women
Friday 03/01
Alex Wilson Invitational
T&F - Men
Thursday 02/28
Florida
69
Basketball - W
58
Thursday 02/28
Arizona State
3
Baseball
2
Wednesday 02/27
LSU
65
Basketball - Men
60
Tuesday 02/26
Day Three
Golf - Men
Monday 02/25
Third Round
Golf - Women
867
Monday 02/25
Day Two
Golf - Men
Sunday 02/24
Third place game - Saint Louis
0
Softball
8
Sunday 02/24
Evansville
2
Baseball
10
Sunday 02/24
Tulsa
3
Tennis - Women
4
Sunday 02/24
TENNESSEE
60
Basketball - W
54
Sunday 02/24
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Sunday 02/24
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Sunday 02/24
Semifinal - ULM
7
Softball
6
Sunday 02/24
First and Second Rounds
Golf - Women
583
Sunday 02/24
Day One
Golf - Men
Saturday 02/23
Florida
71
Basketball - Men
54
Saturday 02/23
Saint Louis
0
Softball
8
Saturday 02/23
Evansville
2
Baseball
5
Saturday 02/23
Murray St.
0
Softball
8
Saturday 02/23
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Saturday 02/23
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Saturday 02/23
Purdue
3
Tennis - Men
4
Saturday 02/23
Day Five
Swim
Friday 02/22
Alabama
197.100
Gymnastics
197.100
Friday 02/22
Ohio State
4
Tennis - Women
3
Friday 02/22
Evansville
4
Baseball
10
Friday 02/22
ULM
3
Softball
14
Friday 02/22
SEC Championships
T&F - Women
Friday 02/22
SEC Championships
T&F - Men
Friday 02/22
Day Four
Swim
Thursday 02/21
Georgia
60
Basketball - Men
62
Thursday 02/21
Georgia
66
Basketball - W
34
Thursday 02/21
Day Three
Swim
Wednesday 02/20
Day Two
Swim
Tuesday 02/19
New Orleans
0
Baseball
3
Tuesday 02/19
New Orleans
0
Baseball
14
Tuesday 02/19
Day One
Swim
Sunday 02/17
Oral Roberts
1
Tennis - Men
6
Sunday 02/17
MISSOURI (Pink Game)
40
Basketball - W
61
Sunday 02/17
Western Illinois
7
Baseball
5
Sunday 02/17
Oklahoma
4
Tennis - Women
3
Sunday 02/17
Hofstra
6
Softball
4
Sunday 02/17
UMKC
2
Tennis - Men
5
Saturday 02/16
Missouri
71
Basketball - Men
73
Saturday 02/16
Tulsa
3
Softball
1
Saturday 02/16
Western Illinois
2
Baseball
7
Saturday 02/16
Tulsa
3
Softball
14
Friday 02/15
LSU
196.825
Gymnastics
195.625
Friday 02/15
Tulsa
6
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 02/15
Western Illinois
1
Baseball
9
Friday 02/15
Florida St.
9
Softball
1
Friday 02/15
Hofstra
8
Softball
1
Wednesday 02/13
Auburn
75
Basketball - Men
83
Wednesday 02/13
Jackson St.
0
Softball
8
Wednesday 02/13
Jackson St.
2
Softball
8
Tuesday 02/12
Third Round
Golf - Women
884
Monday 02/11
Second Round
Golf - Women
587
Sunday 02/10
Alabama
80
Basketball - W
91
Sunday 02/10
Oklahoma State
4
Tennis - Women
3
Sunday 02/10
Utah
1
Softball
5
Sunday 02/10
First Round
Golf - Women
291
Sunday 02/10
Day Two
Golf - Men
Saturday 02/09
Weber St.
2
Softball
10
Saturday 02/09
Loyola Marymount
3
Softball
8
Saturday 02/09
Vanderbilt
67
Basketball - Men
49
Saturday 02/09
New Mexico
3
Tennis - Men
4
Saturday 02/09
Tyson Invitational
T&F - Men
Saturday 02/09
Tyson Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 02/09
Husky Classic
T&F - Men
Saturday 02/09
Day One
Golf - Men
Friday 02/08
Auburn
195.650
Gymnastics
196.325
Friday 02/08
Southern Utah
2
Softball
3
Friday 02/08
Oregon
6
Tennis - Men
1
Friday 02/08
Tyson Invitational
T&F - Women
Friday 02/08
Tyson Invitational
T&F - Men
Friday 02/08
Colorado St.
4
Softball
5
Friday 02/08
Husky Classic
T&F - Women
Thursday 02/07
KENTUCKY
80
Basketball - W
74
Tuesday 02/05
Florida
69
Basketball - Men
80
Sunday 02/03
Mississippi State
47
Basketball - W
44
Sunday 02/03
Minnesota
3
Tennis - Men
4
Sunday 02/03
Yale
4
Tennis - Women
3
Saturday 02/02
Tennessee
60
Basketball - Men
73
Saturday 02/02
Kansas University
81
Swim
219
Saturday 02/02
Armory Collegiate Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 02/02
Armory Collegiate Invitational
T&F - Men
Friday 02/01
Florida
197.575
Gymnastics
196.175
Friday 02/01
Army
0
Tennis - Men
6
Friday 02/01
Army
1
Tennis - Men
6
Friday 02/01
Armory Collegiate Invitational
T&F - Women
Friday 02/01
Armory Collegiate Invitational
T&F - Men
Thursday 01/31
Alabama
59
Basketball - Men
56
Thursday 01/31
Ole Miss
66
Basketball - W
77
Wednesday 01/30
UAB
3
Tennis - Men
4
Sunday 01/27
SOUTH CAROLINA
43
Basketball - W
40
Saturday 01/26
Virginia
6
Tennis - Men
1
Saturday 01/26
South Carolina
75
Basketball - Men
54
Saturday 01/26
Razorback Team Invitational
T&F - Women
Saturday 01/26
Razorback Team Invitational
T&F - Men
Saturday 01/26
Washington State
2
Tennis - Women
5
Friday 01/25
Denver
195.125
Gymnastics
195.475
Friday 01/25
Georgia State
2
Tennis - Men
4
Friday 01/25
Razorback Team Invitational
T&F - Women
Friday 01/25
Razorback Team Invitational
T&F - Men
Friday 01/25
Northwestern
5
Tennis - Women
2
Thursday 01/24
Missouri
50
Basketball - W
58
Wednesday 01/23
Mississippi State
70
Basketball - Men
96
Sunday 01/20
South Dakota State
0
Tennis - Men
7
Sunday 01/20
Nebraska-Omaha
0
Tennis - Men
7
Sunday 01/20
Lamar
0
Tennis - Women
7
Saturday 01/19
UT - Pan American
0
Tennis - Women
7
Saturday 01/19
Ole Miss
76
Basketball - Men
64
Saturday 01/19
Texas A&M Triangular
T&F - Men
Saturday 01/19
Texas A&M Triangular
T&F - Women
Saturday 01/19
Prairie View A&M
0
Tennis - Women
7
Saturday 01/19
Davidson College
96
Swim
194
Saturday 01/19
Queens College
85
Swim
191
Friday 01/18
Kentucky
195.500
Gymnastics
193.075
Friday 01/18
Florida State
133
Swim
167
Friday 01/18
South Carolina
77
Swim
223
Thursday 01/17
Georgia
57
Basketball - W
53
Wednesday 01/16
Auburn
80
Basketball - Men
88
Sunday 01/13
Vanderbilt
78
Basketball - W
58
Saturday 01/12
Vanderbilt
33
Basketball - Men
56
Saturday 01/12
Penn State
146.5
Swim
151.5
Saturday 01/12
Missouri State
50
Swim
250
Friday 01/11
Georgia
196.200
Gymnastics
195.775
Friday 01/11
Arkansas-Texas Dual
78
T&F - Men
85
Friday 01/11
Arkansas-Oklahoma State Dual
61
T&F - Women
81
Thursday 01/10
LSU
54
Basketball - W
63
Wednesday 01/09
Texas A&M
69
Basketball - Men
51
Sunday 01/06
Texas A&M
63
Basketball - W
51
Saturday 01/05
Delaware St.
51
Basketball - Men
86
Thursday 01/03
Auburn
50
Basketball - W
47
Saturday 12/29
Northwestern St.
61
Basketball - Men
79
Friday 12/28
Coppin State
57
Basketball - W
71
Saturday 12/22
Alabama A&M
68
Basketball - Men
95
Friday 12/21
Northwestern St.
41
Basketball - W
80
Thursday 12/20
Robert Morris
74
Basketball - Men
79
Wednesday 12/19
Mississippi Valley State
42
Basketball - W
99
Sunday 12/16
Furman
38
Basketball - W
73
Saturday 12/15
Alcorn St.
59
Basketball - Men
97
Saturday 12/08
Michigan
80
Basketball - Men
67
Thursday 12/06
Kansas
56
Basketball - W
64
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When Tom Collen answered the call to return to the University of Arkansas, he knew he was coming home.

The seventh head coach in Razorback history, Collen served as the first assistant head coach during the mid-1990s.  His recruiting work led to one of the greatest moments in Arkansas history – the 1998 Final Four.

His recruits were the key to a golden age of women’s basketball at Arkansas in the mid-to-late 1990s.  It would be the same process in the 21st century, and Collen got to work immediately.

The fall signees for the Class of 2008 put the Razorbacks among the top 25 in recruiting.

By January 2008, Collen had the current Razorbacks in The Associated Press Top 25.  That made Collen only the ninth coach in women’s college basketball history to take three different programs into the AP rankings, and he had done it in only 10 seasons.

In his five seasons with the Razorbacks, Collen has coached six all-Southeastern Conference selections including SEC Co-Freshman of the Year C’eira Ricketts and the SEC’s Sixth Player of the Year Charity Ford.

His Arkansas teams have produced one WNBA draft selection, nine All-SEC selections, five league community service team picks and several SEC Players of the Week and made four postseason appearances.

In his most recent season with the Razorbacks, Collen guided the team to several “firsts” and program bests.  The 2012-13 edition of the team returned to the NCAA Tournament reaching the second round before a very close, two-point loss sent Arkansas home.

Collen guided the Razorbacks to a program-best eight consecutive SEC wins, a 10-win season and a tie for fourth place in the final standings.

He was voted as the SEC Coach of the Year, the first ever Arkansas woman’s coach and just the second Razorback basketball coach, ever selected.  Collen went on to the national ballot for NCAA Coach of the Year.

As he enters the 2012-13 season, Collen ranks 18th in the nation among active coaches with 10 or more years of experience with a .695 winning percentage.

Collen’s road home to Arkansas started in the Blue Grass state.  

Settled in at Louisville and putting the Cardinals in the top 25 and the NCAA second round, Collen earned his 200th career victory that season and seemed ready to move UL into the Big East elite.

Then, the phone rang and Collen came home.

“Some of my fondest memories both as a person and as a coach are from my time in Fayetteville,” Collen said.  “I have always felt that Arkansas has the potential to excel at the national level.  We proved that during my tenure here as the recruiting coordinator that resulted in an appearance at the Final Four.”

Collen served as the recruiting coordinator for four seasons at Arkansas from 1993 until departing to become the head coach at Colorado State in 1997. 

“I know the keys to success in building this program to new heights. I know we need to keep the best players in the state, and I will do everything in my power to make that happen,” Collen said.

In his final two seasons with Arkansas, Collen was promoted to assistant head coach for the Razorbacks.

“I developed great working relationships with many of the people here and those friendships proved to be very important in the decision to return to Arkansas,” Collen said.

The national coach of the year in 1999, Collen is one of the top women’s coaches in the game today by any measure.  Along with his career percentage rankings, Collen won his 200th game in 2006-07, and in doing so put him on yet another list of coaching greats -- the fastest to 200 wins.

His 2006-07 Louisville team made history for the Cardinals by achieving the first national ranking in school history.  Behind the presence of Big East Player of the Year Angel McCoughtry, only the second player in Big East history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding, Collen’s Cardinals closed the season with a school-record 27 wins and came within minutes of reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time ever.

Collen brings a reputation for recruiting and resurrecting programs to the Arkansas position. 

In his first decade as a head coach, his teams have nine post season appearances and racked up eight 20-win seasons.

In fact, across the span of his entire women’s basketball coaching career, Collen has never been on a coaching staff -- head coach, assistant head coach or assistant coach -- that recorded a losing season.

During his career as an assistant and head coach in Division I, Collen’s recruiting has been singled out as among the best in the nation.

One of the most sought-after assistant coaches in America during his early career, he recruited the athletes that put Purdue and Arkansas into their first Final Four appearances.  During his 14 seasons as a full-time assistant with Utah, Purdue and Arkansas, Collen produced 10 recruiting classes that ranked top 20 in the nation.

His final class at Utah ranked 19th, starting an eight-year run in the top 20 for the up-and-coming recruiter.  Collen’s seven-year tenure at Purdue resulted in seven consecutive recruiting classes ranked in the top 20, including the top class in the nation in 1989.  At Arkansas, his final two recruiting classes were ranked top 20 with the 1996 class achieving the highest ranking in school history at fifth.

Perhaps the most recognized recruit in Collen’s Arkansas career was future University hall of fame point guard Christy Smith who led the Razorbacks to the 1998 Final Four.  However, the recruiting classes during his four years as Arkansas’ recruiting coordinator included Parade All-Americans like Tennille Adams, 1998 NCAA West Regional MVP Sytia Messer and the second all-time three-point shooter in SEC history Wendi Willits.  On the court, Collen’s defensive mastery turned Arkansas into a 20-game winner after one season.  The Razorbacks posted two post-season appearances during his four years.

Departing Arkansas after the 1997 season to take over the Colorado State program, he turned the Rams into champions in his first season.  The Rams took the Western Athletic Conference regular season title winning 24 games and advancing to the NCAA second round.

The next season, CSU ran the table in the WAC with a school-record 33-3 mark to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first and only time in school history.  Led by Ram superstar Becky Hammon and fellow All-American Katie Cronin, Collen’s second year team put Colorado State on the map and earned conference, regional and national coach of the year honors for Collen.

While the accolades came for the 1999 team, Collen earned them again the following year as he guided the Rams to another 20-win season in 2000. 

Rebuilding without Hammon and company, CSU reached the post season and advanced three games into the Women’s NIT before losing in the semifinals.

With a new foundation recruited to Fort Collins, Colorado State returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2001 and 2002.  Changing conferences in 2001, the Rams took the Mountain West tournament title in 2001 and the MVC regular season title in 2002.

After the 2002 season, Collen appeared bound for the SEC at Vanderbilt, but the Commodores withdrew their offer after mistakenly interpreting the veteran coach’s academic record from his graduate work at Miami of Ohio.  Taking a year off from coaching in 2002-03, Collen was vindicated by the registrar’s office at Miami.

The next year, Collen took over the Cardinals and had the same immediate impact experienced at Colorado State.  With a single returning starter, Collen led Louisville to a 20-win season and the first appearance in the Conference USA tournament semifinals since 1999. His coaching turned Sara Nord into an All-America candidate that led the Cardinals into the post season.

In his second year, Collen had UL leading C-USA before losing one of his starting forwards, Missy Taylor, to a torn meniscus.  Turning to one of his freshmen recruits, Yuliya Tokova, Collen rebuilt the Cardinals who finished the season with a powerful surge to reach the C-USA finals for the first time since 1998.  In the title game, UL took its second hit with a torn ACL to Tokova, yet the Cardinal closed the year at 22-9 and in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001.

His time at Louisville first produced three all-freshmen team members three straight seasons with Jazz Covington, Yuliya Tokova and Angel McCoughtry, then all-conference honors peaking in 2007 with McCoughtry’s selection as the Big East Player of the Year.  Covington became the first Wade Trophy watch list member in Cardinal history.

The native of Lancaster, Ohio, graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1977 with his bachelor’s in physical education.  He completed his master’s in recreational education and in health education at Miami of Ohio in 1983 while serving two seasons as the Red Hawks’ graduate assistant coach.

Collen and wife Nicki have twins, daughter Reese and son Connor, and a younger daughter, Logan.


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