Arkansas Basketball Coaching Search: Hot Board 2.0

Arkansas officially has an opening for the men's basketball head coach position as the Razorbacks are on the hunt for a new leader with Eric Musselman taking the USC opening.

"As our success has demonstrated throughout the history of our program, the University of Arkansas is one of the premier opportunities in college basketball," Arkansas Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement Thursday. "I am confident we will identify a leader for our program that will build on the rich tradition of Razorback basketball and provide a nationally competitive program for our University, our state and passionate Razorback fans everywhere."

Ole Miss' Chris Beard was widely believed to be the favorite to land the job, but he has since gone public that he is remaining loyal to the Rebels. Who could be the next target for the program bring in as the SEC is set to expand to 16 teams following the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the league?

Here’s the second edition of the Arkansas Basketball Coaching Search Hot Board from HawgBeat on some options after talking with sources and looking around college basketball.