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Published May 24, 2020
Basketball world reacts to the passing of Eddie Sutton
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Andrew Hutchinson  •  HawgBeat
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Legendary basketball coach Eddie Sutton, who spent 11 years at Arkansas, passed away Saturday evening at the age of 84.

Recently elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, his death prompted an outpouring of support from former players, coaches, media members and many others on social media.

Here is a look at some of those comments:

Former Arkansas player, current Little Rock head coach Darrell Walker...

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Former Arkansas player Joe Kleine...

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Former Arkansas player Scott Hastings...

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Former Kentucky player Rex Chapman...

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Current Arkansas assistant Chris Crutchfield...

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Former Oklahoma State player, current Arkansas assistant Corey Williams...

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Former Arkansas assistant, current Arkansas color commentator Matt Zimmerman...

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Former Oklahoma State player, current radio personality Doug Gottlieb...

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Kentucky head coach John Calipari...

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South Carolina head coach Frank Martin...

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Former Oklahoma, current Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson...

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Creighton head coach Greg McDermott...

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Former Oklahoma State assistant, current Stephen F. Austin head coach Kyle Keller...

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Former Oklahoma State manager, current Shawnee High School head coach Ron Arthur...

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Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek...

“Coach Sutton is an integral part of the history of Razorback Basketball. Coach Sutton helped transform the way our state thought about college basketball and provided Razorback fans with countless memories. His legacy is not only shaped by his many victories and championships, but also by the immeasurable impact he made in the lives of the young men who called him ‘Coach’. The thoughts and prayers of the entire Razorback nation are with Steve, Scott, Sean and the entire Sutton family.”

Oklahoma State president Burns Hargis...

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Oklahoma athletics director Joe Castiglione...

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Arkansas senior associate AD and strategic public relations Kevin Trainor...

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Oklahoma State public address announcer Larry Reece...

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Former Arkansas player and assistant, current ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes...

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Former coach, current radio personality Richmond Weaver...

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ESPN analyst Dick Vitale...

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CBS Sports analyst and columnist Gary Parrish...

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Fox Sports commentator Tim Brando...

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NCAA.com reporter and analyst Andy Katz...

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Radio personality Mike Francesa...

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ESPN radio personality Myron Medcalf...

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Fox Sports radio personality and writer Aaron Torres...

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ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe...

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Former Arkansas team manager, current recruiting writer for Hawgs Illustrated Dudley Dawson...

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Long-time Arkansas sports reporter Mike Irwin...

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Well-known Kentucky sports journalist Oscar Combs...

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Long-time Oklahoma sportswriter James Hale...

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