The 2007 season ( 2006 – 2007 ) began by winning the Old Spice Classic inaugural tournament with wins over Southern Illinois , Marist , and West Virginia . The team made it to the SEC Championship Game with victories over South Carolina , Mississippi State , and Vanderbilt . The Razorbacks would lose to Florida in the championship game 77 – 56 but still received an at large bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row . The Razorbacks received a 12th seed but lost in the first round against 5th seeded Southern California with the final score of 77 – 60 . On March 26 , 2007 , Heath 's coaching career at Arkansas ended ; he believed that lackluster ticket sales played a role . It was reported that Heath would get a settlement of $ 900,000 dollars over the next three years after being fired . Heath had been earning $ 772,943 ( including media contract , endorsements , etc. ) plus an additional $ 71,000 tax deferred annuity and UA retirement account
SEC Championship Game
2007 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Stan Heath