Exhibit 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included in this Form 10-K, into Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.'s
previously filed Registration Statements File Nos. 333-21299, 333-21301,
333-21303, 333-21305, 333-28515 and 333-63094.

                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Birmingham, Alabama
April 16, 2002