CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



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



                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Birmingham, Alabama
September 22, 1997