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, and 333-21305.


                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Birmingham, Alabama
April 22, 1999

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