John Calipari sought the return of Trevon Brazile to the Arkansas basketball program and Brazile obliged him.
Brazile, a 6-foot-10 forward, will return to the Razorbacks for the 2024-25 season, it was announced Tuesday. He had initially declared for the draft and put his name in the transfer portal in April. He removed his name from the draft less than a week ago.
Now that he’s back, Calipari, heading toward his first season as Arkansas basketball coach after being hired away from Kentucky following Eric Musselman’s exit, has the Razorbacks roster more or less set. He still needs to bring in some players to fill the final few spots, but as far as scholarships go, the new coach has suggested he wanted nine. Brazile’s addition reaches that number.
Brazile has had a complicated two years at Arkansas since arriving from Missouri. A torn ACL ruined his first season in Fayetteville in December and he struggled along with the team as the season went on in year two. But a healthy, confident and, most importantly, appreciated Brazile is a beast.
At least the early returns show that Razorbacks Nation is appreciating his return. For now. Hopefully they don’t turn on him again.
Here’s a sampling of the reactions from social media.