Sasha Goforth’s high-school career was one of the best in Fayetteville High School history. When the local product decided to return to home to play for the Razorbacks, the future for Hogs basketball was promising.
Goforth averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks during his first year at Arkansas. But on Saturday night, she revealed she would stepping away from the team for an undetermined amount of time.
“This past year, with the combination of Gastroparesis and anxiety, basketball became too much,” Goforth tweeted. “The side effects affected my performance and kept me feeling miserable. Although this is incredibly hard for me, I know that the best thing for me to do right now is to step away from basketball.”
Goforth was a McDonald’s All-American coming out of FHS in 2019. She started her career at Oregon State, playing her freshman year with the Beavers before transferring to Arkansas where she sat our her first season.
“This year I was blessed enough to get the chance to a part of an amazing program with some amazing people in it,” Goforth said. “I can’t begin to describe how thankful I am that Coach Neighbors and the rest of the Arkansas staff was gracious enough to let me come back this year and be a part of this team.”