The [autotag]Arkansas basketball[/autotag] roster for the 2022-23 season continues to take shape as forward [autotag]Jalen Graham[/autotag] will be returning next year.
Graham announced his decision in a two-minute video posted to his Twitter account late Wednesday night. He is the second Razorback to officially announce his return for next season, joining [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag].
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— jalen graham (@jalengrahamm5) April 6, 2023
Last season was up-and-down for Graham, but fans saw glimpses of his potential to be a special basketball player. Graham appeared in 31 games last year while averaging 5.2 points on 66% from the field. He also grabbed 2.3 rebounds a game in his limited action. Where the optimism towards Graham comes from is his per 40minutes average. His numbers per 40 minutes are 22.1 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 BPG and 2.0 SPG.
If Graham is able to improve his performance on the defensive end of the floor, he has the potential to be a regular rotation player – but that’s a big if. His flashes of brilliance on the offensive end gave Arkansas fans hope, but next season is when he will need to put everything together on both ends of the floor.
The return of Graham gives the Razorbacks a full allotment of scholarships, but that will likely change as we await the decisions of [autotag]Anthony Black[/autotag], [autotag]Makhi Mitchell[/autotag] and [autotag]Makhel Mitchell[/autotag] among others.
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