[autotag]Nick Smith[/autotag] at one point during the winter was projected to be a potential No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. The 2023 NBA draft.
Smith has yet to play a possession of college basketball, but Arkansas’ top recruit in the Class of 2022 has skills that have the professional ranks drooling. He was already a five-star when coach [autotag]Eric Musselman[/autotag] recruited him and he committed. Now, 247Sports named Smith the No. 1 recruit in the country.
The site released its final individual player rankings for the class earlier this week. Musselman was happy on Wednesday to see it.
Smith is the second Arkansas signee to be ranked as the top player in his class. Russellville native and Razorbacks legend [autotag]Corliss Williamson[/autotag] was the same in 1992.
ESPN still has Smith ranked No. 3 and Rivals has him ranked No. 2. He joins fellow five-star recruits [autotag]Anthony Black[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Walsh[/autotag] on campus next year. Guard Derrian Ford and swingmen Joseph Pinion and Barry Dunning round out the recruiting class, also as Top 100 prospects.
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