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Two former Hogs headed to Little Rock to play basketball

Makhel Mitchell and KK Robinson both played at Arkansas, though not together. Now both will play at Little Rock.

Khalen Robinson and Makhel Mitchell haven’t played together yet. Yet.

The two former Arkansas basketball players are both transferring to Little Rock to play next season for the Trojans. Mitchell just finished his first and only year with the Razorbacks in 2022-23, while Robinson spent the two years before that at Arkansas.

Mitchell, a 6-foot-10 center, averaged 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in about 13 minutes a game last year. He played nearly the entire season as Arkansas’ back-up center, but looked more than capable when called on.

Robinson, who goes by KK, went to Texas A&M after his two seasons with the Razorbacks. He played in just 18 games, most all of which came in mop-up duty. For his three-year college career, he’s played in just 42 games and averaged six minutes per.

Little Rock went 10-21 overall and 6-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference last year.

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Hogs lose Robinson to fellow SEC school via transfer portal

Arkansas native and former four-star recruit KK Robinson is headed elsewhere in the SEC next year.

Injuries sapped KK Robinson of what might have been at Arkansas. Now he’ll ply his skills elsewhere in the SEC.

The former Razorbacks guard entered the transfer portal at the beginning of April and decided on his destination Sunday. Robinson will head to College Station to play for Texas A&M.

Robinson follows fellow former Arkansas basketballer Ethan Henderson to east Texas. Henderson, also an Arkansas native, transferred to A&M at about the same time last year.

Robinson was a four-star recruit from Oak Hill Academy after leaving Bryant High School for his final high-school season. He hurt his foot after just 11 games during his freshman season and missed the rest of the year. This past season, Robinson played in 18 games.

Robinson joined Connor Vanover and Chance Moore in the portal this spring. All three have landed: Vanover to Oral Roberts and Moore to Missouri State.

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Former Hog basketball player picks transfer destination

Arkansas has only three scholarship players currently returning to the basketball team next season.

The turnover from Arkansas basketball’s 2021-22 season officially continued Monday.

Former Arkansas forward Chance Moore, who entered the transfer portal in late March, announced his destination as Missouri State. As of Monday afternoon, the Razorbacks would return only three players next year off this season’s Elite Eight squad.

The 6-foot-5 guard was a four-star recruit coming out of the Georgia high school scene but did not crack the rotation with the Razorbacks. Moore played in just five games during his first and only season in Fayetteville.

Missouri State is about a two-hours drive from Northwest Arkansas. The Bears lost in the first round of the NIT to Oklahoma after going 23-11 during the regular season.

Moore is one of three Arkansas players who announced intentions for the transfer portal, but the first to reveal a destination. Guard [autotag]KK Robinson[/autotag] and center [autotag]Connor Vanover[/autotag] remain outstanding.

Another Razorback enters name into Transfer Portal

Connor Vanover, who started in 37 games for Arkansas in two seasons, has announced that he will enter his name into the Transfer Portal.

As the offseason rolls on, more changes continue to come to the Arkansas Men’s Basketball roster.

In somewhat expected news, junior forward [autotag]Connor Vanover[/autotag] announced Wednesday on his Instagram page that he has entered his name into the Transfer Portal, joining KK Robinson, who added his name to the portal on April 2.

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Vanover, a native of Little Rock, played two seasons for his home state’s flagship school after transferring from California at the conclusion of his freshman season in 2018-19.

In two seasons, Vanover appeared in 44 games for the Razorbacks, starting in 37 of those. The 7-3 forward averaged 5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game during his career at Arkansas. Vanover saw most of his playing time during his redshirt sophomore season in 2020-21, where he played an average of 17 minutes per game, starting in 27 games.

In the season-opener against Gardner-Webb on November 13, Vanover scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the 86-69 win over the Bulldogs. Vanover would go on to start in ten games at the five for the Razorbacks this season, but his playing time went down significantly due to the emergence of Stanley Umude’s production.

The announcement of Vanover to the Transfer Portal is the fifth revision to the 2021-22 roster for Arkansas Basketball. [autotag]JD Notae[/autotag] and [autotag]Au’Diese Toney[/autotag] announced earlier this week that they will enter their name into the NBA Draft after hiring an agent. [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] says that he will get more information about his NBA Draft stock before making the decision to leave, and [autotag]KK Robinson[/autotag] has entered his name into the Transfer Portal.

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Arkansas basketball roster breakdown: Backcourt is the bread and butter

Arkansas is blessed in the backcourt with both a mix of experienced veterans and young players who are hungry to improve.

If Arkansas wants to accomplish its goals, which are likely winning the Southeastern Conference, getting a high seed in the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the Final Four, they will have to get exemplary play from the backcourt.

Luckily for the Razorbacks, they have amassed depth there.

Even with the loss of Jalen Tate at point guard to eligibility and Desi Sills to transfer, along with Moses Moody to the Golden State Warriors, there is still plenty of talent both returning and imported in by Eric Musselman.

Here is a look at the guards and swing men who will help lead this team.

Like the frontcourt article, players are listed in order of height, not impact or skill-wise. This will be shortest to tallest, however.