The Arkansas basketball team needs help.
If that help is to come via personnel, the Razorbacks could do a lot worse than Jalen Shelley and Isaiah Elohim.
The two signees in Arkansas’ recruiting Class of 2024 were nominated as McDonald’s All-Americans on Wednesday. They are two of 44 nominees nationally from which 24 will be selected.
Elohim, a 6-foot-5 wing from California, is the 41st-ranked player in the class. He picked Arkansas over Kansas, Villanova, Kentucky, Duke and Arizona among others.
Shelley, who plays just up the road at Link Academy, is a bit bigger at 6-foot-8, but projects as a stretch-4 or small forward. He is the 53rd-ranked player in nation.
The Razorbacks had three McDonald’s All-Americans in last year’s class: guard Anthony Black, guard Nick Smith Jr. and wing Jordan Wing. All three went to the NBA after one season.