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Smith, Walsh named All-Americans by Sports Illustrated

Two gems of the 2022 recruiting class have been named All-Americans by Sports Illustrated

Two of the gems in the 2022 signing class for Arkansas Basketball have garnered national attention, yet again.

[autotag]Nick Smith[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Walsh[/autotag], two five-star signees that will join the Razorbacks next season, have been named All-Americans by Sports Illustrated.

Smith was named first-team All-American by the publication, while Walsh earned third-team honors.

Here’s why Smith was named first-team All-American, according to Jason Jordan of Sports Illustrated:

Smith dominated the competition all summer running with Brad Beal Elite (Mo.) then carried that over to the high school season, posting 26 points, seven assists, and six rebounds a game for North Little Rock (Ark.). Smith capped off his high school finale with a state title, posting 25 points, six rebounds, and five assists in the win. Smith was the best player during practices at the McDonald’s All-American games, a telling feat for what is widely regarded as the most competitive practices of the year.

Link Academy’s Jordan Walsh (23) drives to the basket during the second half of the GEICO Nationals semifinal between Prolific Prep (Calif.) and Link Academy (Mo.), Friday, April 1, 2022, at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.Link Academy defeated Prolific Prep 59-53.

GEICO Nationals 2022: Prolific Prep (Calif.) vs. Link Academy (Mo.) semifinal, April 1, 2022

Jordan believes that Walsh has everything that you want in a player:

Walsh is a highly productive wing that checks off many boxes on and off the stat sheet. This season, he led Link Academy (34-2) to the GEICO Nationals title game, averaging 11 points, seven rebounds, 3.2 assists and one block a game. At 6’7”, Walsh has great length and agility, making him a capable defender at multiple positions and rebounder.

Currently, Arkansas has the 2nd best recruiting class for the 2022 cycle. Joining Smith and Walsh in the class are five star [autotag]Anthony Black[/autotag], four-stars [autotag]Derrian Ford[/autotag], [autotag]Barry Dunning[/autotag], and [autotag]Joseph Pinion[/autotag] from high school, as well as [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag], [autotag]Jalen Graham[/autotag], [autotag]Makhi Mitchell[/autotag], and [autotag]Makhel Mitchell[/autotag] from the transfer portal.

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Trevon Brazile is ranked high among transfer to commit

247sports ranks Missouri transfer Trevon Brazile highly on their list of The 10 best players to commit (so far).

Head coach [autotag]Eric Musselman[/autotag] has wasted no time filling spots left by several key contributors to the success of the 2021-22 season by signing four players from the Transfer Portal, in addition to five of the best high school players from around the nation.

One of those transfers is among the nation’s best, says 247sports.

[autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag], who transferred to Arkansas from Missouri following his freshman season on March 30, is ranked No. 2 of the Top 10 best players to commit (so far) list from 247sports.

In the piece written by Eric Bossi, Brazile is described as a player that was relatively unknown during his high school career but exceeded expectations once he arrived in Missouri.

During his lone season in Columbia, Brazile showed flashes of brilliance thanks to his length, defensive range, ability to finish lobs, and emerging potential as a jump shooter. Other SEC coaches raved about his potential and NBA types have been reaching out to learn his backstory. Eric Musselman has earned his reputation as a transfer whisperer, and he’s got an awful lot to work with when it comes to Brazile.

In high school, Brazile was the No. 38 small forward in the nation for the 2021 recruiting cycle. , and the No. 4 best recruit from the state of Missouri, and was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.

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Arkansas adds another big man from transfer portal: Graham from Arizona State

Arkansas has reloaded in the frontcourt this offseason and its latest portal commit has the Hogs ranked No. 1

Arkansas’ frontcourt has gone from question mark in 2022-23 to likely strength.

The Razorbacks added a fourth player via the transfer portal on Thursday when former Arizona State forward [autotag]Jalen Graham[/autotag] committed to Arkansas. He follows brothers from Rhode Island, Makhi and Makhel Mitchell and former Missouri forward [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag].

Graham, who is 6-foot-9, was a second-team All-Pac 12 player last year for the Sun Devils. He averaged 9.9 points and 4.6 rebounds for Arizona State in his junior season. Graham has two seasons of eligibility left, one of which comes from the COVID-19 exemption by the NCAA.

Graham was a four-star prospect ranked No. 169 in the country when he committed to the Sun Devils in the Class of 2019.

Arkansas lost forward [autotag]Stanley Umude[/autotag] to exhausted eligibility, center [autotag]Connor Vanover[/autotag] to the transfer portal and forward Au’Diese Toney to the NBA draft. Forward [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] also declared for the draft, but chose not to hire an agent, leaving him eligible for a return next season.

Brotherly Love: Arkansas lands HUGE pair of gets in transfer portal

Arkansas made a massive splash in the transfer portal Wednesday, landing two brothers from Rhode Island to play in the frontcourt.

Eric Musselman has done it again.

The Arkansas basketball coach has proven a master of the NCAA transfer portal, using it to lead the Razorbacks to consecutive Elite Eight appearances. With three Hogs players declaring for the draft this week and three more entering the transfer portal, Musselman knew he had to re-stock. Former Missouri forward Trevon Brazile committed last week and two more players committed Wednesday.

Former Rhode Island forwards Makhi and Makhel Mitchell announced their intention to play for Arkansas in 2022-23 via the transfer portal.

Makhi Mitchell is a 6-foot-9, 230-pound rising junior. He averaged 9.9 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Rams last year. He also shot 52% from the floor and 30% from 3-point land. Makhel Mitchell is also a rising junior. He’s the bigger of the brothers at 6-foot-10 and 245 pounds. He led the Rams with 10.7 points per game and he averaged 2.6 blocks, as well.

Both players declared for the NBA draft, but did not hire agents. Of the three Arkansas players to declare for the draft, forward Jaylin Williams is the only one who did not hire an agent. All three could log significant minutes in the Razorbacks’ frontcourt next year.

The brothers were both four-star prospects in the Class of 2019. Makhel was the No. 33 player in the country and Makhi was the No. 70 player in the country out of Washington D.C.

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Arkansas lands Missouri transfer Trevon Brazile

It’s officially transfer portal season, and head coach Eric Musselman is wasting no time in recruiting big-time talent to Arkansas!

After the announcement of five-star point guard Anthony Black to Arkansas basketball earlier in the week, it seems that head coach Eric Musselman has shifted focus to the transfer portal.

The Razorbacks landed their second commitment of the week as [autotag]Trevon Brazile[/autotag] of Missouri has announced that he will transfer to Arkansas. Brazile announced the news via Twitter Wednesday afternoon.

Brazile, a freshman for Missouri during the 2021-22 season, played in 25 games for the Tigers with 23 starts at the four position. In those games, Brazile averaged 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. In two games against Arkansas this season, the freshman from Springfield, Mo. averaged 5.5 points. In the February 15’s game against the Razorbacks, Brazile scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds in Arkansas’ 75-57 win in Columbia.

In high school, Brazile was the No. 38 small forward in the nation for the 2021 recruiting cycle. , and the No. 4 best recruit from the state of Missouri, and was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports. Brazile received interest from Missouri, Cleveland State, Montana State, and Wisconsin before ultimately choosing the Missouri Tigers.

Brazile entered the transfer portal on March 22 following the departure of head coach Cuonzo Martin. According to Curtis Wilkerson of HawgSports.com, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Illinois also had interest in landing Brazile.

Arkansas Basketball currently has the second-best recruiting class for the 2022 cycle, and No. 1 in the SEC. The class includes three McDonald’s All-Americans in [autotag]Anthony Black[/autotag], [autotag]Nick Smith Jr[/autotag]., and [autotag]Jordan Walsh[/autotag], as well as the Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year in [autotag]Barry Dunning[/autotag].

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