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Jonas Aidoo, who was tabbed first team All-SEC and voted to the SEC All-Defensive Team this past season, has signed with the Arkansas men’s basketball program, head coach John Calipari announced.

Aidoo (pronounced AY-doo) played 90 games in three seasons at Tennessee, seeing action in 19 games as a freshman, 35 as a sophomore and 36 last season. His scoring and rebound averages went from 2.11 points and 2.21 rebounds as a freshman, to 5.09 and 4.89 as a sophomore, to 11.42 and 7.31 as s junior, finishing with 629 points and 496 rebounds in the three seasons.

Jonas Aidoo
6-11, 240, F, Sr.
Durham, N.C. || Liberty Heights Athletic Institute / Tennessee
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Arkansas 2024 Signing Class:
Zvonimir Ivišic 7-2, 235, F, So. Vodice, Croatia / Kentucky
Billy Richmond III 6-5, 205, F, Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / Camden (N.J.) HS
Johnuel “Boogie” Fland 6-2, 175, G, Fr. Bronx, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac HS
Karter Knox 6-6, 225, F, Fr. Riverview, Fla. / Overtime Elite – RWE
Jonas Aidoo 6-11, 240, F, Sr. Durham, N.C. / Liberty Heights Athletic Institute / Tennessee

2024 NABC Second Team All-District
2024 First Team All-SEC (AP)
2024 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2024 SEC All-Defensive Team
2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

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2023-24 (Jr. at Tennessee):
Named All-SEC (First Team AP and Second Team Coaches) … Also voted to the SEC All-Defensive Team (just the fifth Vol to earn such an honor) … Added second team NABC All-District honors … One of two Volunteers to start all 36 games … He averaged 11.4 points, 7.3 rebounds … Ranked third in the SEC in blocked shots (1.83 avg. and 68 total) … Was fourth in the SEC in rebounds per game (7.3), total rebounds (263) and offensive rebounds per game (2.78) … Also fourth in the SEC in double-doubles with 8 … Named SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 19) as he averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game across a pair of dominant league victories versus Arkansas and Vanderbilt… His 66 blocks rank third on the UT single-season list and 100 offensive rebounds rank fifth-best in UT season history … Scored 11 points with three assists and hit three key free throws in the final 50 seconds of the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 win over Texas … Tallied 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added three blocked shots in the NCAA opening-round victory over Saint Peter’s … Wrapped up the regular season vs Kentucky with 11 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots, which tied his career high … Totaled 14 points, nine rebounds and two steals in the victory at South Carolina to help Tennessee clinch an outright SEC title … Registered 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting, adding a team-best seven rebounds, in the victory over Auburn … Put up 18 points, a game-best 14 rebounds and a game-high three blocks versus Texas A&M … Produced 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Missouri), adding a game-best four blocks to become the 18th person with over 100 rejections as a Volunteer … Recorded his third 20-point, 10-rebound performance of the season, tied for the third-most by a Volunteer in a campaign in the last 20 years (2004-24), by leading all players with 23 and 12, respectively, in the win at Arkansas, finishing 11-of-14 from the field to set a career high in makes … Compiled an 11-point and game-best 11-rebound double-double in the victory at No. 10/8 Kentucky (2/3/24), adding a team-high three blocks … Logged nine points, a game-best 10 rebounds and two blocks in the comeback win at Vanderbilt … Had 19 points in back-to-back games … First on 9-of-16 shooting, along with a team-high nine rebounds and team-leading two blocks, versus Florida … Second on 9-of-14 shooting in the win over Alabama … Totaled 10 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and a career-best five blocks in a career-best 35 minutes at Georgia … Amassed 24 points, the second-most of his career, and 10 rebounds in the SEC-opening win over, finishing 10-of-19 from the floor to tie a career high in makes … Poured in a career-best 29 points, including 21 in the first 17 minutes, on 10-of-16 shooting versus Georgia Southern, adding 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks … Notched 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the victory over Illinois … Registered a then career-high 17 points against George Mason, shooting 7-of-11 overall and 2-of-2 beyond the arc, while adding a game-leading eight rebounds and tying his career-best with four assists … Corralled 11 rebounds — five on the offensive glass — to go with eight points and three steals versus top-ranked Kansas … Recorded a double-double in the win over Syracuse at the Maui Invitational, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds … Had 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the victory at Wisconsin.

2022-23 (So. at Tennessee):
Played in 35 games with nine starts and was the first Vol off the bench a team-high 19 times … Averaged 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds with 44 blocked shots … Ranked seventh in the SEC in blocked shots (1.26 avg.) … Was Tennessee’s top offensive rebounder on the season (1.8 orpg) … Led the Vols in blocks 21 times and rebounding eight times … Was Tennessee’s team leader in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and blocks (1.4 bpg) during SEC play … Through Tennessee’s three NCAA Tournament games, he shot a team-best .625 (10 for 16) while averaging 8.0 points and a team-high 5.3 rebounds … Posted a team-high-tying 10 points and seven rebounds in Tennessee’s season-ending loss to Florida Atlantic in the Sweet Sixteen (3/23/23) … Scored eight points, had five rebounds and blocked three shots in the NCAA second-round win over Duke … Was a team-high +15 in the first-round win against Louisiana … Played a then career-high 30 minutes in the home finale against Arkansas, scoring eight points on 4-of-6 shooting … Starred in Tennessee’s home win over top-ranked Alabama, posting his first career double-double and finishing with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks … Had an eight-point, seven-rebound performance at LSU in which he grabbed five offensive boards … Scored a then career-high 15 points at South Carolina, making 2-of-3 from beyond the arc … Pulled down a then career-high 13 rebounds — six of which were offensive — with three blocked shots in a then career-high 29 minutes in the SEC opener at Ole Miss … Blocked a career high five shots and scored seven points with six rebounds against McNeese State … Filled the stat sheet during 24 minutes of action in the win over Kansas, totaling team-highs in rebounds (9) and blocks (2), as well as recording five points and three steals … In the win over Southern Cal, posted six points, nine rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes while recording a team-best +17 … Made his first career 3-point basket during the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech.

2021-22 (Fr. at Tennessee):
Averaged 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.7 minutes per game while making 19 appearances off the bench … Saw action in each of Tennessee’s games after Olivier Nkamhoua was sidelined due to injury on Feb. 5 … Scored four points in five minutes during the NCAA second-round contest against Michigan … Recorded three points, three blocks and five rebounds in the win over Arkansas … Tied his season-high with five points at Georgia … In a season-high 23 minutes at Missouri, had five points, five rebounds and three blocks … Scored four points and grabbed six rebounds at Arkansas … Played a large role in the win over Kentucky with five points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots … Scored his first collegiate points with a dunk during Tennessee’s win over Presbyterian, also recording an assist and rebound in five minutes of action … His collegiate debut was delayed after an illness sidelined him for multiple weeks of the preseason in October.

High School:
Graduated from Durham Voyager Academy in 2020 and spent a prep year at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in Charlotte, where he was coached in 2020-21 by Michael Wright … Was rated as high as No. 21 nationally in the Class of 2021 by Rivals.com, and he was tabbed as the top prospect in the state of North Carolina by the 247sports.com composite … Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks while shooting 68 percent in his lone season at Liberty Heights. … At the Phenom HoopState Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in March of 2021, Aidoo posted a three-game scoring average of 17.3 points while leading Liberty Heights to the championship game … As a high school senior in 2019-20, he averaged 11 points, six rebounds and three blocks per game at Durham Voyager Academy. … A growth spurt prior to his sophomore year added five inches to his frame. … Played his AAU ball with Pro Skill Basketball’s “Team Curry” program, coached by Sim Frazier.

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Johnell Davis, considered among the top three transfers in the nation, signed with the Arkansas men’s basketball program, head coach John Calipari announced.

Davis, whose first name is pronounced john-ELL, played a key role in Florida Atlantic’s 2023 Final Four run and was named the 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year. He led the Owls in scoring each of the last two years, was a two-time first team all-conference pick (C-USA in 2023 and AAC in 2024), two-time NABC first team All-District selection and was named 2023 C-USA Sixth-Man of the Year.

In 128 games, Davis scored 1,431 points (1,127 of which came over the last two seasons) with 219 assists (161 over the last two seasons) and 155 steals (105 over the last two seasons).

Johnell Davis
6-4, 205, G, 5th-yr Sr.
Gary, Ind. || 21st Century Charter HS / Florida Atlantic
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• 2024 NABC All-District 24 first team
• 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year
• 2024 All-AAC first team (unanimous)
• 2023 NABC All-District 17 first team
• 2023 Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
• 2022-23 All-C-USA first team
• 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team

2023-24 (Sr. at FAU):
• 2024 NABC All-District 24 first team
• 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year
• 2024 All-AAC first team (unanimous)
Top 10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as well as a top 20 finalist for the Wooden Award and was on the Naismith Midseason Player of the Year and the Oscar Robertson Trophy All-America watch lists … In the AAC, ranked among the top 15 in free throw percentage (2nd, 85.7%); scoring (4th, 18.2 avg.); field goal percentage (4th, 48.3%); defensive rebounds (9th, 4.88 avg.); rebounding (11th, 6.3 avg.); steals (12th, 1.44); assists (13th, 100 total) and double-doubles (13th, 3) … Started all 34 games and scored in double figures 31 times … Scored 30-plus points three times, including the 35 versus Arizona, 30 against UAB (Jan. 14), 34 against UTSA (Jan. 21) … Led the team in scoring (18.2) and assists (100) while ranking second in rebounding (6.3) … Shot 48.3% from the field (214-443), 41.4% from 3-point (58-140) and 85.7% from the line (132-154) … Double-doubles came versus Bryant (17 points and 12 rebounds), versus College of Charleston (24 points and 10 rebounds) and at UAB (17 points and 11 rebounds) … Two-time AAC Player of the Week … First (Dec. 26) for his play versus Arizona, where he added AP and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors … Against No. 4 Arizona, dropped 35 points, tied for the fifth-most points by an Owl in one game … During the game, he reached 1,000 career points, becoming the 16th Owl to do so … Second (Jan. 29) after he scored 14 at Rive and a game-high 28 versus North Texas … Against UNT, hit a three-pointer with just 0.4 seconds on the clock to give the Owls the win, in a game which he sank a career high-tying six triples … Against ECU, grabbed his 500th career rebound to become the fifth Owl to have both 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds … Had a career high eight assists against Tulane … … MVP of Hall of Fame Classic game against St. Bonaventure, posting 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists … Pumped in 29 points on 10-for-15 shooting from the field versus UNT in the AAC Tournament … Then closed the season with 18 against Temple in the AAC Tourney and 18 versus Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament.

2022-23 (Jr. at FAU):
• 2023 NABC All-District 17 first team
• 2023 Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
• 2022-23 All-C-USA first team
• 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team
Was a key component of Florida Atlantic’s Final Four run, 35-4 record and best season in school history … Played in 37 games with 16 starts … Led FAU in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game, which ranked seventh in C-USA … Ranked second on the team in rebounding with an average of 5.4 boards per game, which ranked 14th in C-USA … Ranked second in C-USA in free throw percentage (85.5%) … Tallied double figures in 26 games with 20-plus points in four times including a career-high 36 points in a home win over UAB … His 36 against the Blazers are the fourth-most in a single game in FAU history and only three shy of the Owl record … Had a historic game in the NCAA Second Round win over FDU, becoming the first player to score 25+ points, grab 10+rebounds, dish out 5+ assists and tally 5+ steals in an NCAA Tournament game since steals became an official stat in 1986 … Averaged 16.6 points on 53.3% shooting in the Owls’ three-game run to the C-USA Tournament championship and was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team … His 509 points were 10th-most in a single season in Owl history and his 56 steals were the eighth-most in a single season in Owl history … Recorded three double-doubles on the season including 18 points and 10 rebounds at Florida, 13 and 10 versus FIU and 29 and 12 versus Fairleigh-Dickinson in the NCAA … Opened the NCAA Tourney run with a 12-point, five-rebound performance in a win over Memphis … In the Sweet 16 win over Tennessee, had 15 points and six rebounds … Added 13 points and seven rebounds in the Elite 8 win over Kansas State … Finished with eight points and three boards in a 72-71 loss to San Diego State in the Final Four.

2021-22 (So. at FAU):
One of four Owls to play in all 34 games, while starting in three … Averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game across 19.0 minutes per game … Logged 37 steals, the third most on the team … Put up nine points and three rebounds in the win versus North Dakota … Tallied six points, eight boards and four steals versus Palm Beach Atlantic … Delivered nine points, five boards and three steals at Marshall … Registered 10 points and five rebounds in the Owls’ home contest against Marshall … Had a breakout performance at UTSA after scoring 15 points, adding six rebounds and two steals … Scored 11 points against Middle Tennessee at home … Recorded nine points, five rebounds and four steals at FIU … Pulled down seven boards and added eight points in the C-USA Championship second round game versus Southern Miss … Contributed 12 points against UAB in the C-USA Semifinals … Ended the season on a positive note at the Roman CBI, earning a then career-high 18 points (7-of-13 from the field) with five boards against Northern Colorado.

2020-21 (Fr. at FAU):
Saw action in each of the Owls’ 22 games averaging nearly 10 minutes of play per game … Averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high 10 points at Southern Miss on Feb. 26 and had his season high of four rebounds the same night … Pulled down a season-high nine boards and dished six assists versus Florida College … Was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe for a team-best .818 percentage.

High School:
Averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.2 assists per game as a senior, helping the Cougars to a fourth straight sectional championship …Made the Indiana State All-Star team.