re: Arkansas Basketball Recruiting Thread *Muss Years Archive - do NOT delete*

I believe Walsh brought a bunch of his teammates to the Auburn game

Someone on 247 indicated that their coach is an Arkansas fan.

Pisses me off to no end how lazy of a recruiter Mike was.

What's the word on Layden Blocker '23 from Maumelle? Noticed 247 lists 5 teams as warm and Arkansas last with Auburn first. Not sure if that means anything though.

I'm going to assume him transferring to Sunrise in Kansas hurt us a bit.

Funny enough, Sunrise beat Link Academy last weekend to give Link their first loss on the year.


ETA: just saw this

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Source: 2023 Hog offer, Little Rock native, & Nat'l No. 34 / 4* Layden Blocker @Laygogetit of Sunrise Christian Academy will take UOV to attend Arkansas-v-Kentucky gm at BWA in Fayetteville on Feb. 26 ...

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Listed in chronological order of Muss offering them:

2023 Rivals 150 update - LINK

Mikey Williams - #20
Bryson Warren - OTE
Omaha Biliew - #18
Jalen Lewis - OTE
Justin McBride - final 4 - #144
Layden Blocker - top 7 - #47
Brady Dunlap - #126
Gus Yalden - #94
Taylor Bol Bowen - #32
Stephon Castle - UCONN - #23
Ja'Kobe Walter - #34
Wesley Yates - #39
Tyler Smith - OTE
Dajuan Wagner - #3
Ronald Holland - #9
Baye Fall - #13
KJ Lewis - #22
Assane Diop - #33
George Washington - tOSU - #35
Jeremiah Johnson - #150
Chris Johnson - #48
Osiris Grady - #69
Brandon Garrison - #73

ESPN 2023
Mikey Williams - #16
Bryson Warren - OTE
Omaha Biliew - #8
Jalen Lewis - OTE
Layden Blocker - top 7 - #45
Taylor Bol Bowen - #36
Stephon Castle - UCONN - #56
JaKobe Walter - #21
Wesley Yates - #51
Tyler Smith - OTE
Dajuan Wagner - #1
Ronald Holland - #4
Baye Fall - #12
Assane Diop - #47
George Washington - tOSU - #25
Chris Johnson - #28

247 2023 from back in October

6-2 CG Mikey Williams (Charlotte, NC) - 5-star, No. 14 (-12)
Bryson Warren - OTE
6-8 PF Omaha Biliew (Branson, MO) - 5-star, No. 9 (-5)
Jalen Lewis - OTE
6-7 PF Justin McBride (Dallas, TX) - 3-star, No. 103 (-38) - final 4
6-2 PG Layden Blocker (Little Rock, AR) - 4-star, No. 34 (+20) - top 7
6-7 SF Brady Dunlap (Studio City, CA) - 4-star, No. 60 (+8)
6-8 C Gus Yalden (Appleton, WI) - 3-star, No. 91 (-45)
6-9 SF Taylor Bowen (Newport, RI) - 4-star, No. 21 (+4)
6-6 SG Stephon Castle (Covington, GA) - 4-star, No. 27 (+5) - UCONN
6-5 SG Ja'Kobe Walter (McKinney, TX) - 4-star, No. 16 (-1)
6-4 SG Wesley Yates (Beaumont, TX) - 4-star, No. 35 (NR)
Tyler Smith - OTE
6-3 CG Dajuan Wagner Jr. (Camden, NJ) - 5-star, No. 1 (no change)
6-7 SF Zayden High (Spring Branch, TX) - 3-star, No. 148 (NR)
6-8 SF Ron Holland (Duncanville, TX) - 4-star, No. 15 (-3)
6-10 C Baye Fall (Denver, CO) - 5-star, No. 7 (+3)
6-4 SG KJ Lewis (El Paso, TX) - 4-star, No. 23 (-5)
6-10 PF Assane Diop (Denver, CO) - 4-star, No. 36 (NR)
6-2 CG George Washington III (Louisville, KY) - 4-star, No. 77 (-6) - tOSU
6-2 PG Jeremiah Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK) - 4-star, No. 38 (-22)
6-5 CG Chris Johnson (Missouri City, TX) - 4-star, No. 37 (+33)
6-8 PF Osiris Grady (Henderson, NV) - 4-star, No. 85 (NR)
6-9 C Brandon Garrison (Oklahoma City, OK) - 4-star, No. 51 (+13)

others:
6-3 CG RJ Jones (Denton, TX) - 4-star, No. 43 (NR)
6-9 PF Cameron Barnes (Duncanville, TX) - 4-star, No. 53 (NR)
6-6 SF Malik Presley (San Marcos, TX) - 4-star, No. 78 (-27)
5-10 PG Trey Green (Branson, MO) - 3-star, No. 100 (NR)

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Rivals 2024
Dallas Thomas - #28
David Castillo - #14
Asa Newell - #33

ESPN 2024
David Castillo - #9

247 2024 update - LINK
Annor Boateng - #36
Dallas Thomas - #27
David Castillo - #29
Asa Newell - #41

LINK

Nick Smith Jr., SG, North Little Rock High School, North Little Rock, AR finalist for Naismith High School Player of the Year.

Sounds like Anthony Black is confirmed for this weekend per his high school coach.

:itshappening:

Called in the heavy hitter for this visit.

Let’s hope. He said before the game it would be around the McDonalds game when he announced. That is on March 29.