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

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For the second straight year, Arkansas will be represented at the McDonald’s All-American game as signee Baye Fall will play for the West team. The 2023 McDonald’s All-American game is set for March 28 (Tuesday) in Houston’s Toyota Center at 8 pm (CT) and will be televised on ESPN.

Fall, a 6-10 center from Denver’s Accelerated Schools, is listed as the #3 player at his position in the country and is a consensus top 20 player in the nation. He is currently projected by NBADraft.net as the #9 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Fall becomes the 18th Razorback signee to be selected a McDonald’s All-American and the fourth at Arkansas under the direction of fourth-year head coach Eric Musselman. Prior to Musselman’s arrival, the most recent McDonald’s All-American was Bobby Portis in 2013 and Al Jefferson, who ended up being a first-round NBA draft pick out of high school, in 2004 before that.

Fall is averaging 16.3 points on 48.1 percent shooting from the field while making 82.5 percent of his free throws to go along with 8.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots.

This past summer, Fall was a standout at the prestigious National Basketball Players Association top 100 camp when he led the event in scoring with 14.9 points per game in seven games. He additionally had a camp-leading 9.4 rebounds per game including an event-leading 4.9 offensive rebounds per game. Fall was also co-MVP at the 2021 Pangos All-American Camp.

Razorback Signees Named McDonald’s All-Americans
Ricky Norton (1980)
Willie Cutts (1981)
Andrew Lang (1984)
Ron Huery (1986)
Todd Day (1988)
Lee Mayberry (1988)
Corliss Williamson (1992)
Darnell Robinson (1993)
Kareem Reid (1994)
Derek Hood (1995)
Glendon Alexander (1996)
Olu Famutini (2003)
Al Jefferson (2004)
Bobby Portis (2013)
Nick Smith Jr. (2022)
Jordan Walsh (2022)
Anthony Black (2022)
Baye Fall (2023)

Note: Joe Klein was a 1980 McDonald’s All-American that signed with Notre Dame before transferring to UA

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One of the more promising sophomores in the country, 2025 wing Jamier Jones already has one major offer to his name. How the 6-foot-5 wing's skills and outside shooting develop will ultimately determine how in-demand he becomes, but plenty of high-major schools are already kicking his tires.

Rivals recently caught up with the four-star IMG Academy standout to talk about where things stand as well as the schools that are in the early mix.

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ON SCHOOLS IN THE MIX EARLY ON

“I just got offered by Houston. I talk to Florida. I talk to Texas Tech, and I talk to Arkansas. Those are the major ones I’d say.”

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ON ARKANSAS

“Arkansas is like a lot of the schools that I’m talking to. They are really interested but they haven’t offered yet because they want to see me prove I’m a three-level scorer. They already know I can drive and get past guys, but they want to see my shot and my IQ. Stuff like that.”

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Arkansas: “They look at me as an Anthony Black type of player with my skill set. I can shoot it pretty well and I’m very crafty. They have a great pro plan for me and coach (Eric) Musselman has done a great job in recruiting me. I go there for a visit March 5.”

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Flowers headed from Lexington to Louisville on Saturday morning for an unofficial visit to Louisville for its game against Florida State. This will be the second time that he’s visited there in the last sixth months. Creighton has had a lot of positive momentum in this recruitment as of late and I’d view Arkansas and Alabama as the programs making the biggest push behind the Bluejays.

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Trentyn Flowers, one of the top-ranked small forwards in the 2024 class, will take an official visit to Arkansas on March 3-5. This marks his fifth and final junior year official visit.

Flowers has also taken official visits to Louisville and Creighton, along with Oklahoma and Georgia State — two programs no longer being considered. The North Carolina Tar Heels hosted the 6-foot-8 recruit out of Combine Academy (N.C.) on an unofficial visit in October.

Flowers announced his final six schools in January: Alabama, Arkansas, Creighton, Louisville, North Carolina, and Kansas.

According to the On3 Consensus, Flowers ranks as the No. 19 overall prospect in the 2024 class. The On3 Consensus is the average ranking from all four major recruiting media companies (ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals, On3). He’s also the No. 7 small forward in the country.

Flowers recently told On3 he is planning on a college commitment in the month of April.

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PATE TRIPLE DOUBLES HIS WAY TO A TOUGH TEXAS VICTORY

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Dink Pate is another prospect who performed well in a highly competitive matchup. Facing a state title contending team in Dallas (Texas) Carter, Pate reportedly posted a triple-double statline of 24 points, 15 rebounds, and ten assists. What is most impressive; however, is he did so while carrying his West Dallas (Texas) LG Pinkston team to a victory.

Without a doubt, Pate is easily one of the more talented prospects in the national junior class. He can play on and off the ball at 6-foot-8 and is already extremely skilled and productive with a high ceiling. Building off this momentum heading into the postseason will do wonders for his stock. He already is being pursued by a group of college basketball's best programs and is a target for the NBA's G-League Ignite program. A top-five type talent, Pate's level of play will likely carry on into the grassroots season as he has showed tremendous consistency throughout his junior campaign.

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POTENTIAL DERECK LIVELY DISCIPLES IN THE 2023 CLASS?

Dereck Lively was arguably the top performer in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry game that took place this past weekend. His performance is a testament to how his recent level of play has matched the expectations of our staff when ranking him as the No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2022. Posting Marcus Camby-like statlines that highlight his shotblocking prowess will solidify his status as a first round pick in this year's NBA Draft. With him Lively likely to bolt, who are the prospects in the 2023 class who could replace him in being a feared rim protector in college basketball?

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A sleeper who also could achieve the feat will play his basketball in the SEC. Arkansas signee and McDonald's All-American Baye Fall's ability to protect the rim on defense is way ahead of his offense. He blocks shots giving maximum effort and will fly at opponents to make sure attempts are returned to sender. From day one, he should be an asset in Eric Musselman's defense.

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