Hogs ranked 24 in CBS' early basketball rankings

quote:

---

The departure of SEC Co-Player of the Year Mason Jones hurts. But Arkansas played like an NCAA Tournament team when guard Isaiah Joe was healthy last season, and he'll return this year after considering entering the NBA Draft. All aboard the Muss Bus.

"And now the Hogs are set to bring back two of their top four scorers and enroll a top-10 recruiting class that features four four-star high school prospects — most notably Moses Moody — plus Indiana grad-transfer Justin Smith and Northern Kentucky grad-transfer Jalen Tate," Parrish wrote. "So while the early departure of Mason Jones is less than ideal, Eric Musselman should still have Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament and positioned to maybe make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1996."

---