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

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Arkansas hosted a priority in-state recruit in Derrian Ford at the beginning of June. A little over a month after his official visit date, the four-star prospect has announced that he will be committing to Eric Musselman and the Razorbacks.

"The visit in Arkansas was my first and only official visit and it was amazing," Ford said on the Razorbacks men's basketball program in a previous interview. "Everything they do within their program is at NBA speed, so I learned how fast the college players move."

A 6-foot-3 combo guard out of Magnolia (Ark.) Ford chose Arkansas over the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Kansas, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, and Texas Tech.

In Ford, the Razorbacks are getting a swole physical specimen of a lefty guard with a cut-up frame who has the body, speed, and agility of an elite wide receiver. First and foremost, Ford is tough and he is built as such. He can play with or without the ball in his hands on the offensive end and he has the lateral quickness and strength to be a devastating defender.

While penetrating, Ford plays a brand of bully ball at times that does not translate well but he projects as a high major complementary piece offensively that can be counted upon to do whatever is needed to help the Razorbacks program continue to be successful in the SEC.

With his commitment, Ford will join top 150 ranked small forwards Barry Dunning and Joseph Pinion in the Razorbacks 2022 recruiting class.

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