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Published May 15, 2023
Arkansas basketball results, highlights from NBA Draft Combine
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Mason Choate  •  HawgBeat
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Arkansas will have four players participating at the NBA Draft Combine this week in an attempt to raise their draft stock in front of coaches, scouts and NBA personnel, who are evaluating all 78 combine participants.

Freshmen Anthony Black, Jordan Walsh and Nick Smith Jr. will be accompanied by junior Ricky Council IV at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, throughout the process. Arkansas' four participants is tied with UCLA for the most of any team at the combine.

Of the four, Walsh is the only to retain his college eligibility. Smith and Black are looking at being selected as lottery picks, while Council could be a late first round or early second round selection.

HawgBeat will have results, highlights and thoughts from scouts/reporters for each player throughout the process:

Anthony Black
Drill/Measurement Result

Height (without shoes)

6'5.75"

Wingspan

6'7.5"

Standing Reach

8'6.5"

Weight

210 pounds

Three Quarter Sprint

3.35 seconds

Max Vertical

39.0 inches

No-Step Vertical

32.0 inches

Lane Agility

11.04 seconds

Hand Length

8.25"

Hand Width

9.5"

Scrimmage: Black is not expected to be part of a five-on-five scrimmage team on Wednesday and Thursday.

Nick Smith Jr.
Drill/Measurement Result

Height

TBD

Wingspan

TBD

Standing Reach

TBD

Pro Lane Drill

TBD

Three Quarter Sprint

TBD

Max Vertical

TBD

No-Step Vertical

TBD

Lane Agility

TBD

Spot-Up Shooting

TBD

Free Throw Attempts

TBD

Shuttle Run

TBD

Scrimmage: Smith is not expected to be part of a five-on-five scrimmage team on Wednesday and Thursday.

Jordan Walsh
Drill/Measurement Result

Height (without shoes)

6'5.75"

Wingspan

7'1.75"

Standing Reach

8'11"

Pro Lane Drill

10.83 seconds

Three Quarter Sprint

3.37 seconds

Max Vertical

36.0 inches

No-Step Vertical

33.0 inches

Lane Agility

10.93 seconds

Spot-Up Shooting

64.0% (16-25)

Free Throw Attempts

70% (7-10)

Three-Point Attempts

48% (12-25)

Side-Mid-Side Attempts

60% (18-30)

Hand Length

8.75"

Hand Width

8.50"

College Corner Left

68.0%

On The Move College

48.0%

Off Dribble College Break

63.3%

Scrimmage: Walsh is on one of the combine scrimmage rosters. Notable names on his team include Gonzaga's Drew Timme, UConn's Adama Sanogo and Kansas' Kevin McCullar.

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Ricky Council IV
Drill/Measurement Result

Height (without shoes)

6'5"

Wingspan

6'9"

Standing Reach

8'7"

Weight

208 pounds

Three Quarter Sprint

3.33 seconds

Max Vertical

37.0 inches

No-Step Vertical

30.5 inches

Lane Agility

11.2 seconds

Hand Length

7.75"

Hand Width

8.50"

College Corner Left

48.0%

On The Move College

40.0%

Off Dribble College Break

50.0%

Scrimmage: Council is also part of a scrimmage roster alongside names like Auburn's Johni Broome, Gonzaga's Julian Strawther and Illinois' Coleman Hawkins.