Arkansas transfer signee Jonas Aidoo withdraws from NBA Draft
Arkansas basketball transfer signee Jonas Aidoo has officially withdrawn from the 2024 NBA Draft, according to a report from Jon Rothstein on Friday.
The Razorbacks earned Aidoo’s commitment over teams like Baylor, North Carolina and Alabama. A 6-foot-11 former five-star prospect out of Charlotte, North Carolina, Aidoo did not appear on any mock drafts recently.
As a junior for the Volunteers during the 2023-24 season, Aidoo averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while making 51.5% of his shots from the field. The AP First-Team All-SEC selection also averaged 1.8 blocks and 1.0 assists per game last season.
Aidoo had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double in a 92-63 win over Arkansas inside Bud Walton Arena on Feb. 14. He scored a career-best 29 points on Dec. 12 against Georgia Southern and he brought down a career-high 15 rebounds on Jan. 13 at Georgia.
According to KenPom, Aidoo finished the 2023-24 season as a better shot blocker (8.7% block rate) and rebounder (12.4% offensive rebounding rate, 19.5% defensive rebounding rate) than former Razorback Makhi Mitchell.
Aidoo took a huge step forward as a junior after averaging just 5.1 points and 4.9 rebounds as a sophomore in 2022-23. He scored just 2.1 points and had 2.2 rebounds in 19 total games as a freshman in 2021-22.
With the Razorbacks this fall, Aidoo will be a senior with one year of eligibility remaining.
Arkansas currently has seven scholarship players on the 2024-25 projected roster. To see HawgBeat's full 2024-25 Arkansas basketball roster tracker, click here.