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Follow along as HawgBeat tracks the development of Arkansas' basketball roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
Exhausted Eligibility in 2021-22
These players are not returning to Arkansas because they are out of collegiate eligibility.
~G Chris Lykes
---STATS: 37 G/2 GS, 17.3 min., 7.6 pts., 1.0 reb., 1.5 ast., 0.9 stl.
~G Stanley Umude
---STATS: 37 G/25 GS, 27.8 min., 11.9 pts., 4.6 reb., 1.1 ast., 1.0 stl.
~F Trey Wade
---STATS: 37 G/24 GS, 17.1 min., 3.6 pts., 2.6 reb.
Other Departures
These players have announced they are leaving the program, either to transfer elsewhere or begin their professional careers.
~G Chance Moore - TRANSFER
---STATS: 5 G/0 GS, 1.6 min., 1.0 pts., 0.6 reb.
~G KK Robinson - TRANSFER
---STATS: 19 G/2 GS, 5.1 min., 1.5 pts., 0.4 reb., 0.7 ast.
~F Connor Vanover - TRANSFER
—STATS: 15 G/10 GS, 7.5 min., 3.9 pts., 2.1 reb.
~G Jaxson Robinson - TRANSFER
—STATS: 16 G/4 GS, 10.2 min., 3.4 pts., 1.3 reb.
Potential Super Seniors (both leaving)
These players were listed as seniors in 2021-22, but could use the blanket eligibility relief granted by the NCAA in response to the pandemic to come back for one more year.
~G JD Notae -- DECLARED FOR NBA DRAFT
---STATS: 36 G/35 GS, 33.2 min., 18.3 pts., 4.6 reb., 3.7 ast., 2.3 stl.
~G Au’Diese Toney -- DECLARED FOR NBA DRAFT
---STATS: 36 G/33 GS, 32.4 min., 10.5 pts., 5.2 reb.
Leaving for NBA Draft
After initially announcing he would test the waters, Jaylin Williams has announced he'll remain in the 2022 NBA Draft...
~F Jaylin Williams — junior (declares for draft | staying in draft)
—STATS: 37 GS/35 GS, 31.6 min., 10.9 pts., 9.8 reb., 2.6 ast., 1.3 stl., 1.1 blk.
Remaining Eligibility
These players were on the team in 2021-22 and have remaining eligibility under traditional rules.
~G Davonte Davis* — junior
—STATS: 37 G/14 GS, 27.6 min., 8.3 pts., 3.7 reb., 2.8 ast., 0.9 stl.
~F Kamani Johnson — redshirt senior
—STATS: 26 G/1 GS, 7.9 min., 2.3 pts., 2.7 reb.
*Has an additional year available because of the eligibility relief granted by the NCAA in response to the pandemic.
(NOTE: Walk-on guard Cade Arbogast was awarded a scholarship halfway through the season, but it was just one-semester agreement because the Razorbacks had an open scholarship — a common practice in college basketball. He will revert back to walk-on status in 2022-23.)
Incoming Players
These players are set to join the Razorbacks for the 2022-23 season.
~G Anthony Black — freshman (scouting report)
~F Trevon Brazile -- sophomore (scouting report) -- TRANSFER FROM MISSOURI
---STATS: 25 G/23 GS, 21.5 min., 6.6 pts., 5.1 reb., 0.8 ast., 1.9 blk.
~G Ricky Council IV -- junior (scouting report) -- TRANSFER FROM WICHITA STATE
---STATS: 28 G/7 GS, 6.6 min., 12.0 pts., 5.4 reb., 1.6 ast., 1.1 stl.
~F Barry Dunning Jr. — freshman (scouting report)
~G Derrian Ford — freshman (scouting report)
~F Jalen Graham -- senior (scouting report) -- TRANSFER FROM ARIZONA STATE
---STATS: 29 G/22 GS, 23.5 min., 9.9 pts., 4.6 reb., 1.7 ast., 0.9 blk., 0.8 stl.
~F Makhi Mitchell -- senior (scouting report) -- TRANSFER FROM RHODE ISLAND
---STATS: 31 G/27 GS, 24.1 min., 9.9 pts., 7.3 reb., 1.5 ast., 1.0 stl., 1.4 blk.
~F Makhel Mitchell -- senior (scouting report) -- TRANSFER FROM RHODE ISLAND
---STATS: 31 G/27 GS, 26.5 min., 10.7 pts., 5.6 reb., 1.3 ast., 2.4 blk.
~F Joseph Pinion — freshman (scouting report)
~G Nick Smith Jr. — freshman (scouting report)
~F Jordan Walsh — freshman (scouting report)